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Across Lives Part 30
Regardless of how she might have appeared to an outside observer, or even how tired she actually was, Nis did not fall asleep on the airship. Instead, she sat there on her seat, eyes closed, listening to herself breathe. This was something her dad had taught her to do when she was little after waking…
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Across Lives Part 29
“Has she done something like this before?” Nis heard Lesch asking Meric. Following the incident in the hut with the maps, they’d taken Nis back to the bed hut so she could lie down. Since Nis hadn’t been able to bring herself to answer their questions, they’d turned instead to Meric. The problem was, Meric…
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Across Lives Part 28
“Nis,” a familiar voice spoke close to her ear, pulling Nis out from her sleep. “Nis, you need to come see this.” It took her a few moments to open her eyes and then get her surroundings to come into focus. Meric stood beside Nis’ bed, her face still marred with the large, blotchy bruise,…
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Across Lives Part 27
Night in the Unexplored Wastes was a time of great beauty with the numerous, glowing insects and the vast sky of stars overhead but it could also be dangerous if the proper precautions weren’t taken. Temperatures could drop quite low at night and if dew settled onto you and your blankets it could freeze you.…
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Across Lives Part 26
The bog grew less muddy the farther north they went but even with the terrain becoming easier to traverse, Mel’s injuries prevented them from going much faster. Tique, at least, didn’t seem to be having much difficulty in keeping up although she still hadn’t spoken ever since their crash landing. Her vacant eyes stared straight…
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Across Lives Part 25
(Photo by Amine M’siouri) Nis blinked her eyes and found herself lying on the floor of the hut. Lesch and a few others were by her side and talking in worried whispers to one another while one of them held something that smelled strongly of rotten eggs up to her nose. He noticed Nis’ eyes…
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Across Lives Part 23
(Photo by Pixabay) There were huts on the riverbank, long, narrow boats rested along the shoreline where docks had been erected, and dozens of people moved about. At first none of them seemed to notice the raft but pretty soon they began to point and stare with interest. A small boy ran to the end…
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Across Lives Part 22
(Photo by Pixabay) Nis had been sitting in silence on the raft for the better part of the morning. Patience End came into view as the sun reached the highest point in the sky. The narrower fork of the river was swift but shallow and there were boulders and logs that might catch and stall…
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Across Lives Part 21
(Photo by Özümcan Akın) Nis kept a wary eye on Trow. She expected him to awaken with a start but when he did begin to show signs of waking all he did was let out a few groans of pain. After a few minutes of him slipping in and out of consciousness, Trow rolled over…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 