Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 38
38 Kiana was somewhere in that strange place between sleeping and waking, where the real world could slip through and merge with her dreams. She could hear his heartbeat, could feel it thudding lightly against her cheek. She could feel the weight of...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 37
37 Nilia's face was as unreadable as ever. She did not so much as flinch when the snow blew against her face or stung her eyes, but she was nowhere near as calm as she appeared. On the inside, where no one could see, she was fighting a constant battle...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 36
36 Dorin finally made it back home. He didn't know exactly how late in the day it was because the sun hadn't shone through the clouds even once today, but it felt like a whole week had gone by since he first stepped outside his tent this morning. He...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 35
35 Things were different now. Dorin didn't think it would happen so quickly, but he noticed the signs wherever he went. No one raised their hands in greeting or shouted his name from across the village centre. No one waved him over to come look at the...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 34
34 The world was black. Even the small, blurry spot of vision the Cora had seen fit to leave her was smaller than ever before, showing nothing but empty whiteness. Sometimes it would flicker, and then it would be white again. She supposed it must be...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 33
33 "Done," Shekka-Kai said, slapping a Wolf's ear leaf down on Wardo's arm in a manner that looked almost intentionally painful, but if their fearless new Chieftain felt any pain, he didn't show it. He just sat there with that massive grin of his and...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 32
32 The little axe felt more like a toy in his hand than an actual tool, but it was good to get his muscles working again. Banno lined up the blade, and with a casual flick of the wrist he split the log cleanly down the middle. The two halves flipped...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 31
31 The iron bars were colder than ice against his back, so cold they almost seemed to burn. Hezzi could feel their blocky pattern even through his fur, eating into his flesh. "Sit still," Mother ordered, and Hezzi did his very best to comply, but...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 30
30 Dorin felt like throwing up again, but there was nothing left in his stomach. He didn't understand what he was feeling. It was like a terrible, empty, sucking sensation deep inside, like he was about to collapse inward like an unstable...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 29
29 "Laanaaah!" Danado shouted, his whole world collapsing before his eyes. He struggled against Sorrin's grip, thrashing and flailing. "Don't go, Dan! They'll kill you, too! Don't -" "Shut up! That's my sister! _That's my sister!_" He finally broke...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 28
28 She burst through the crowd, dagger in hand, knocking that old crone on her tail without even noticing. Wardo's eyes went wide and his mouth dropped open and oh... how Lana relished the sight. There was nothing fake about that look, no gleeful...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 27
27 "Get back, you vultures!" Mother screamed, not that it did her much good. Their curiosity was greater than their fear. They crowded around him as he lay in the snow, too weak and hurt to get up. He felt worse than naked. He felt like a prize pelt...