Tane and the Regent had left us in the meantime, sliding back to whatever needed to be done among the ever more ragged ranks of the Crows that were left. It hurt that they left, but I was an adult and knew that they had their own jobs. Isaac’s office was in the basement, a … Read moreAn End For Crows (Part 10)
The Admiral burst into rasping laughter, and thumped an aged fist against the desk. “You want to summon your people’s hero? Isn’t he dead?” “We have enough pieces of him to make him again,” Jay said. I could feel, from this close, how the corruption inside of his flared up as he stoked it, teasing … Read moreAn End For Crows (Part 9)
The worm stopped moving after what felt like forever, and long after I felt safe standing next to Isaac. Something had stolen his soul and replaced it with grimness and darkness, and I couldn’t stay next to him for much longer. So it was gladly that when the gills of the great creature opened we … Read moreAn End For Crows (Part 8)