Leaves danced in the breeze, touching each other and jumping free to touch again with the next surge of wind. The muted noise of their movement carried to the forest floor where the sound of the breeze didn’t penetrate, making the shadowy spaces between the giant boles a mysterious place full of ...
He licked his lips which should have been dried and cracked from being a prisoner for so long but instead they were moist and his mouth watered at the promise of food. At least his hunger made sense and his stomach tightened with the need to eat. He strained against the chains which held him and ...