Baby Steps

“We shouldn’t be here,” Eulalia whispered frantically to her adventurous friend.  “It’s fine,” Mel insisted as they walked deeper into the swampy forest of Vitalus.  Eulalia stuck close to Mel’s side as they wandered down the muddy path. Neither of them knew why this forest was off limits, just that it was. Their parents insisted they should never wander in ...

It is a cold morning in Roenden, as the winter is approaching quickly. Snowstorms will soon take place more often, trapping animals and travelers with their white and deadly cloaks. In the already fallen snow, a little caravan made up by humans and Reoseans is moving as quickly as possible. The mountains casts a dooming shadow over them, but it is not the dark they fear: they heard about some bandits in the area.  The puller Duran is dragging the heavy cart, while the shadow coated Ty...

“Ooh, look at them,” an unknown vayron cooed at the two small vayrons, “You must be so proud.” The mothers smiled at the stranger, hoping they would carry on. Their two pups crawled on the ground, their large paws patting the soft ground, oblivious to the attention they gathered from passers-by. When the stranger didn’t carry on, the mothers stood up gently, bidding goodbye as they picked up their pups and m...

"Sometimes the most incidental encounters affect a lifetime, especially for the young."   ...