Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 187
187 Kiana didn't think she had ever been in a formation quite as lopsided as this. She had Hezzi's arm slung over her shoulder, and she, in turn, had her arm slung over Valery's shoulder, whose knees were just about shaking under all the weight. Hezzi...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 186
186 _Vallah! Get down from there before you break your neck!_ _But there's this huge bug up here, Father! You gotta see it! Its fangs are like, this big!_ She held her arms as far apart as they would go to indicate the sheer size of the mystery...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 185
185 A deep, low-pitched creaking noise filled the mill. It was the kind of sound you'd hear right before a tree finally fell to the axe. It was the unnerving groan of wood under strain. Mateo had been pushing his shoulder up against what felt like a...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 184
184 It was tough, climbing that dusty old ladder with only one good hand. He had to take it slow, despite the voices screaming at him to hurry the hell up, that nobody could keep Banno down for long. And not all those voices were in his head,...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 183
183 Luke had thought his nausea was under control, but seeing... seeing all this... it made him want to double over and wretch where he stood. There was blood everywhere; dripping down the stairs and splattered over the walls. There were even...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 181
181 She knew this ache. She had felt it only once before, but not nearly as intense as this. It had come from the first Wolf she ever saw, the one with the scars running across his chest in jagged lines. _You_ bitch_! I tried to be_ nice_, and this...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 180
180 "No..." That was all Ander had time to say. Banno lunged forward, jaws working, teeth snapping. The tines of the pitchfork scraped along the stairs, scratching three thick furrows into the wood. Without stopping to think, Ander grabbed Hezzi and...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 179
179 "I'm sorry..." Hezzi whispered, staring down in horror at Banno's body. "I'm sorry... I- I'm sorry..." His eyes went glassy and unfocussed. He swayed in place and began to pitch backward. He raised his arm, but it was an unconscious response, as...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 176
176 Ander had been drifting in and out of consciousness, but he had no idea for how long. The only measure of time he had was the lantern at the top of the stairs, shining in the dark like a beacon, egging him on. He'd grab hold of one of the risers,...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 175
175 Nilia showed more of a reaction than Banno did. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. "You're lying..." she breathed, and the Fox simply smiled that smug, self-satisfied little grin, a grin that had no business being on his mouth when...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 174
174 There was something wrong, but Banno couldn't understand what it was. There was something different. He hated this! He had to resort to leaning against the wall just to keep from falling down. It was like that damn crutch all over again. And then...
Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 173
173 Mateo slammed the crossbow down on its head and shoved his foot into the stirrup, keeping his eye on Ander's demented freak of a brother. The brute's tongue was hanging out, exposing a great gash right through the middle, as if it were trying to...