5/28/2023 0 Comments Chosen by K.F. Breene![]() ![]() “Kick it,” Gracas prodded again, leaning over to get a proper glance into the bundle of probable human and possible female. “They’d be the type to just dump one of their women.” “It could be a Mugdock girl,” Gracas spat. It was a small step, but it was large enough for his chest to puff up with importance. ![]() And she deserved it!” Leilius was only a year older than Gracas, but he was one step higher in the chain of command. “ I’m not going to kick it ! What if it is a girl? The last time I kicked a girl my dad slapped me across the room then made me do hard labor for a week. A boy just budding into manhood, Gracas was still fascinated by slugs and bugs and, apparently, slightly alien dead things. The frayed, dirt crusted sheet covering the pile of probably dead human needed to be incinerated to rid it of the obvious bacterial infestation. ![]() It almost looked like a skeleton had been held next to the tree on a string, and then released, falling in a cascade of bones to form a pile at the base. “A girl, I think,” Leilius commented slowly.īoth boys stood frowning down at the twiggy, brown-splotched limbs slumped against the burnt trunk. Despite the rule against it, he stood with his hands in his pockets. ![]() He stared down at an oddly shaped bundle. ![]()
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