Rokkoh and the Old Woman, Chapter 7

In the waning dusk, the Everglow Wood shows the world why it has been named such. As the sun lowers itself for sleep, the leaves come alive. The greenery illuminates a periwinkle, the host of trees lighting the path that winds through them. Up above, between the gaps of the glorious canopy, the sky turnsContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Old Woman, Chapter 7”

Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7

We don’t stay moving for too long; Torvald stops again minutes later. He whispers a “We’re here,” as he opens the door. With hands like cotton I lift the princess into my arms. She fusses in her slumber only for a moment, but relaxes back into me in the same moment. Outside, on the dim-litContinue reading “Rokkoh and the Princess, Chapter 7”