Ander - Part 3: Subchapter 38
38 "Ander?" _Hezzi..._ "Ander!" _Hezzi!?_ Ander looked to the right, then to the left, but there was nothing. Just the wall stretching on for infinity, and a trail of blood to mark the way he had come, haphazardly zigzagging all over the place....
Ander - Part 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 life...
Ander - Part 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 - Part 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 - Part 2: Subchapter 38
38 "It's a miracle, that's what it is." "Don't speak to me of miracles, Laura. Going through a week without suffering another Sarah-related disaster, now _that_ would be a miracle..." Sarah could hear these words, but they didn't seem very...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 37
37 Something was happening to her. Something bad. The sound she was following kept fading in and out, and she had no way of knowing whether it was the sound itself or her own ears at fault. The latter seemed more likely. Everything else was failing,...
Ander - Part 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...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 28
28 "'Be careful what you wish for,' they say." Sarah had taken a handkerchief from the folds of her dress to wipe away the errant tears that occasionally snuck through her guard, and Ander wondered whether it could be the very same one she had used...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 27
27 "What do you mean you're pregnant!?" Father bellowed. Sarah expected him to blow his top, but this was going a bit overboard, even for him. "You can't be pregnant! You know how I know you can't be pregnant? Because if you were, I would have to kill...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 33
33 "Sarah! You get back here right now!" Her father's voice, so close, but she didn't dare turn around. She doubted she'd be able to see him anyway, even if he was right behind her. The darkness was so deep. And why weren't the trees getting any...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 36
36 Taking that first backwards step was the hardest, knowing that certain death was waiting for her and her baby at the bottom if her grip failed. The wind kept blowing her cape out to the side like a sail, threatening to pluck them off the...
Ander - Part 2: Subchapter 35
35 The pass did a marvellous job of blocking the shearing winds, but the terrain was horrible. Several times Sarah almost stumbled and fell when invisible rocks slid out from under her feet, the subtle uphill climb was constantly draining her of what...