13:13 Clasping Dempsey’s spectral hand in a loose grip, Prairie made her way towards Dempsey’s body and the group clustered around it with Dempsey on her left and Kirby shoring her up on the right. “Lot of crying,” Dempsey murmurs. “Well, you are dead.” “Am I?” “Yes. You are. But we’re going to change that.”Continue reading “Enter the Woods 13:13”
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Enter the Woods 13:12
13:12 Gwen turned to look wildly over the group. Her hands remained clasped to Dempsey’s throat, but her hair had tamed mildly. “I–” She paused to gulp. “I think–” Another gulp. “I can still feel him. He’s still here. We have to try.” Her voice broke on the last word. Siobhan curled her arm aroundContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:12”
Enter the Woods 13:11
13:11 The mice in the threads ran along the web as the group slowly started following the wall, moving toward the left of the door. Abe took lead, followed by Prairie, then Ivan, Gwen, Patti, Kim, Siobhan, and Dan took up the rear. Even with the lower density of threads near the wall the groupContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:11”
Enter the Woods 13:10
13:10 “They’re at the harp room. My threads are blocking the way, but I suspect they’ll get through eventually.” Geppetto’s voice rumbled through Dempsey’s mind. Warped. Competed with the erratic thrum of his pulse. The darkness in his mind pulsed in time with his heart, expanding and contracting. He fought to focus through it butContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:10”
Enter the Woods 13:9
13:9 “Why are we waiting?” Patti craned her neck to look up the height of the large, banded wood double door. Ivan looked around the environment, his eyes searching the clouds acting both as ground and cover for anything that might be moving below their knees or in the case of Prairie’s smaller frame hips.Continue reading “Enter the Woods 13:9”
Enter the Woods 13:8
13:8 For a while they traveled through clear sky. Even knowing Air wove around her and likely would catch her if she fell, Kim still found it difficult to shift her attention from the beanstalk to look at the landscape falling away below them. Finally curiosity overrode trepidation. She carefully turned her chin to theContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:8”
Enter the Woods 13:7
13:7 “Why is there a beanstalk in my paddock?” Regan, who’d followed the group after they’d raced past him on the way to the stable leaned back, way back, to stare up the length of beanstalk going from grass to clouds. “A giant beanstalk,” he amended. Since they hadn’t slowed in their rush for theContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:7”
Enter the Woods 13:6
13:6 “Oh, good, you’re here.” Regan stood framed in the open doorway. He frowned and muttered, “Didn’t think I’d ever say that.” Then he shook his head and slid his gaze over the group before settlling on Dempsey. “Dempsey, you said you’d help with the repair of the stalls in the stable?” Dempsey clasped theContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:6”
Enter the Woods 13:5
13:5 “They found us out.” The words resolved out of the soup of unconsciousness. Al fought to open eyelids that felt leaden. The image of a mouse swam in and out of his vision. Then it split. No, it didn’t split. It was a second mouse. Apparently they sensed his semi-alert state because they stoppedContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:5”
Enter the Woods 13:4
13:4 Prairie turned her attention to where Erik stood against the back wall of the stage. “Can he walk?” “I don’t think so. I carried him in and placed him there and he hasn’t moved.” Dempsey hefted himself up on the stage, stretching his long legs to vault the height without using the steps leadingContinue reading “Enter the Woods 13:4”
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