“On the fifth night, upon the eighth hour, as the fires burned, Abbo was stricken ill by St. Anthony’s Fire. I assumed it was the rye bread he’d eaten as I had eaten the cornbread. I recall telling Abbo to try the cornbread instead, but he never tried rye, and his heart was set on it. I should’ve known better when the merchant smiled, the man never smiles. I think he meant to hurt Abbo...” BittersweetDrearyFantasy BooksEbooksKindleunlimitedPaperbackTundraThedarkesthourLongreads Book:Tundra: The Darkest Hour Source: Tundra: The Darkest Hour
“Taking the wrong fork, I veered onto a curious road where the ground grew increasingly higher, and although my heart warned me to turn back, I didn't, for the curiosities of the mind are much stronger than imagined. During the course of my journey, I noticed trees becoming unwieldy, taking shapes my eyes had not seen. What was this peculiarity that battered my mind with such wonderment? There were no signs, nor directories, not even a guide, but my curiosities did not wind, for too eager was I to turn. So, like a child lost to the night, I walked this lonesome patch of gray until coming across a curve where the forest belt spread like wildfire, and the wild weeds and grasses produced a certain beauty not found in other parts.” DrearyEpic FantasyBooks QuotesFantasy SeriesSword And SorceryMedieval FantasyBookstagramExcerptsFantasy Author Book:Tundra: The Darkest Hour Source: Tundra: The Darkest Hour