Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 31
31 All alone with her child, Sarah was finally able to whisper the things she had wanted to say when her father first returned him to her shaking arms. "Don't worry, baby, I'm here..." she crooned, lovingly kissing him on the forehead. His cries were...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 29
29 "Oh dear gods Mother I'm going to die!" Sarah screamed. It felt like her midriff was being stabbed by daggers, daggers that were on fire, flaming daggers that were also coated with poison, and those flaming daggers coated with poison were somehow...
Ander - Part 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 - Part 2: Subchapter 20
20 Even after walking for hours, Sarah didn't feel tired at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. Moving through the gaps in the trees, with the mountain reaching for the sun on both sides, she felt like a leaf being carried on the breeze. Her curiosity...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 19
19 Ander ducked his head and passed through the doorway. The inside of their house was similar to Rufio and Bethany's, but the walls were decorated with the antlers of many stags, all brought down by Mateo, no doubt. And speaking of Mateo... "Have...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 12
12 As time went by and evening changed into night, the atmosphere inside that house grew more and more heavy, as if to match the lengthening of the shadows. Candles were lit, dinner was served, but nobody felt much like eating. Except for Bethany....
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 11
11 "How many were there?" Rufio asked. The whole family was gathered around the big table in the living room, each face telling the same story of fear and anxiety. Especially Layla. This was something that didn't fit into the perfect little story she...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 1
Chapter 2 More than a Name 1 Ander didn't know where he was, or what he was doing there. Everything around him was just a solid slab of blackness, stretching off into forever. He looked down, but there was nothing, just more of that empty...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 10
10 "Oh, for the love of -!" Kiana said, pulling on her hair in exasperation. Mateo hadn't noticed them yet. He was looking down at his feet, absentmindedly kicking pebbles out of his way as he shuffled along the road, a basket of eggs held in the...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 9
9 "Ander!" Kiana cried in alarm. "You're going to rip your stitches out! Be careful!" "My stitches are fine," Ander said, holding up the left side of Old Jonathan's wagon while his son replaced the broken wheel. It was the least he could do after the...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 23
23 She didn't know how long she sat there and cried. Long enough for her to run out of tears, at any rate. She knew she needed to get moving before her parents started to get suspicious of her absence again, but... What was the point? She didn't...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 16
16 The crowd outside was even bigger than yesterday. Word that the village's resident Wolf was leaving for good must have gotten out, and every Fox wanted to get one last look. Unlike yesterday, though, the atmosphere was heavy and sombre, more like a...