Wilom and Vanda waited for a while outside the door. Rytel was the only one inside, and though he was as ready as he would ever be to present his idea to the Heads, Wilom wasn’t particularly sold on the idea of being stuck alone in a room with of Rytel or Vicdra. Thankfully, it wasn’t too long until the others arrived. Continue reading “A Modest Proposal”
Personal Questions
Almost as if she’d been summoned, Vanda found him the next afternoon on his way home from the farm. She hid and waited for him in an alley, reaching out and grabbing his arm as he walked past. Continue reading “Personal Questions”
Breaking Point
It soon dawned on Wilom that he wasn’t ever going to leave Jali and Tanim’s house. He wasn’t going to get another house of his own; not in this town, at least, and his chances of being allowed to move elsewhere were slim to none. His job was returned to him, with as many extra disapproving stares as he could cope with, but at least it kept him out of the Continue reading “Breaking Point”
Whimsy and Metaphor 