Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 55
55 "- animal. You got that, Tim? We're dealing with an animal, so don't think of it in any way other than that. It's not a big black Fox, it's not an intelligent Soul, it's just a stupid animal and it's got our sister. Understand?" Tim nodded,...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 54
54 There was already a sizable group gathered by the statue. Dorin could make out the distinctive shapes of Hyker, Ivio, and Wardo, but there were more huddled together in a little palaver, whispering furiously at each other. Dorin recognized their...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 53
53 At a run, it was only a few seconds to the kitchen, one more to pull open the top drawer and grab the big knife, a few seconds more to run back, but those few seconds away from his sister felt to Luke like grains of sand falling through an...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 52
52 It was an ugly knife. Nothing special about it. Just a plain hunk of wood and a piece of metal sticking out of the end, but Dorin couldn't stop staring at it. It was just... "Wrong..." he whispered to absolutely no one. "Wrong, wrong,...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 51
51 It was the scream of his daughter that awoke James from a terrible nightmare of bleeding roses, pulling him back into a world far, far worse than anything his tired mind could dream up, because in this world, all the horrors were frightfully...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 50
50 "You do realise if either of those boys looks in the wrong direction at the wrong time, this entire idea of yours is bust, right?" Sorrin whispered. They were standing just outside the North gate, and he was slightly out of breath from the long...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 49
49 Hot! Valery could feel Banno's breath on her neck and it was so hot! She could feel his tongue slathering her throat, and that was even hotter! Just a slimy lump of meat covered in drool, moving up and down as if he were sucking on a choice piece...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 48
48 Renna's tears were already starting to freeze in the cold night air, clinging to her fur in hard drops of ice as she moved through the village, her little pack slung over her shoulder. She stopped and looked back at the tent she had grown up in....
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 47
47 - midnight. Renna pulled her head back inside the tent, more frightened than she has ever been in her entire life. Nilia had told her to be ready to go when the moon reached its highest point, but she didn't know if she'd be able to. She hugged...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 46
46 "Hyk-" Nilia tightened her grip around Ivio's throat, pulling back on her wrist so that her bicep cut off his windpipe completely. "Go to sleep, Ivio." "Eeergeghegheeeg!" He writhed beneath the weight of her body and clawed at her arm, scratching...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 44
44 Valery was dealing with a bit of a predicament. She was all snuggled up in bed, with her knees pulled all the way up to her chin and her tail curled around her legs. The blankets were up over her head, creating a nice, warm little cave. She was...
Ander - Part 5: Subchapter 43
43 It was cold. Much too cold. This wasn't normal. It wasn't supposed to be this cold. Maybe it was just naturally colder this side of the mountain, but Banno didn't think so. His presence alone should have been enough to keep it at bay. That proved...