Surrounded by dangerous Shlavoin guards is where we previously left Islyn! And there, where last week’s story ended, today’s post begins . . . * “You thought you could escape?” The guard before me snarled. “As if!! Never in a million ballon days.” What are ballon days? Kyo, where are you when you need me? And horse, I […]
The Legend of Shlavo: Soldiers and Stars.
That night sleep was unwilling to overtake my mind, therefore I stayed awake, keeping watch and thinking over all that had happened. Stirring the fire quite often, I kept it a gentle murmuring light of combustion that flickered in the silence around me. “This outta be interesting.” I whispered to myself. “What an adventure!” My gaze found our […]
The Legend of Shlavo: Meeting Kyo
Continued from last week . . . We headed out of the village at a swift pace, the man was obviously in a hurry to get to the capital. The morning sun scurried across the sky as we followed or own, quick path below it. Two hours had passed when, quite abruptly, the man slowed our horses to a […]
The Legend of Shlavo: A Captured Spy
So there I sat chained head to toe, almost literally, in probably the coldest, darkest room in all of the village. And I couldn’t help but wonder if someone was purposely pouring water through a crack in the ceiling onto my head. My neck was chained to the wall and my hands, crossed behind me, were too. […]
The Legend of Shlavo: An Obvious Outsider.
With a bag clutched in his left hand, Kyo had everything he would need for a journey. Except food. But that was his next stop. He was used to sneaking through the house. Late harvest nights often kept him and his father out long after the others were in bed. Therefore, his whole body moved […]