Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 17
17 "So, how did it go?" Nilia asked, punching a training post hard enough to make the top vibrate. It was a bit scary to watch, actually, since Hezzi couldn't stop imagining that post as his own head. Not that Nilia would ever ever hurt him, of...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 53
53 Dorin felt numb. He couldn't even feel his own pain anymore. It was just... it was like he couldn't feel _anything_ in that exact moment, otherwise the sheer force of it would tear his mind apart. So he just sat there in the snow, completely...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 52
52 Shekka had been caught in a paralytic trance this whole time, shocked by what her ears were telling her. She had heard the exchange between Banno and Wardo, had heard the wet rip of meat and the crunch of bone. She had listened as Wardo's words...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 51
51 Are you real? Dorin was positive that was what Banno had said, but he couldn't understand what he meant by that. All he knew for certain was that he had to move, and he had to do it right now. That thing (it may look like a Wolf, but it was no more...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 50
50 The meat exploded into a chaotic frenzy of noise. Truth be told, Banno had almost forgotten they were there, but now they were screaming for blood. "The Foxes did this!?" "Unacceptable!" "It's just like Shekka-Kai said! It's a curse! A...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 49
49 The darkness crowded all around her. It wasn't just an absence of light anymore. It was a physical thing, with weight and substance, comprised of hundreds of bodies. They pushed her, jostled her, tried to force her back. "Get out of my way!" she...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 48
48 Dull pain, deep inside his head, throbbing behind his empty eye socket. It was always there, never waning, just like his anger. It boiled inside him, red hot and smoking, as he stepped through the shattered gates. _There were too many simply too...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 47
47 "Line them up. Just like that, yeah." "Are we really going to...?" "What?" "Nothing." Dorin's face felt hot on the inside, but freezing cold on the outside. He was wet and shivering. He didn't understand what was going on. Why was everything...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 46
46 A lot happened in the moments following Wardo's 'verdict', and Dorin saw it all. He saw Ivio, Aisa, and Denko looking at each other, each of them feeling the same fear, the same despair, the same hopelessness. He saw his people - the Wolves he had...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 45
45 The silence was deafening. Everyone's gaze kept switching back and forth between Dorin, standing tall, his challenge hanging in the air, and Wardo, blood slowly dripping down his chin. The Chieftain reached up and wiped the gore away, leaving a...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 44
44 Dorin felt like a huge weight was slowly melting off his shoulders. He was never one for fancy speeches, but... he thought that one went okay. Maybe a bit long, especially after he said there wouldn't be any more speeches, but... okay. _The choice...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 43
43 "A few days ago, in the woods," Dorin began, feeling his heartbeat speed up inside his chest, thudding against his open palm. "I tried to kill myself." Even Wardo was taken aback by that little revelation, his furious scowl momentarily dissolving...