Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Chapter 10: Fire, Water, Wind, & Earth
**Chapter 10** **Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth** Twinkaleni's plan has Alice and Danahlia waiting low in the shallow stream. They each have a mass of branches over their heads and try to look like broken tree limbs caught adrift in the slow waters....
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Chapter 9: Coming Flame
The next morning is full of activity. The camp was in bad shape before they'd arrived but after the battle with the titanic centipede it was in ruins. The huts are a shamble of sticks, everything left in or around them have been scattered and broken....
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Chapter 8: Fall of a King
**Chapter 8** **Fall of a King** The next morning, Alice wakes with a dry, itchy throat. Drinking soothes it a bit but only for a while. She's rubbing the fur along her neck, causing a prickly sensation in her esophagus, when Lyca joins her by the...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Chapter 7: Puffball Tea
**Chapter 7** **Puffball Tea** A thin, just barely visible thread of orange light zips toward the ugly bubble from the tip of Twinkaleni's finger. A loud pop accompanied by a whoosh of flame has everyone shouting out in surprise, ducking with eyes...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch6
**Chapter 6** **Forest Children** The girls head roughly north from Carton, intent on making their way through a forest to help hide their trail. They walk together, Danahlia holding the map at different angles while Twinkaleni points out entries of...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch5
**Chapter 5** **Carton** They can't tell what time it is in the cellar but it seems terribly early when Ms. Ringtail wakes them. Twinkaleni must have given her the mushrooms the girls had gathered in the swamp because the soup she brings has plenty...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch4
**Chapter 4** **The Muck** Alice awakes to Danahlia sucking on her ear. She starts, bumping the larger girl's chin, waking her up too. "Agh, uh? Ugh, gross!" Alice exclaims, feeling the warm moisture left on the very tip of her right ear. "Wha,...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch3
**Chapter 3** **Storm** Alice wakes first, or so she thinks. Looking around, the memory of were she is returning to her, she finds Twinkaleni once again wrapped in Danahlia's arms, legs, and a bit of her long tail, giving her a pleading look. It's...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch5
**Chapter 5** **Carton** They can't tell what time it is in the cellar but it seems terribly early when Ms. Ringtail wakes them. Twinkaleni must have given her the mushrooms the girls had gathered in the swamp because the soup she brings has plenty...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch2
**Chapter 2** **Chickenwoods** As their rabaroos cook over the fire, Alice looks to Twikaleni who still slumbers in the grass. It's late in the afternoon, but with the gathering clouds, it feels much later. "Think she's ok? Magic wears her out I...
Alice Dippleblack in On The Run Ch1
**Chapter 1** **Rabaroo** "So, where're we goin' exactly?" Alice asks her friends, hoisting her full shoulder bag back into place again. With her brace of waterskins, core stone weighted backpack, and sword sling, there really wasn't much room left...
Tales in Taboo: Jenna and Gilly 9
Winter is finally over and spring is bringing everything into glorious bloom. The plants and animals have been patiently waiting for the bounty of the new season and eagerly get their fill. Birds and other small animals dart here and there racing to...