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Mark J. Sanders
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Chapter 11: Snow
The trail up the mountain was steep, but the path was clear of obstacles. It didn’t take long before Osric was walking above the treetops...
Mark Sanders
Oct 11, 20191 min read
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Chapter Ten: Pattern
As he walked along the floor of the forest, Osric realized that the moss, which didn’t simply glow but pulsated with a green light that...
Mark Sanders
Oct 10, 20191 min read
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Chapter Nine: Swing
Osric recalled Wulfric’s words from yesterday, “We learn more from our failures,” and considered his predicament. Two additional moons...
Mark Sanders
Oct 9, 20191 min read
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Chapter Eight: Frail
Osric looked closely at the weaving in the cage. It didn’t look like a spider’s web at all. It was a distinct lace pattern, frail,...
Mark Sanders
Oct 8, 20191 min read
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Chapter Seven: Enchanted
Osric was unsure how long he had been unconscious. He stepped out of the workshop into a dark and moonless night filled with a billion...
Mark Sanders
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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Chapter Six: Husky
Osric sat outside the faerie’s cage, watching her. She didn’t look fearful, worried, or even concerned. She ignored Osric and turned away...
Mark Sanders
Oct 6, 20191 min read
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Chapter Five: Build
Osric returned to his master’s house with the faerie encased in ice up to her chin. He left her head exposed so she could breathe....
Mark Sanders
Oct 5, 20191 min read
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Chapter Four: Freeze
At dusk, the western sky burned orange through the gaps between the trees. Cold air had descended, and a pale mist hung upon the mossy...
Mark Sanders
Oct 4, 20191 min read
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Chapter Three: Bait
Wulfric reentered and took the ring from Osric. He placed it on his finger, and a strange look that Osric had never seen crossed his...
Mark Sanders
Oct 3, 20191 min read
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Chapter Two: Mindless
Osric knew the key to charming the inanimate was matching his mind to the object. He had to become mindless, and in doing so, he could...
Mark Sanders
Oct 2, 20191 min read
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Chapter One: Ring
Osric the Younger sat alone on a stool in the dark workshop in the back of his master’s house. Nothing else was present but an old wooden...
Mark Sanders
Oct 1, 20191 min read
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