Core Memory_Desert Winds_Becoming Nameless Knights_Keep Digging
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It shouldn't have bothered him. Cole grabbed a blade of grass and absent-mindedly pulled it apart. He was sitting on the lawn in front of his house. The sun was burning awww.onedoor.cct its highest peak and the stillness of summer kept his mouth parched. He held a flask in his hands- twirling the contents before deciding to quench his thirst. He glanced at his watch again, annoyed that his last days of freedom had no urgency in his friend's mind. Twenty minutes late, he thought to himself as he heard the heavy breathing and light footsteps head his way. Cole got up and patted the dirt off his pants, doing h...
Desert Winds
As the first rays of sunlight touched the desert, a man stood watching a van weaving down the dusty road. The man looked down at a device in the palm of his hand. Pulling a tattered prayer mat from his run-down car and unrolled it next to him as the van approached. Kneeling on the mat, he slid the device under his robe.The van stopped, and Abdul el-Azzam saw two armed men step out. They dressed in typical attire, and one of them spoke in Arabic, "What brings you out on the road so early?"Responding to the man in perfect Arabic, Abdul said, "I wanted to get an early start to sell my wares in to...
Becoming Nameless Knights
Wading in the mud of the melee, Danielle Longbow yelled encouragement to her troops. “Don’t stop now. We’re running out of time. It’s almost sunset. Make it through this and you’re on your way to a knighthood.”“Can’t we just call it a day just a little early?” Anne Hyland asked, she raised her wooden sword to face Sir Danielle and parried slashes, taking a stab to the centre of her gambeson. Miss Hyland fell heavily into the muck and wheezed. Her brown eyes were red from frustration.“Get up,” growled Sir Longbow, “almost there.” Moving on through the lethargic battle she kicked at other hopef...
Keep Digging
Keep DiggingHasan and his men had dug three wells, each proving to be a worthy endeavor. Each well could produce enough water for a whole village for many years. However, there were more than a few problems that arose.First, the villagers began to quarrel over the water, and different ones claimed possession of the well even though it was on land that belonged to Hasan’s family and he and his men had dug it. Then there were the frequent droughts that brought stragglers from nearby villages, nomads, and the occasional sojourner. Soon, Hasan and his family relocated to other ancestral lands. Th...