Savannah Sacrifice (2014)
“She gripped her purse tight as the room came into view. It wasn’t the catacombs that she had imagined; instead the walls were covered in pictures of men in the powdered wigs of days long gone; farther down were more recent pictures, some of women with beehives and others of men with bushy sideburns. Nameplates were mounted to the wall beneath each. The closest to her read: Colonel Redbird 1803-1865, Killed in Action.
She found it hard to believe that the man in the picture—the overstuffed, bird...-beaked man—would have died fighting. He was a vulture. More than likely, he would have been out in the fields making quick work of the dead while he fed on their souls. Just like his current counterparts would do if they found her gawking in their hall.
She rushed through the room. The staccato of her footsteps filled the empty space. There was a door to her right and she stopped to listen for sound. Inside, a man was talking.
His voice was harsh and thick. “I can’t agree to this plan.MoreLess
She found it hard to believe that the man in the picture—the overstuffed, bird...-beaked man—would have died fighting. He was a vulture. More than likely, he would have been out in the fields making quick work of the dead while he fed on their souls. Just like his current counterparts would do if they found her gawking in their hall.
She rushed through the room. The staccato of her footsteps filled the empty space. There was a door to her right and she stopped to listen for sound. Inside, a man was talking.
His voice was harsh and thick. “I can’t agree to this plan.MoreLess
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