Troll Bridge
“He could see nothing. The dark in this place was deeper than anything he’d ever experienced. No moon or stars overhead, which was odd, as the sky seemed cloudless.
He turned around slowly.
No light shining through troll house windows or open doors.
Nothing. Nothing but the deep dark and … He banged the flat of his hand dramatically against his forehead. Of course!
“No light through windows,” he whispered to himself, “because if they forget to close the shutters and morning comes, the sunlight c...ould accidentally turn them to stone.” But that realization got him nowhere fast. And fast was what was needed if his brothers were to be rescued. Aenmarr could now be at his second wife’s house, in the larder, taking Erik or Galen off the hook and using one of the big knives to— He felt a heavy stone in his chest.
Stop it! he scolded himself, or you’ll bring on a real panic attack, a can’t-move-blinding-throw-up-no-breath attack. He forced himself to breathe slowly until he was calm again.MoreLess
He turned around slowly.
No light shining through troll house windows or open doors.
Nothing. Nothing but the deep dark and … He banged the flat of his hand dramatically against his forehead. Of course!
“No light through windows,” he whispered to himself, “because if they forget to close the shutters and morning comes, the sunlight c...ould accidentally turn them to stone.” But that realization got him nowhere fast. And fast was what was needed if his brothers were to be rescued. Aenmarr could now be at his second wife’s house, in the larder, taking Erik or Galen off the hook and using one of the big knives to— He felt a heavy stone in his chest.
Stop it! he scolded himself, or you’ll bring on a real panic attack, a can’t-move-blinding-throw-up-no-breath attack. He forced himself to breathe slowly until he was calm again.MoreLess
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