Justice of Nature Prologue
**Prelude** "Better watch out Sen, Osstin was killed last night. We all know how much you loved that guy," joked her father, a tall man named Lort. He loved making jokes, especially horrible ones no one ever laughed at. "Same way as those other...
A Glistening Lift
I walked along the side of the road. With how flat the desert is, you would have thought that I could have seen the next town or something. I sure did pick the wrong place to have my car break down. I turned...
A Reading From the Gospel According to the Wolf
_Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord_ _Of the god of earth and altar that our forefathers adored._ _Though to last until that promised land is more'n I can afford_ _I'll last a little longer yet. On that you have my word._ The...
The Table is Adjourned
The morning is proceeding as normal, and he's just about to head out for work, when it becomes apparent that their daughter hasn't come home from the party last night. Events then follow a predictable path in which they call all her friends, or at...
The Baptism Is Long But The Song Is Everlasting
"And what makes you think he set foot on my boat?" Captain Achelous Salimahum Fitzulmo kept his arms crossed and his paws carefully still. Only his tailtip stirred. He hated having to wear his jacket when they made port but the shorebound and suchlike...