Hero, Chapter 2 - His Way
"... So I got Githy to come out to help me the day after I found the raccoon den. It looked like their mother had been missing for at least a day when we got there. So, my brother here sent me off to find his friend Mayel, a really nice old raccoon...
Hero, Chapter 1 - Otters
Reya loved to fish. She loved lots of things. Everything around her was wonderful: the beautiful birds, the lush green reeds, and the crystal clear water - especially the water. She adored the cool soaked feeling of her wet outer fur as she remained...
Hero, Chapter 16 - The Beginning
"W-what happened to you?" Aris stuttered. For a moment Reya wondered why he thought to ask. But then she realized that she was flat on the ground with everyone else standing around her looking very worried. "Noth-" she started to say, but she was...
Hero, Chapter 15 - Oh Deer
A piercing noise woke Reya up from her sleep. It was a hiss. A sharp, aggressive hiss. Her eyes snapped open as soon as she realized what she was hearing. She looked up through the light of early dawn to see Torren's back arched, ready to pounce at any...
Hero, Chapter 14 - Sente
Reya could hear the expletives coming up the stairway before she could see the cat, its ghostly pale face, or the shoulder dripping blood from a long gash. "Siv!" Aris nearly turned head over heels as he ran to the feline. "What h-happened?" "What do...
Hero, Chapter 19 - Blood and Fire
The storm persisted for the rest of the excruciatingly long afternoon. The rain lightened up to a drizzle, but the dense fog never left. Eventually Reya took notice of the limp in Mephit's step and called for everyone to rest. They set up under a small...
Hero, Chapter 11 - Hostage!
'Okay, Reya. You ready?' Torren signed. The spotted otter had helped Aris carry in a small end table and set it down next to Reya's bed. It wasn't much, but it would be a lot easier on the girl's paws as she carefully made her way down to the...
Hero, Chapter 10 - Secrets and Sociology
Aris said that they could put off the trip for as long as a week. The council would understand that they had encountered some 'complications' on the road. This was definitely a relief for Reya. The extra time and bed-rest would make the trip far less...
Hero, Chapter 9 - Bedridden
"I can't go!" Reya protested, "I can't leave!" "I'm so sorry Reya! You have to! I already said you were the first to see... her. I'd change it if I could!" "Send some other otter! You can't be that freaking good at drawing!" "I - I wrote in the...
Hero, Chapter 8 - Scurvy
When Aris looked at Reya's leg - the small otter didn't want to examine it herself - he said that it was broken near the center of the bone. Reya was relieved beyond belief. When a bone completely snapped there were several ways it could happen. When a...
Hero, Chapter 7 - Snap, Crackle, and
She could hear Torren come down the steps. He raced over to the edge of the table that held Sylvia. Reya was still leaning over the motionless body. Staring. It was morbidly quiet. For whatever reason, she felt an urge to break the silence. 'This...
Guessing Games
Marik didn't know how Lenny was so relaxed all the time when he perpetually danced on the cliff of expulsion or failing grades or whatever it was that week. But he did. The guy was unmovable; the force of nature funneled into pure...