Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 11
11 They were just as he had left them; mother and child. The only difference was that there was even more blood now, slowly coagulating from the edges. He could clearly see the border of its hardening in the reflections of the candles posted...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 10
10 The guard was still missing, so that worked in Kadai's favour. He awkwardly put his shoulder to the gate with Ander still in his arms, his feet constantly slipping and sliding in the mud. It was difficult, but he managed to push it open far enough...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 9
9 It was a completely different world beneath those branches. The wind didn't cut into him so badly, and the canopy shielded him from much of the rain, but the drops that did make it through were huge and fat, dripping from boughs that creaked and...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 8
8 "No, wait, that's all wrong!" Ander said, his fingers rising to his temples almost automatically. He shook his head from left to right, as if maybe this could make the pieces fit together, because they sure as hell didn't fit right the way Father...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 7
7 "I don't need to tell you what happened after that," Father said. "You already know it, and I'd rather keep that memory to myself." Ander nodded, but what really shocked him about his father's story was Wardo's intent. He knew the trig old Wolf...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 6
6 "Wardo, you filthy bastard! You followed me!" Kadai growled, watching him emerge from the trees with that infuriating grin on his face, the same grin that always made Kadai want to deck the sneaky bastard where he stood. Sarah twisted around in his...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 5
5 Ander was expecting the inside to be pitch-black after the glare from the bonfire, but the flames still shone through every stitch and seam, even penetrating the thick animal hides with a fuzzy, orange glow. Shadows from the Wolves outside flitted...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 4
4 He could feel the heat from the bonfire even at this distance, as if the air itself was burning. So many familiar faces. There was Jargo, who would sometimes get impatient with his daughter and beat her until she was lame. There was Moka, who...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 3
3 "Looking for me?" Silence. He should have known better. Humour was never this tribe's strong suit. Knowing he didn't have much time, Ander swept the crowd from one end to the other with his eyes, drinking in all the information he could as fast as...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 2
2 Bonfires were a common sight within these walls. They made fires to burn their dead, to make sacrifices to the Cora, to mark the birth of new cubs, but Kadai couldn't remember the last time a fire had grown as large as this. It towered above their...
Ander - Chapter 3, Subchapter 1
Chapter 3 Life 1 A change comes over the woods at dusk. The birds stop chirping, the rustling of the small animals in the underbrush cease. As the shadows grow long and the infinite golden blades of the setting sun pierce the canopy, all...
Ander - Chapter 2, Subchapter 39
39 "So, you think it's true?" "Is what true?" "You know, that thing about the Wolf." "Oh, that thing. I dunno. Dad seems to think so." Luke folded his hands behind his head and lay back on the grass, his pants legs rolled up and his feet dangling...