Tag Archives: series
Return 13
They came for us in the night. Two days in, and we were low on resources, terrified, running blind. We didn’t know where the children went, where they were headed, what we would find. We had all left, going on … Continue reading
Return 12
If the Captain had been worried before, at the beginnings of Ilen’s questioning of his rule, he was now unnerved. Enim’s disappearance caused an outright panic. The children, gone off to scavenge as they had for months now, were no … Continue reading
Return 11
No one kept track of the days after the world ended. They had started to, but then one day bled into the next somewhat easily. No one really kept track of the days after we managed to collect, and stick … Continue reading
Return 10
The next day, small animals, those who may have managed to survive by living in warrens and tunnels. Blind moles, rats, snakes. We caught many — some were kept, and were given scrap and rind and their weaker comrades; in … Continue reading
Return 9
The next morning, the children were gone again, and many of us, including Ilen, were uneasy yet again. But they came back that evening, and over time, we grew to understand that even if we did not agree with the … Continue reading