Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 60
60 "You're not coming with me!" "My sons are out there, Michael! And in case you've forgotten, one of them is yours!" "Oh now hold on just a second! You can't just- Oh that is quite- Argh!" Sarah was being quite unreasonable, which was rather odd,...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 59
59 Lonin felt like he was standing right in the middle of the eye of the storm, a single spot of calm in a sea of chaos. "Where the hell is my coat!?" Nicholas yelled, tearing cushions off the couch and tossing them to the floor...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 58
58 "Oh, gods... Oh dear, sweet gods..." Vicky had gone to the window to close the curtains when the snow started to come down heavy, but now her hand was frozen on the cheap fabric. Her own reflection stared back at her from inside the glass, a pale...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 57
57 Kiana really didn't know what to do with herself anymore. Previously, it had felt like there were never enough hours in the day to do everything she wanted, but now they seemed to ooze along like snails, and this grim silence hanging over the house...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 56
56 Banno could feel again. He could feel all of it; the excitement, the joy, the energy, building up inside. The last time he had felt like this was when he had little Valery in his arms, looking down at her smiling face. Was it because every step was...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 55
55 A set of claws sunk deep into his good arm and he came to a sudden and violent stop, swinging to and fro, his legs dangling just beyond the reach of the black shadows of the Pit. "You jerk bastard! You promised me, Dorin! You promised!" Aisa...
Ander - Chapter 6, Subchapter 54
54 Dorin left the knife where it was. Without a handle, he couldn't pull it out even if he wanted to. It was slick with blood and he didn't want to add to the sounds that were still going on down here, the sounds of the biters slowly closing shut on...
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 95
95 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 - Chapter 7, Subchapter 94
94 _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 bug's...
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 93
93 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 - Chapter 7, Subchapter 92
92 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 - Chapter 7, Subchapter 91
91 Luke had thought his nausea was under control, but seeing... seeing all this... it made him want to double over and retch where he stood. There was blood everywhere; dripping down the stairs and splattered over the walls. There were even...