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Paul JohnsonAnika GNandan Pras Stories 04-07

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  • We've been expecting you
  • Night and Day Difference
  • Revelation
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  • We've been expecting you

    The early morning sunlight pierced through the half-closed blind of my bedroom window, causing me to skint the one eye that was barely open. It was 04:30am, I had not slept a wink. I gulped the half-empty mug of cold, dark-roast coffee left on my bedside table, in an attempt to shock my body into life using last night’s caffeine, there was no point staying in bed, I would not want to be late for the first job inwww.onedoor.ccterview in 2 years. I stared across the room at the freshly pressed shirt I had done the night before, hanging on the back of the door, proudly standing to attention – my time spent in...Thhone door

    Night and Day Difference

    Note to all who read this: The names of the dragons in this story are only the approximate meanings of their true names in Draconic. The dragon language is much more varied and complicated than that of humans, and uses more sounds than the human tongue can create. I translated this story recently on one of my trips to Dranix.-Datura-Datura walked down the hall, her moon-white claws clicking and her inky tail softly scraping against the stone. The red-gold light of veins of lava within the bronzy stone was just brighter than she preferred. Her pale golden eyes were squinted slightly, their pupi...Thhone door

    Revelation

    “Can you keep a secret?”The question came from Greed. Greed was an odd-looking creature, with a bulbous, green body and two very white eyes. The pupils were mere slits, and almost invisible at first glance.The creature next to it, Sloth, was a similarly bulbous creature but with slightly larger pupils. It nodded “What is it?”Greed looked around furtively. It leaned close to Sloth and whispered, “I sabotaged Envy’s books before the test. Half the answers it marked are probably wrong.” It ended off with a snicker. Sloth only nodded.“Who do you think is going to win?” Envy asked, from across the ...Thhone door

    Skulker

    “Oto! Hey Oto! Come look at this!”“What? Keep your voice down. This place might not be deserted.”“This place is about as empty as it can get. Stop worrying, have a look at this. I’ve never seen this type of design before.”“That is odd. Why do you think they built the window with so many angles? Makes the thing hard to look at.”“Hard to look at? I think it’s pretty, so it’s probably for decoration.”“Aela, just because you think something’s pretty doesn’t mean it’s just decoration.”“Doesn’t mean it’s not.”“Fine. Well while you’re looking for decorations, keep an eye out for skulkers.”“Merle, Tal...Thhone door

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