Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 20
20 Torjo didn't understand anything anymore. He didn't understand why he was still alive. He didn't understand the blanket draped around his shoulders. He didn't understand the fire warming his hands. And most of all, he didn't understand the strange...
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 19
The torch in nilia's hand reflected off her emerald eyes in bands of gold, illuminating the concern on her face in stark contrast to everything else happening on this cold, hard night. she had changed so much since coming here. they all had.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 18
The little table at his bedside was covered in bloody, sodden rags, but on the other side, in stark contrast to this, renna was holding one of his hands in both of hers, keeping it warm, waiting for him to squeeze back.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 17
17 The tent rippled and bulged, creating lines of shadows that slithered above their heads like snakes. Ander was sitting on one of the beds, feeling... actually, he didn't know what he was feeling. He knew he felt cold, but that was just on the...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 16
16 "You understand, Father?" Hezzi said, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Cora through a gap in the clouds. "Lana is chained to Danado, and Danado is chained to that tent. They can't come." If anything, the clouds were getting even thicker now, the...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 15
15 A single tear ran down Hezzi's cheek, amplifying the already cold breeze into a freezing line against his face. He would allow himself one tear, but no more. One was enough to show his grief, but any more than that would only make Father sad. He...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 14
She dropped the basket, put her hands on the side of his face and gave him a good, long kiss on the mouth, the warmth of his lips a stark contrast against the nippy air, their breath mixing together in a misty plume.
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 13
13 The clouds were still building, but the wind was starting to die down and the shadowy branches of the oak were slowing to a gentle sway. They had made small talk in that tiny room for a while longer, not really saying anything until it was time to...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 12
12 "My word, you are quite a big one, aren't you?" Michael said, standing next to his wife. "I'd offer to shake your hand, but from the looks of things I'd either end up breaking your fingers, or you'd end up breaking mine. Ha ha!" "Um..." Ander...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 11
11 "Oh dear... Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear..." she said, looking him up and down, her face rapidly switching between uncontrollable joy and crushing sadness. "It's not as bad as it looks," Ander said, all too aware of the miles of white bandages...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 10
10 Ander held the knife in his hands and slowly ran the blade across his thumb. It was sharp. Very sharp. The perfect tool for the job. Only... he never thought the job would be so unpleasant. This had never happened to him before. It was supposed to...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 9
9 Out in the middle of the night, walking the streets with a thick winter hood over her head and a lantern dangling from her hand she felt absurdly like a prowler in the moonlight. Even though she'd walked this very road hundreds of times during the...