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     Sarah was standing in the middle of her assigned guest quarters. She marveled at the size of everything. All the furniture seemed big and old. She looked at the figure staring back at her from a mirror across the room.    “How did you get here?” She asked. There was a knock atContinue reading “Coreopsis 12 a”

   From over the top of the bluff, Sarah saw the tip of a roof. As they got closer, the green glow of the roof itself came into view. The anticipation was killing her. She wiggled in her seat. Orion couldn’t help but laugh. His view on life had changed so much in the timeContinue reading “Coreopsis 11 – c3”

   Sarah and Orion walked around the carriage. Before them lay the most beautiful set of ruins she had ever saw. “What was this?”    “This was the original Morian castle. Simon was the oldest son of Phillip and Judith. He had a brother Phillip. After the death of his parents, Phillip flew into aContinue reading “Coreopsis 11 – c2”

   Orion gently woke Sarah up. “One hour.” He lifted the blinds to allow the sunlight to pour into the car.    She shielded her eyes. “That wasn’t nice.”    “Sorry.”    They packed in silence. Not saying a word about the Motietoian’s. The guard. Or blocked tracks.     At the train station two portersContinue reading “Coreopsis 11 – c1”

 First insert, part six The guard brought two people with him back from the train. There was no introductions. They scrubbed up and got to work. Dying tourches were replaced with fresh ones. More hot water arrived. Soiled fabrics were taken away. Tools were boiled.  Sarah sighed, “would you asked if it’s okay to bringContinue reading “Coreopsis”

First insert, part five Sarah stretched her shoulders before rolling the elder onto his side. She looked at Orion in disbelief. “He looks like he’s been horse whipped.” The guard leaned over. Sarah could hear the joy in his voice. “Who takes a beating?” “How do you know they took them?”  “So far, all IContinue reading “Coreopsis”

first insert, part four The group of Motietoian’s circled the guard, Sarah and Orion.  “I don’t like this.” The guard murmured under his breath.  They walked through the blinding snow for what felt like an hour. Sarah was exhausted. She could only imagine how Orion felt.  The group came to a cave. Once they wereContinue reading “Coreopsis”

first insert, part 2      They played for hours. Napped on the floor. Picked at the snacks and talked.       Sarah changed from her pj’s and decided to take a walk. While the game was fun, she needed to move. Looking out the window, she learned Orion had been right in his assumption,Continue reading “Coreopsis”

Insert 1, part 1      Sarah jumped. Orion jumped a few seconds behind her. “What was that?” She asked out of breath. The pounding noise filled their car again. Orion got up, walking over to the door. A frazzled man was standing on the other side.       “Sorry to disturb you sir. WeContinue reading “Coreposis”