Bent over under the punishing weight of the basket on her back, Lara paused as the sun was just breaking over the mountains. She needed to reach the market and set up her stall before the first customers came, and before the sun got too hot… the sun would spoil her fresh corn. Her basket […]
The village of Rashahan returned to normal, except for a few people: Hafez, heartbroken by the death of his only son so soon after the death of his wife, abandoned his farm. He sold his livestock and his farm, and was last seen walking east, toward Karida. Rumor had it he was journeying to far […]
Thibby bent over until his cheek touched the dirt, carefully checking the alignment of his thumb and the red marble. With his left hand he reached out and pushed a tiny fragment of something out of the way, then lifted his head again. He straightened up, steadied himself with his left hand and both knees, […]