Let Sleeping Pups Lie
He looked at his tower, squinting the barren top of the sculpted mound. "do you have a leaf of something?" layla grinned, bending down and rustling through the grass until she found a bright red leaf. "there! a bold flag!" "that's perfect!"
Advent, Chapter 8-Infiltration
The saurians have scoured the galaxy for life, and the chances of there being life within this solar system alone is nothing, for there is none, there never was, and there never will be a day when life crawls up from the barren sands of mars or the raging
Ben and Justin: Our Stand Chapter 2
. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- deep in the saharan desert, near the heart of africa, the barren hills of an ever-changing landscape was all that filled this near-empty
Chapter One
The golden eagle's cry echoed across the barren land. watchful golden eyes scanned the soil, seeking any signs of life, but observing only the evidence of past carnage and the discarded casualties of war.
Teaching Kevin - Chapter 2 - You Are In a Dark Room
Our voices echoed off the barren walls as we began the dance of knowing one another. kevin's arms went around my chest and i let out a breath i'd been holding since reagan was in office. i allowed myself a happy wiggle and hugged his arms.
Airelus, Chapter 0 ~Prologue
Even now, life barely finds it way there among the barren grounds.
A Patient Death 07: King and Country
The crossing of the penitent ridge, the month he spent on the barren coast. he'd live. and so he yanked his paw back, spun on his heel, and stormed out of the stables without another glance.
The Gray Ranger: Unforgiven, Chapter One
Terror flooded through adlis' body as she looked around at the barren landscape. even jaminska's green light couldn't distort the ocean of pale yellow all around her. sand. miles upon endless miles of sand.
City of Silver, Ch 1
To the west of his father's kingdom lay the great silver sea that was home to the barren people at its edge, known as the iltu, and the dragons and their related kin in the deeper desert where the sands shimmered like silver once a day, so he'd been told.
Solace: A Tale of Foxes (Part 1/4)
Slowly and heedfully it stepped out and ventured into the barren lands, peeking around the vicinity. just as he would assume. the streets were empty. the cars were still. everything was dead, and the smell of ashes and smoke choked his every breath.
In Need of Hope: Contact
After a few moments my eyes adjust and i am able to make out the barren wasteland of sand around me. i stand up in my cockpit and look around, seeing nothing for miles. as i stood there questions raced through my mind.
Indigo Nights- Chapter 13: Mr.Kuiper
Kyran asks, his chin held high to appear taller as his voice echoes off the walls in the barren room. "stand down, zenith 2," thaddeus commands.