I smiled at the groundhog. It was my very best smile. The one I reserve for suckers. The Big Oonch played big, but he was no match for my charm. He’d follow me across the Irascible Sea and back. I’d settle for him watching my back. I knew what I was planning was crazy. Those […]
“This is a bad idea, dollface,” My concerns were falling on deaf ears. “It’ll be fine…” the cat lady had ice running through her veins. Here we were planning to take on three Coven wolves and she was as cool as a cucumber. Of course, if all went according to plan, we wouldn’t have to […]
I liked the dark. It was soothing to my eyes. The other animals could fear the dark, with all its uncertainty, but I wasn’t the type to get scared. The Burroughs are dark. A city built inside a mountain would have to be. So yeah, it was my city. I kept watch over it. Predators […]
“Are you alright?” Nektara didn’t know what she was. She had been in the dark awaiting illumination when the floor dropped out from under her. But rather than fall, she just hung there in the nothingness, allowing that sick feeling in her stomach to linger and grow, until finally her whole body felt numb. “What […]
Nektara sat alone in the antechamber to Crismus’ domain. Todrick had left hours ago. The old owl had taken one look at the fox and pronounced that it was too soon for his visit and had sent him back to Verdant. Todrick had seemed disappointed, but Crismus told him there were others the fox needed […]