Windfall: Chapter Three
Chapter Three “Are you alright, Wyatt?” Aiden asked. “You’ve been quiet all morning.” We sat at a long wooden table in our hotel’s dining room. Other Soldiers and Lieutenants came and went, but I hardly noticed. “Yeah,” I muttered as I stared at my empty plate. “What about last night?” Benjamin said after swallowing a mountain of scrambled eggs. “Did Roderick have you on cleaning duty, after all?” I shook my head. “He had me watch over Kara.” “Bogg’s daughter?” Aiden asked. “Why you?” “Appare...
Windfall: Chapter Three
Chapter Three “Are you alright, Wyatt?” Aiden asked. “You’ve been quiet all morning.” We sat at a long wooden table in our hotel’s dining room. Other Soldiers and Lieutenants came and went, but I hardly noticed. “Yeah,” I muttered as I stared at my empty plate. “What about last night?” Benjamin said after swallowing a mountain of scrambled eggs. “Did Roderick have you on cleaning duty, after all?” I shook my head. “He had me watch over Kara.” “Bogg’s daughter?” Aiden asked. “Why you?” “Appare...
Windfall: Chapter Two
Chapter Two I shouldn’t have been surprised that Kara was late. By the time she came down, I’d been standing in the hotel lobby for at least half an hour, according to the massive clock above the concierge’s desk. The Wolf walked towards me with the self-assuredness of someone far older than she was. On her tiny frame, it creeped me out, but I held my poker face. At least Kara decided to ditch her vomit-stained clothes from earlier. Now, she wore a wool coat that was at least a size too big. ...
Windfall: Chapter Two
Chapter Two I shouldn’t have been surprised that Kara was late. By the time she came down, I’d been standing in the hotel lobby for at least half an hour, according to the massive clock above the concierge’s desk. The Wolf walked towards me with the self-assuredness of someone far older than she was. On her tiny frame, it creeped me out, but I held my poker face. At least Kara decided to ditch her vomit-stained clothes from earlier. Now, she wore a wool coat that was at least a size too big. ...
Windfall: Chapter One
Chapter One Six days earlier… “You gonna eat that?” I looked up at Benjamin, who was staring eagerly at the untouched turkey leg on my plate. “Go for it, champ.” He grabbed it with his bare hands and gnawed on the leg like a starved vulture. “God, that’s disgusting,” I muttered. “You really should slow down and learn some etiquette,” Aiden said, who was sitting to Benjamin’s right. “We’re lucky to be at such a formal occasion.” Benjamin tried speaking with his mouth full, but I interrupted. “...
Windfall: Chapter One
Chapter One Six days earlier… “You gonna eat that?” I looked up at Benjamin, who was staring eagerly at the untouched turkey leg on my plate. “Go for it, champ.” He grabbed it with his bare hands and gnawed on the leg like a starved vulture. “God, that’s disgusting,” I muttered. “You really should slow down and learn some etiquette,” Aiden said, who was sitting to Benjamin’s right. “We’re lucky to be at such a formal occasion.” Benjamin tried speaking with his mouth full, but I interrupted. “...
Windfall: Prelude
Prelude I stood at the cusp of civilization, staring at its outer gates from the wrong side. The unadorned gray metal extended as far as my eyes could see, enclosing my world, my people, in a giant circle of rectangular pillars with no wiggle room between them, save for the gaps I knew laid bare in some regions. Omnipresent green light emanated from the pillars’ surface, rendering them visible against the night sky. They had always reminded me of bucked teeth. Inside those gates was everythin...
Windfall: Prelude
Prelude I stood at the cusp of civilization, staring at its outer gates from the wrong side. The unadorned gray metal extended as far as my eyes could see, enclosing my world, my people, in a giant circle of rectangular pillars with no wiggle room between them, save for the gaps I knew laid bare in some regions. Omnipresent green light emanated from the pillars’ surface, rendering them visible against the night sky. They had always reminded me of bucked teeth. Inside those gates was everythin...
