“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
“The light of the evenfall had dwindled, bringing a knot of smoke over the blacksmith’s shop, and from one point to the next, a streak of colors lined the horizon like time’s old hand, reminding one of a Geiger tree. To the wandering eye, the eve would’ve seemed perfect except for the wall of cries that drowned its beauty.” Reading BooksReading QuotesFantasy BooksPaperbackTundraThedarkesthour Book:Tundra: The Darkest Hour Source: Tundra: The Darkest Hour
“Upon setting foot on land, the ferryman warned me I would not have a ride back. The ferryman seemed spooked by the fog. ‘Cursed lands! Cursed lands! Cletus yelled.’ I came to the realization something was wrong with Cletus when I noticed the curvature of the man’s bones. I could not understand what had transpired, for the very air seemed cool. So I shrugged it off and continued my journey past the fog.” TalesJourneysSpookedThedarkesthour Book:Tundra: The Darkest Hour Source: Tundra: The Darkest Hour