The Golden Apple
“Kayla stopped short, turning to look at him over her shoulder, her eyes wide. Questioning.
“I don’t think this is it.” He felt no ease of the relentless pressure of the enchantment.
He moved cautiously around the side of the shed, and a kick of surprise stopped him in his tracks. It was a small village.
The little cottages crowded along a strip of hard-packed earth, creating a rustic village square, protected on three sides. The houses were rough, wood and thatch, but the shutters were well-fit...ted and summer daisies and roses flourished in front of steep-pitched porches.
They were standing in a field, a large village green, holding a small herd of black-and-white cows. One of them had claw marks down its flank, and Rane thought immediately of Kayla’s kitty.
A road, narrow but well-kept, snaked off to their left into the forest, in the direction of Therston.
He became aware of the silence, loud as a roar in his ears. The swish of the wind in the trees and the erratic bird song only accentuated the lack of human sound.MoreLess
“I don’t think this is it.” He felt no ease of the relentless pressure of the enchantment.
He moved cautiously around the side of the shed, and a kick of surprise stopped him in his tracks. It was a small village.
The little cottages crowded along a strip of hard-packed earth, creating a rustic village square, protected on three sides. The houses were rough, wood and thatch, but the shutters were well-fit...ted and summer daisies and roses flourished in front of steep-pitched porches.
They were standing in a field, a large village green, holding a small herd of black-and-white cows. One of them had claw marks down its flank, and Rane thought immediately of Kayla’s kitty.
A road, narrow but well-kept, snaked off to their left into the forest, in the direction of Therston.
He became aware of the silence, loud as a roar in his ears. The swish of the wind in the trees and the erratic bird song only accentuated the lack of human sound.MoreLess
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