Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Nine
They exchanged a few words and martin realized that this must have been one of her other friends in town. _at least he’s alright_, martin thought with some small measure of relief.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Seventeen
The next several days proved a significant challenge for Martin, who prioritized, at the bare minimum, not making an embarrassment of himself. For one, the man knew next to nothing about construction. That in itself would have been fine; he was willing...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twelve
Martin blinked and realized his breath was heaving. He closed and opened his left palm once again. Clean, no blood. The creases of his palm traced the same patterns as they had that night, one of the only direct reminders of the events from two years...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Sixteen
Namo and martin are granted asylum and resupply in exchange for honest work, though martin harbors some reluctance considering what's at stake.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Seven
So you said you'd like to do an exchange?" the faun woman nodded enthusiastically. “yes please! i'm sure anything from what you're sellin' could be useful in my travels. if i can help ya expand your inventory too, then that would be just super, too!"
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eighteen
The next several days of labor proceeded apace. As Martin’s ability to grasp needed Kepmuun vocabulary and basic grammatical structure increased alongside his competency for hand carpentry, his deepest struggle was the war within himself to not binge...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-two
A sensation of being suspended beneath water greeted Martin as he came to. His head swam and muffled sounds washed toward him in ebbing and flowing waves. Martin lifted his head as he heard a thump, a yell, and then pain—his own pain, throbbing pain as...
Simba the Red-nosed Plain Deer: An "Exchange" Christmas Story
She exchanged a look with oliver then turned back to the lion and deer. "if you're sure." "i'm sure," simba stated. "and i trust him," bambi added. "now about the sleigh..."
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-nine
The hulking steel machine arrived with the squeal of metal under friction and a great puff of smoke. After a moment, side doors opened on several of the brightly-painted railcars, allowing throngs of people to hurriedly disembark with the train. The...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fourteen
Subsequent a tearful goodbye between Uyutuk and Namo and a promise to return when she could, afternoon found the pair on the metaphorical dusty trail toward Uat’sn, which, in this case, was also a literal dusty trail. As Martin inspected the map, still...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fifteen
The first sign that the travelers were closing the distance to Uat’sn made itself apparent in the transition of plant community from semi-arid chaparral to a more dense, but still open canopy, scrub woodland. The dominant “canopy” plants, if they could...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-three
His map, purchased in espiritu in exchange for his travel notes on the journey from benuun, indicated that the next town of note was a human city by the name of fort sarmiento, one of three villages in a u-shape around the southern half of traeger lake.