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Return 8
Ilen tried to stay with the children, to shepherd and chaperone them, but no matter what, he never managed to be with them when the Captain summoned them unto their task. He grew further enraged when it played out as … Continue reading
Return 7
At dawn, the grey sky still hung heavy over the camp; the pool itself was the only thing that seemed returned to life. The Captain had woken early, and had gathered the children — to what purpose, we didn’t know. … Continue reading
Part Eleven
While Medowin slept, and Laila kept house, Nine Trees went outside to the yard, to help with chores, a way to keep busy, and to help Laila, who still had her life to attend to, and had no intention of … Continue reading
Fading
“Every day which isn’t a day but is occasionally a week I find that it’s coming undone. Bit by bit because it’s like it’s further away for some of them,” the girl says, looking at her hands. “Claire, sweetheart,” the … Continue reading
Deficit
The hollow inside him cannot be filled with the food in front of him, nor the drink. He sits alone in the restaurant, fingers at the stem of the glass, then palm cupping the bowl. When he lifts it to … Continue reading