Burdens - Chapter 23: The Fall
Chapter 23: The Fall The fox knew what was coming, yet he ran. He knew what would happen, but he did not stop himself. It confused him. He did not understand why he chose to follow through with his action, but there he was, rushing forward at the...
Burdens - Chapter 22: Return
Chapter 22: Return Roger checked his watch. It was perhaps a little past two in the afternoon and the sun was still out. While still being early in the year, the place of which they lived in generally had moderate weather throughout the year. It was a...
Burdens - Chapter 21: Lunch
Chapter 21: Lunch It was still light out. Roger checked the time. It was about noon, slightly after it. He had planned on grabbing something to eat after the movie, and it still seemed viable. Besides, he thought, it might help calm the wolf down a...
Burdens - Chapter 20: Horror
Chapter 20: Horror The silent chattering ceased. The screen turned black except for the obvious light that reflected off of it. The lights were not quite all the way out, but enough that the screen took all of the attention. A bright light flashed...
Burdens - Chapter 19: Inconsequential
Chapter 19: Inconsequential The walk was uneventful, as the fox was thankful for. He had hoped that no incidents would come of a simple walk, but he could not be too sure as his luck seemed to be on the negative end of the spectrum. His attention was...
Burdens - Chapter 18: Flight
Chapter 18: Flight It felt as if time froze, for the instant he locked his gaze with the wolf's, forever seemed to come all at once. His heart pounded quickly, making up for the beat it missed, and preparing him to flee. He expected something to...
Burdens - Chapter 17: The Views
Chapter 17: The Views It was only a moment, mostly due to the fox's situation, that they stood up and decided to depart. They still maintained what direction was the street, so they were not lost, yet they wanted to decide on where next to visit. They...
Burdens - Chapter 15: Recreation
Chapter 15: Recreation They retreated to the wolf's room after breakfast. It was a quiet morning, somewhat dull to start out, at least after the initial excitement. Roger checked on his phone to see of things near them while the wolf pondered what...
Burdens - Chapter 14: Rise
Chapter 14: Rise Roger just laid there, under the wolf. Looked up into the groggy, yet alert eyes. They were slightly bloodshot from the sleep that had just fled. The wolf was no longer on top of him, yet he was still above him. He had suspended...
Burdens - Chapter 12: Incubus
Chapter 12: Incubus It was dark outside, as far as he could tell. The window was not very large and was mostly facing toward another building, but he could still see that there was only black outside. Roger yawned and stretched. They had worked on...
Burdens - Chapter 11: Transition
Chapter 11: Transition There needed be no permission to be asked for. The fox knew that whatever he had requested from his parents in this regard would be readily accepted. The permission he really needed was from himself. His mind wandered, but it...
Burdens - Chapter 10: Sanguine
Chapter 10: Sanguine Roger woke slowly. He was in a bed unfamiliar to him, in a location unknown. His vision began as blurry, but as he looked around, he saw Hunter to the side, seemingly to be working on homework. He saw something white on his nose,...