THE WILL STORY
It didn’t take long until they reached the opposite wall. Will had told himself not to look back until he made it to the rocks, but once he got there, he jolted himself sideways to better see. Swoop was still okay. Right now, two Swoops were in the air, but both flew...
Bet and Ezra must have noticed the eyes as well. Their conversation died away, and Will heard Bet’s voice as it trembled with insecurity. “What… is that?” she said. Neither Will nor Ezra answered. They didn’t need to. The creature was emerging. “Backward may be...
“I don’t want to stop,” Will said. Ezra hadn’t always had the nicest of attitudes, but he did seem to be pretty aware of what was going on. If he thought someone might be following them, there was a good chance he was right. “Yeah, I don’t want to stop either.” Bet...
Will wanted badly to see what it would be like to enter one of those portals, or pockets as Bet and Ezra called them, but he decided that it’d be best if he waited. Ezra was right. They didn’t know anything about it and couldn’t help Will with any issues he might come...
“Fine,” Ezra said. “Let’s let ‘em eat.” Will could tell Ezra was a trying to stifle his excitement. They let the Links go and gather food, but Ezra wasn’t comfortable leaving Tenebrim alone. The praying mantis probably needed supervision the least, but Ezra was...
“Tomorrow,” Will said. “I’ll try and decide tomorrow.” His heart told him what to do, but he wasn’t up for sharing it tonight. It was nice to be open and honest with Ezra and Bet, but the story of their parents had left him feeling pained. He hurt for them. He...
“Our parents didn’t agree with the Emperor. They were meeting with a group secretly to decide what could be done about it. They were trying to get others to take a stand and not just let him walk all over everyone.” Will didn’t interrupt. It seemed as if Ezra had more...
Will took the map and spread it against the ground. It was bigger than he thought, so he took a couple heavier rocks and placed them on the corners to help keep it flat. It was a strange-looking map. It was only black and white and looked like it had been drawn with...
“Is that thing looking at you?” Bet said. Will didn’t know what to say. It definitely seemed as if the toad looked right toward his direction. “Why yes, I think it certainly is,” The Mender said, smiling. The three of them weren’t the only ones alarmed by the beast’s...
Will wondered what had done it. Why had Tenebrim suddenly reconsidered? Then he felt the warmth. It spread through his back and up to the front of his chest. The cut he’d received only seconds before was sealing itself and a joyful feeling began to chase away his...