When the company reached the Axon, the night sky was still dark, but dawn wasn’t far away. Rebekka was well enough to walk, thanks to Jude’s herbal knowledge, but now she could see the thing she had been dreading for the last three weeks. The Axon was encompassed by a high and mighty steel wall. … Continue reading Rebekka: The Axon One (pt. IV)
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Rebekka: The Axon One (pt. II)
“You don’t have to fight for them,” she said. The man sitting at the desk before her continued to write his letter. They were in an empty basement that was lit by candlelight. The man was in his prime: solid strong face and statue and crisply dressed as a commanding officer. He paused in his … Continue reading Rebekka: The Axon One (pt. II)
Rebekka: Legerdemain
Step beyond your well swept front doors Shout against the rearing and stamping of night Help your neighbor put out the fires of war And cry bitterly at the blight It was the beginnings of winter, a time of supposed peace and settlement. However, this was not to say in war. The weather of the … Continue reading Rebekka: Legerdemain