Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The Captain climbed the steep path from the seaside village to the cave. Being high in the mountains it was often shrouded in mist. From his sixth birthday, the day his mother died, he had made this daily trek to visit his reclusive father, who refused to see anyone...
Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Together, they floated inside the cloud until they arrived at a small Island with trees, low hills, and cultivation. There were houses scattered around the shore line and into the hills. The cloud wished them well and told Atrollis that it would be ready to take them...
Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The next morning the crew silently filed into breakfast. They were covered in thick fur including their faces. Each had a straw shaped mouth protruding beyond the fur which they used to suck in the liquid breakfast the old man and the magpie had prepared, the straw...
Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The Captain had developed a psychic bond with the old man. It started when they were discussing what would happen to the damaged sailors, and the two who were missing. The Captain was sure they met their death when they dived into the ocean to fight the snakes for...
A Yellow Rose

A Yellow Rose

The Temptation Well into Autumn, there was a single, beautifully constructed yellow rose, unblemished, growing close to the edge of the garden and within easy reach of people walking the footpath. Looking carefully both ways, she, without a glance at her companion,...