Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 28
28 ... my brother!" Banno could see the hand reaching out to him. He could even understand who it belonged to, but he was no longer capable of understanding what it meant. His mind, his being, his very perception of the world itself had narrowed down...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 27
27 The water washed over Ander's head, bitter cold, stinging his wounds with a bombardment of sand and grit and broken twigs. The pressure he felt pushing against his body was enormous, almost enough to straighten him out with the current, threatening...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 26
26 - help me!" That voice... Ander fought through the gray haze of pain. It hurt just to breathe, but that voice... Kiana's voice. She needed him, and he made a promise. "Kiana..." Ander started to rise. Even this simple action made his head spin,...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 25
25 - and pulled as hard as she could, falling backwards, taking the monster with her. It stepped back, trying desperately to maintain its balance. That single click was the only warning given. The biter snapped shut around Banno's ankle, its teeth...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 24
24 Very rarely has Ander experienced pain like this. He would be very surprised if that last knee strike didn't crack a rib, but even worse than that was the look he could see on Kiana's face. Even through the rain, even through the stabbing,...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 15
15 _This is it, Hezzi. Just - Just go on in there and wake her up. No problem. It's not like she's gonna eat you or anything. That's ridiculous! She's your mother! She loves you, probably. Yeah, so just go on in there and..._ Urgh, even the outside...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 13
13 ...boring into his back. He could feel them crawling all over, like the time he fell asleep on that anthill, but _hers_ were the worst. The way she looked at him, her gaze had a _weight_ to it, as if she knew her life rested on his decision. He...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 12
12 Except for the constant chatter of the rain, there came no sound from any of the Wolves. Not from the crowd, not from Hezzi, not from Father. Even the Fox only stared at him with her mouth slightly open. It was Banno who finally ended it with his...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 16
16 Everything stopped making sense then. Ander could feel the rain pelting his fur, cold and unrelenting. He could hear the cheers from the Wolves around him. He could feel the mud beneath his feet and the icy wind in his face. He was aware of all...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 18
18 She hardly dared to believe her ears. "You... you have the key?" "No, Wardo has it," Ander said, fishing something from his vest. "I have these." He held out a thin pair of metallic picks for her to see, one tipped with a hook, the other with a...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 17
17 Ander entered his tent and let the flap fall shut behind him. He was absolutely soaked, but that hardly registered in his mind. He allowed his eyes a moment to adjust to the gloom, then picked up the flame-box he always kept by the entrance. He...
Ander - Part 1: Subchapter 11
11 _No... this is impossible!_ she thought, watching it approach. It was similar to a Fox in some ways, but much bigger, and with mangy grey and black fur. It had several scars zigzagging their way across its chest, possibly made by a bear. There was...