Darkling             There were others. Freaks, monsters, abominations to sight and mind. Other people like her! Lana flew up to the sky. Past the tall buildings of stone and wood. Yesterday she had tried to hide in fear. She had to hide, had to run at any sight of anyone who could see her too. Anyone who wasn’t Mel or Sela was going to hate her, hurt her, maybe even kill her. But no! That […]

I opened my eyes. Merryl glared back at me, but this time she had brought friends. A quick count gave me about a half-dozen adults. They were all in business attire. Blacksmith aprons, shop shirts, bakers and butchers, the last of which was carrying a rather large cleaver that I didn’t want any closer to me. They all followed Merryl, and were glaring at me too. Not again. I groaned, and looked up at the […]

The Green Witch Wrong. It was all going wrong. I was wearing the cloak. After I found a launder and stole some soap, it was easy enough to clean. My staff fit beneath the folds, and with the hood off my head I looked like just another girl in the crowd. Not a hero. Certainly not a threat or worth anyone’s time. I just kept walking. I had walked out of the bar, and turned […]