Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 21

21 Kadai sat down on his bedroll, thankful to be back in the shade after spending so much time out in the sun. After all the things he's gone through; burying his baby daughter in the woods, watching his sons get brutalized to within an inch of their...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 20

20 "It's not your fault, you know," Kadai said, sifting through the ash. It was an odd sight, the Chieftain and his son on clean-up duty, work that would normally have fallen to Wolves of low standing. But no one had stepped up to do it, and Kadai...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 19

19 The morning air was cool and felt good on Kadai's bruised face. He considered staying in his tent all day long, but such action was not befitting a Chieftain. He always walked through the village this time of day, and everyone knew it. Straying...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 18

._ its teeth poked out from underneath its black lips, shockingly white in contrast, even in the dim light. all it would take was one bite, and those teeth would cut a fox's head right off. but would it? what if dad was right?

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 17

17 - moonlight. What was that? A knife? Tim didn't know. It was still dark, so that meant he must be asleep, which meant that this must be a dream. There was no other explanation for why a big black shadow would be standing over him, watching him...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 16

16 "Danado! Dan, where are you!?" Lana half-screamed. She couldn't find her stupid little brother anywhere, but neither did she want to wake the whole village looking for him. Or give away her position to whoever might be lurking around in the...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 15

15 He opened his eyes, but it was still dark. Of course it was. This damn smelly doeskin was still over his head; his aching, throbbing head... And there was something else, too... a tightness around his muzzle, like rope. Panic flared up inside...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 14

14 She was afraid, so very, very afraid. Not just for herself, but for the others, too. There was a time she wouldn't have given a damn, but evidently that time was over. Mellah clutched the bear pelt to her breast and shivered, unable to shake the...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 13

13 The whole world was quickly sliding down into hell, and Danado didn't have the faintest idea of how to deal with it. Normally he wouldn't even be in a position where he felt he actually _needed_ to deal with anything. He usually just kept to...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 12

12 'Banno' he said his name was. Only two syllables, but it still made Luke feel uneasy. He had roared that name by the river, and at the time, Luke had thought it would be the last word he would ever hear. He folded his arms across the table and...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 11

11 ... them all... kill them all... ki..." Shekka's eyes fluttered and her vision flickered rapidly between two shades of black. She squeezed her eyes shut, opened them again, but it stayed black. She didn't even have that one blurry spot of colour in...

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Ander - Part 4: Subchapter 10

10 ... the Cora. She could see Him so clearly... every miraculous detail. For here, in this world, she was no longer blind. In fact, she could see more clearly than any Wolf has ever seen before. This was a world of colour, energy, and light. So...

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