When the sphinx woke once more, she lay in a darkening cell. Stone by stone, mortar by mortar, her eyes raised the walls to the blackened timbers of the ceiling far above. A short and narrow window with not shutter, nor bar, made the light just a memory around the cell, its dark corners allContinueContinue reading “The Sphinx Looks Out”
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King Goat
The Goat lived by the tree, every day it went to the river to drink. Obviously, thought the goat, because I can go to the river and drink whenever I wish, the river belongs to me. It is my river to do with as I will. I shall call it the river Drink. One day,ContinueContinue reading “King Goat”
The Wounded Sphinx
Now that the journeys were close to begin, the four Knights bade farewells and much vow to come and visit. The Blue Knights went first straight into the dark forest, keen to become to the great city of Az where their child would be raised. Not knowing. In a forest some may say that timeContinueContinue reading “The Wounded Sphinx”
A Better World
Now that the seas could breathe once more, certain things, question marks, unsolved issues. The People of Mer said, we don’t want you here any time soon, go hence from our seas and never darken our cave doors again. The enchantment in breathing is done and you will drown unless you quit this place immediatement.ContinueContinue reading “A Better World”
The Emperor of Chaos
Now the Sphinx awoke and saw the wisps of Dark War flow away. She knew that once the Dogs and Cats of War were unleashed then there was no means to call them to heel, other than this. I see, e said, that war has come to trouble the world once more. I know thatContinueContinue reading “The Emperor of Chaos”
Blue and Yellow Knights
A story can be told, another story may be true, yet another may be more to our taste. Some stories throw us in clear relief and yet other stories make of us more than we are. How then are we to see, I mean see, the story that is our truth and then also theContinueContinue reading “Blue and Yellow Knights”
The Bigger Picture
The Blue Woman travelled far under the seas and oceans in searching for the full of troubles of it. Many had been seen and not understood. At first, she decided that she might be to destroy all civilization on land, but after some discussion with the Mer People, it was decided that this might beContinueContinue reading “The Bigger Picture”
All at Sea
The small fish had swum so fast away, anywhere, away from those terrible jaws. The Blue Woman laughed, a bubble laugh, and turned around to find herself foursquare in the face, and teeth and maw of a great monster looking direct into her. Drawing her sword high up, she pushed it to strike the bigContinueContinue reading “All at Sea”
Diving In
With a great splash the Blue woman entered into the sea. Now, before we enter the underwater world with the Blue Woman, let us talk and discuss all diving and concomitant enthusiasms. For, as we all know well, there are many benefits and pitfalls associated with ‘diving in’. Jumping in, diving in, going for it,ContinueContinue reading “Diving In”
Lost and Found
The three knights travelled some days and some days. The Blue Woman Knight following back the way she had come, to the rocky shore where she had first become herself. Here they found some fisherwomen and fishermen who were good with fish. Although they knew the whereabouts of the Blue Knight, they would not tellContinueContinue reading “Lost and Found”
The Guardians of the Cave 