Of Rats and Men: Chapter 1
Two figures skittered across the rooftops of the great city of Sollenfurt, leaping their way across alleys and smaller streets. Their bare feet padded softly over the roof tiles as they navigated a complex maze to reach their destination, the large...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 13
The next morning, Paul was startled awake, as he had been several times before. It took him a few moments of groggily looking around before he remembered where he was. He settled down after a few moments, looking around his surroundings. The gas...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 2
Paul splashed some water on his face, panting softly as he looked at himself in the mirror. He was pale and his eyelids were baggy. He hadn't gotten much sleep since his encounter with the rat a few days prior. Every time he closed his eyes he was...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 4
Pox sat in one of the offices of the pest house that was run by the Children of Hectis. She had procured herbs like the doctor Malachi asked her to. There was a bit of shock and surprise coming from the nuns at receiving them from a rat like her, but...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 18
Paul woke up in complete darkness. It was an inky black through which he couldn't see anything at all. As he slowly came to his senses, he realized just how total the darkness was. It was eerie, almost claustrophobic. He shifted around and noticed as...
Through the Muck
Through the Muck Paul sat in the large armchair, hunched forward with one hand touching a delicate bruise around his eye as he contemplated the dying embers in the hearth before him. Outside rain clattered against the windows, and the...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 10
Paul sat at his writing desk, sighing heavily, glad that his day was over with. His father had a dinner engagement, and so he was able to be alone at his home, with only the servants who tended to avoid his room ever since his bout of plague. Outside a...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 3
Pox sighed as she leaned against the chimney next to Ticktock. It was early morning in Sollenfurt, and the sun hadn't yet risen. Both rats had perched on a roof top, listening to the sounds of the city below as the humans began to wake and go about...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 9
Pox watched as the men filed out of the council house, keeping well hidden in the shadows of the roof tops. She easily picked out Paul in the crowd and watched as he followed the crowd for several minutes before breaking away, turning down a side...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 16
Paul stood nervously in the alleyway, rubbing at his face and taking a deep breath. He ran a finger under his collar and swallowed a lump in his throat. He and Pox had left Ticktock back in the warren, and now Pox had vanished into the night. She was...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 12
Paul winced as he felt Pox's tongue licking at his temple, but he didn't protest. He was still reeling from the shock of having such a violent confrontation with his father. He hadn't expected it to happen so fast, or at all. He had hoped that maybe he...
Of Rats and Men: Chapter 6
Paul awoke to a pounding on his door that startled him awake. He looked around confused for a moment before hearing the pounding again, and his father's voice from the other side of the door. He uttered a swear and looked around the room. Pox was...