Corwin Hall, Chapter 19
Geraden sat with Todd for a little more than an hour, talking about small, safe things and running his paw over the Ferret's back. Todd slowly lost the tremble in his voice, coming down from the long, difficult day. "I don't know what to do... or...
Even After Everything
Arvetis stood in the entry to the old warren, looking at the torchlit rabbit standing at the other end of the stone chamber. "I can't stay out there. I'll die, or hurt someone. I don't know." "Let me see you," said Geraden. He held out his arms. ...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 21
"I can't believe you ran toward the fire like that." Geraden took a packet out of the first aid kit Brutus had retrieved from the smoke-filled upper floor and tore it open. Arvetis winced as Geraden ran the disinfectant pad over the red furless patch...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 20
The colors embraced Todd like a blanket once more, less alien now and more familiar. He watched them, waiting for them to coalesce into an image. It was a shadowy figure, dressed in a green and yellow uniform, holding a bat over its shoulder. Todd...
Aaron Dresses Down (Aaron Part 2)
[This is a sequel to the mini-story Aaron Suits Up, available in my gallery.] "Which ones are we selling?" "Only the ones that have been here five years or longer." "So that's this one, this one, annnnd... this one." Aaron perked his rubber-clad...
Aaron Suits Up
Aaron shook uncontrollably as the guards pushed him toward the Suit, hanging empty from the upright support with its arms outstretched. Their paws were soft but inexorable in their pressure on his shoulders and lower back. He struggled to remember the...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 26
The heavy wooden door of the Chapel swung open, and Lisa gasped. "Oh my God!" She ran over to where Adam was supporting Todd and looked up into his bandaged face. One white strip spanned each cheekbone, already starting to show red through the cloth....
Corwin Hall, Chapter 25
Todd's dreams were vague and short - he saw Arvetis arguing with a tall, shadowy figure. They were in Arvetis's and Geraden's quarters in the old warren, so the shadow must have been Geraden. He could tell only that the discussion was heated; he...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 24
The march back to the tent was faster than the walk up and full of tension. Geraden strode ahead of the others, his old legs swinging like a metronome. Todd was sure that he would be running if he could. "I'm sure she's all right," Adam tried to...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 23
Lisa looked at Todd wide-eyed for a moment. "Not strong enough? Is... is that why you didn't want to adopt?" she asked, her voice shaky. "You didn't think you could do it?" Todd didn't miss the emphasis she placed on "you." "I don't know, I didn't...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 22
Geraden leaned forward and planted a kiss on Todd's nose, causing him to tense and blink rapidly. "You're doing the right thing," the Rabbit said. "Try not to worry about it right now, though. I won't ask you to join up until after your marriage, and...
Corwin Hall, Chapter 27
Lisa covered her mouth with her paw and looked away. She felt like she was going to vomit. "Geraden," Arvetis said, his voice low. "We have to go to the police." "And tell them what?" Geraden snapped. "What do we tell that pack of Jackals and Weasels...