Burdens - Chapter 73: Clarity
Chapter 73: Clarity On a bed laid a fox, staring at the ceiling. His eyes were wide open and his eyes constantly darted back and forth. It was evident that he was deep in thought. The covers were pulled over him up to his chest and he slept in his...
Burdens - Chapter 72: Lucid
Chapter 71: Lucid Roger found himself sitting at school, wondering where the previous day had gone. It was Wednesday now, and he had no recollection of Tuesdays events whatsoever. It was an odd feeling. He had been so tired and his mind was so clouded...
Burdens - Chapter 71: Extinguish
Chapter 71: Extinguish Hunter was confused by the question. At first it was from being unable to identify just who the fox was asking about, and then when he figured it out, he was confused about why he was asking. Then it began to sink in, and his...
Burdens - Chapter 70: Day Off
Chapter 70: Day Off The knock on the door came as a surprise, but it was not out of the ordinary. Packages being delivered was not something that should come across as abnormal, and it was about that time. He did not hear a mail truck, however. Was it...
Burdens - Chapter 69: Tired
Chapter 69: Tired Roger woke up that morning to the faint sound of his alarm. He remembered it being much louder, but for some reason it was softer this morning. He found himself on the floor and figured that it made sense it was softer: the distance...
Burdens - Chapter 68: Cascade
Chapter 68: Cascade The fox woke up first for once. He nuzzled into the wolf's chest instead of moving away. Hunter's breathing was heavy and slow since he was still asleep. the fox attempted to nudge him awake and move him, but he did not...
Burdens - Chapter 67: Gifts
Chapter 67: Gifts Class had gone by for Roger like everything else had in the week - it was short, quick, and he was soon to forget it. He met with the wolf after class, but this time he had his bag with him. They were to walk back to the wolf's...
Burdens - Chapter 66: Pieces
Chapter 66: Pieces Roger blinked and it was a day away. They had headed back to study, and the lack of anything out of the ordinary seemed to cause his mind to meld the time together. It began to do so with the school days, as well. What was once the...
Burdens - Chapter 65: In the Cafe
Chapter 65: In the Cafe They had taken their leave of the park. It no longer seemed appropriate to stay there when the air hung heavy. Not very many words passed between them. They made their way to a place where they could eat, hoping that at least...
Burdens - Chapter 64: Taint
Chapter 64: Taint "Is it... bad?" Hunter asked the fox. He had looked away sheepishly as the fox sat next to him against a tree. Roger shook his head. "No, no... it's uh... it's perfectly natural." The wolf softly said, "I always thought something...
Burdens - Chapter 63: Wander
Chapter 63: Wander "What to do, what to do..." Roger wondered to himself. They had made their way out of the wooded portion of the park to find a trash can so that they could rid themselves of what they had found. He had hoped to find a refuge, but...
Burdens - Chapter 62: Unclean
Chapter 62: Unclean Roger laid himself back upon his bed. He did not have any plans for the day, aside from helping the wolf study. Part of him did not want to get out of bed, however. He wondered where the wolf had been before he had waken. He...