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Margaret GaffneyS BruleeSophia Stories 04-07

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  • The Call of the Dead
  • The Spring Prophecy
  • Containment
  • All Time Loki Part III: Less Obvious
  • The Call of the Dead

    The terrible fever that had racked William Tralim’s body for days was only beginning to abate when the Curae bandits who called themselves the Danae came to his parents’ cabin. He knew they had come by the look on his mother’s face when she came to check on him one last time. He had tried with all his strength to get up to help his father fight them off. He was seventeen, he needed to be there, defending their home and hearth against the thugs. Instead, his mother laid a cold cloth on his forehead, kissed him once more, and locked the door behind her as he fell into an unwilling sleep.William ...Oulone door

    The Spring Prophecy

    The domesticated mockingbirds that dwelled above my home took my message. I would use them to speak to the Treetop tribe but this was the first news the birds have imitated that could be considered hopeful. My words were mimicked along the sky as the flock soared to the far ends of the Sequoias, past the intertwining ligneous terraces that were home to the other treehouses. “Spring is here!” The birds tweeted.“When snow melts we begin our new lives,CAW!Carry on as usual and don’t leave yet,It's dangerous to leave,CAW!Leave only on Alphas’ command,CAW!”Their calls mingled with the thawing sound...Oulone door

    Containment

    “Uncle Ben! Uncle Ben! What day is it?” Five-year-old Kip asks, tugging the zipper of the sleeping bag next to my neck.I groan and sit up. My back cracks in protest. What day was it? What day was it? “To be honest, I’m not sure,” I finally say after a long pause. www.onedoor.cc“But I know that today will be the day.”Kip yawned and plopped himself onto the forest floor, the red and yellow leaves crunching under him. “But that’s what you always say, Uncle Ben. Today’s the day, today’s the day. When will today come?”I sigh and ruffle his hair. “Soon, Kip. Soon. Have you brushed your teeth and changed?”“Yes, U...Oulone door

    All Time Loki Part III: Less Obvious

    (Quick Note: These are not the actual myths. These are rewritten by moi, and probably not that mythologically accurate. Also, the vibe song for this story is I'm Ready by AJR. Carry on)

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