Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 46
46 - midnight. Renna pulled her head back inside the tent, more frightened than she had ever been in her entire life. Nilia had told her to be ready to go when the moon reached its highest point, but she didn't know if she'd be able to. She hugged...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 45
45 "Hyk-" Nilia tightened her grip around Ivio's throat, pulling back on her wrist so that her bicep cut off his windpipe completely. "Go to sleep, Ivio." "Eeergeghegheeeg!" He writhed beneath the weight of her body and clawed at her arm, scratching...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 44
44 Hyker stopped dead in his tracks. "Hey, Ivio. Stop for a second." Ivio did so, but reluctantly. "Whaaaaaat, what is it!?" he moaned, hopping up and down, stamping out a hole in the snow. "Something's not right here." He swivelled his ear,...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 43
43 Valery was dealing with a bit of a predicament. She was all snuggled up in bed, with her knees pulled all the way up to her chin and her tail curled around her legs. The blankets were up over her head, creating a nice, warm little cave. She was...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 42
42 It was cold. Much too cold. This wasn't normal. It wasn't supposed to be this cold. Maybe it was just naturally colder this side of the mountain, but Banno didn't think so. His presence alone should have been enough to keep it at bay. That proved...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 41
41 -our... SOUR!! Arghek!" Mateo's eyes flew open and the gutrot hit him a split second later, making him groan. He burped, felt a little better, and sank deeper into bed. Was this his bed? Was this his room? He blinked his eyes and looked around,...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 40
40 Mateo was having the weirdest dream. He knew it had to be a dream because the big brown lug was in it, and he didn't have any reason to talk to this buffoon in real life. Still, he didn't want to wake up just yet, not until he could put the bastard...
Ander - Chapter 5, Subchapter 39
The oak tree was an absolute assault of contrast, with pitch black claws wearing gloves of pure white, reaching for the sky.
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...