Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 37
37 Something was happening to her. Something bad. The sound she was following kept fading in and out, and she had no way of knowing whether it was the sound itself or her own ears at fault. The latter seemed more likely. Everything else was failing,...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 36
36 Taking that first backwards step was the hardest, knowing that certain death was waiting for her and her baby at the bottom if her grip failed. The wind kept blowing her cape out to the side like a sail, threatening to pluck them off the...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 35
35 The pass did a marvellous job of blocking the shearing winds, but the terrain was horrible. Several times Sarah almost stumbled and fell when invisible rocks slid out from under her feet, the subtle uphill climb was constantly draining her of what...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 34
34 _Has he noticed? Oh dear gods, has he noticed!?_ It felt like her heart had stopped when she first saw those dark spots on the ground, but now it was beating at triple speed to make up for lost time, making the pain in her midsection even worse....
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 33
33 "Sarah! You get back here right now!" Her father's voice, so close, but she didn't dare turn around. She doubted she'd be able to see him anyway, even if he was right behind her. The darkness was so deep. And why weren't the trees getting any...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 32
Between his furious shouts and the shuddering blasts against the door, sarah could hear a third sound, a stark contrast to the sheer madness of the previous two. the weeping of her mother. "i'm sorry, mother," sarah whispered, picking up her child.
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 9
9 It was a completely different world beneath those branches. The wind didn't cut into him so badly, and the canopy shielded him from much of the rain, but the drops that did make it through were huge and fat, dripping from boughs that creaked and...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 8
8 "No, wait, that's all wrong!" Ander said, his fingers rising to his temples almost automatically. He shook his head from left to right, as if maybe this could make the pieces fit together, because they sure as hell didn't fit right the way Father...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 7
7 "I don't need to tell you what happened after that," Father said. "You already know it, and I'd rather keep that memory to myself." Ander nodded, but what really shocked him about his father's story was Wardo's intent. He knew the trig old Wolf...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 6
6 "Wardo, you filthy bastard! You followed me!" Kadai growled, watching him emerge form the trees with that infuriating grin on his face, the same grin that always made Kadai want to deck the sneaky bastard where he stood. Sarah twisted around in his...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 5
5 Ander was expecting the inside to be pitch-black after the glare from the bonfire, but the flames still shone through every stitch and seam, even penetrating the thick animal hides with a fuzzy, orange glow. Shadows from the Wolves outside flitted...
Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 4
4 He could feel the heat from the bonfire even at this distance, as if the air itself was burning. So many familiar faces. There was Jargo, who would sometimes get impatient with his daughter and beat her until she was lame. There was Moka, who...