Burdens - Chapter 40: Ripples in the Pond
Chapter 40: Ripples in the Pond They day had gone and a new one had arrived. The fox woke up at the same time as he normally did and he was grateful for it. He did not like to lose precious hours of sleep. He attributed it to the anxiety he felt in...
Burdens - Chapter 35: Interrogation
Chapter 35: Interrogation It was dawn. The sun had risen and the light shone through the windows. It would normally had woken the fox, but he was already awake. He paced back and forth in his room. He was ready to leave. He had woken an hour prior...
Burdens - Chapter 137: Results
Chapter 137: Results School finally ended, as Roger had been waiting for. The students created a pile near the door, all trying to leave at the same time, as was the norm. The fox sat in his seat, waiting for them to clear out. He stared at his phone,...
Burdens - Chapter 76: Necessity
Chapter 76: Necessity With redoubled effort, the two studied throughout the night. The school day ended up being normal for the most part, but it seemed that the wolf had lost much of his enthusiasm for school. Instead, it seemed as if he were merely...
Burdens - Chapter 103: Trapped
Chapter 103: Trapped Roger was still unsure as to what he ought have been doing at that moment, but what he was certain of was that at least his body wanted what was to come, and he was fairly sure that the wolf was as enthusiastic. He found the wolf...
Burdens - Chapter 23: The Fall
Chapter 23: The Fall The fox knew what was coming, yet he ran. He knew what would happen, but he did not stop himself. It confused him. He did not understand why he chose to follow through with his action, but there he was, rushing forward at the...
Burdens - Chapter 25: Reconciliation
Chapter 25: Reconciliation The fox dried himself with the provided towel, after of which he hung it upon a rack on the wall to dry. He put on his clothes slowly, feeling oddly lethargic for the moment. It was not so much dread of stepping out of the...
Burdens - Chapter 48: Warnings
Chapter 48: Warnings "What developments?" Roger asked. He had been called into his teacher's office to retrieve a study guide, but now he was forced into a dialogue of which he knew not the purpose. "Ah, well, some such developments, not so much in,...
Burdens - Chapter 127: Forward
Chapter 127: Forward Roger had spent most of the morning on that Saturday signing papers and generally finishing up with the hospital. He was able to walk normally again and for the most part could act as if it had never happened, though the physical...
Burdens - Chapter 32: Withdrawn
Chapter 32: Withdrawn The two had spent much of the remaining time studying what the wolf needed to study. Roger was very nearly thankful for the distraction, as he did not want to be put through much more torment than what he had already experienced....
Burdens - Chapter 22: Return
Chapter 22: Return Roger checked his watch. It was perhaps a little past two in the afternoon and the sun was still out. While still being early in the year, the place of which they lived in generally had moderate weather throughout the year. It was a...
Burdens - Chapter 36: Trials
Chapter 36: Trials It had been a moment's deliberation, but his answer was final. He nodded slowly, almost as if he were giving himself time to change his mind, but he knew it would not change. He looked at the skunk and said clearly, "Yes, he'd be...