Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 15
15 "Too tight for you, murderer?" Garten asked, pulling hard on the knot around Ander's wrist until it started to dig into his flesh like a thousand tiny teeth. "No, that feels just about right, thank you," Ander replied. "Good! Because I predict...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 14
14 "And now we come to the issue at hand," Father said. "I told you this terrible tale at great cost to myself because I fear you might not live through this night, and I don't want you to leave this world without knowing the whole truth. But I know...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 13
13 "Sarah, where are you?" Kadai whispered, looking left and right, his voice completely drowned out by the babbling of the river. The rain had stopped almost completely now, reduced to individual kisses of ice striking his body at random intervals,...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 12
12 The wind had died down, and the first stars of the night were starting to peek out from the gaps between the thinning clouds, but the rain was still there, falling in a fine mist. It covered the monstrous beech tree in a gleaming blanket, doubling...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 11
11 They were just as he had left them; mother and child. The only difference was that there was even more blood now, slowly coagulating from the edges. He could clearly see the border of its hardening in the reflections of the candles posted...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 10
10 The guard was still missing, so that worked in Kadai's favour. He awkwardly put his shoulder to the gate with Ander still in his arms, his feet constantly slipping and sliding in the mud. It was difficult, but he managed to push it open far enough...
Ander - Chapter 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 - Chapter 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 - Chapter 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 - Chapter 3, Subchapter 6
6 "Wardo, you filthy bastard! You followed me!" Kadai growled, watching him emerge from 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 - Chapter 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 - Chapter 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...