On every day they asked the Heartless Box to count the numbers of the City of Aznot. How many people, how much food, how many houses, the size of those houses, the width of the streets, the size of the apples. The number of children, the sizes of their shoes, the height of the skyContinueContinue reading “The Heartless Box and the Matrix”
Category Archives: Exploits of the Guardians of the Cave
Constance Tames the Wind
On Friday, Constance traveled to the highest point, the high place, that she might find the wind so strong in its home. The wind blew mighty breaths and gusts, but Constance could not lay her hands upon it, nor hold it, nor grasp it in any way. She cast about, that she might discover theContinueContinue reading “Constance Tames the Wind”
To Az and Aznot
The City of Az, great in stature and green in inclination, building not so high but of proportion well designed. The people and creatures there minding the energies that came out the great wind engines above the rooves. The waters come to the city brought and held with respect and care such that those leavingContinueContinue reading “To Az and Aznot”
The Not Brave Robin
There came in sight upon the track way a battle most fierce. A bird no larger than the fist of a young child was set upon by a wolf the size of a house, its fur, all rough and foul, with drool falling from its fangs, each the length of a knife. All the timeContinueContinue reading “The Not Brave Robin”
The Bridge Over the River Why
They came, three knights, a fox, and a box of thoughts, to great ravine across which spanned a bridge most marvellous. Beneath the bridge ran a fine river with quick cold waters whose body could not be easily crossed. The knight Constance spoke, We shall cross the bridge now and come soon to the City.ContinueContinue reading “The Bridge Over the River Why”
Thin Ice
The Ice, a lake or wide river could not be counted, a sea of ice all covered to the sides. Ice made hard, wherein all manner of creatures made their homes. In it, on it and under it. Ice for all the time of memory, hard and true, now in this time of broken airs,ContinueContinue reading “Thin Ice”
The Not Clever Fox
Now, together through the wall, through the smoky dark, now the air, relief and commitment. Many distances to cover before they might come to the city, the City of Az, the Greener City. First appeared but an orchard, albeit an orchard as wide as the seas. The trees, lines of trees with boughs of fruitContinueContinue reading “The Not Clever Fox”
The Shadow Wall
The shadow that deceives watches. Some journey, dust, sound, they went, they traveled, it was not hot, it rained. They were together and yet in the rain fell shadows not is with the shining armour to rust, to decay, to stifle. There is a darkness that watches, a mind that sees. The darkness cloaks uponContinueContinue reading “The Shadow Wall”
The Three Gauntlets
No more dreams, no more visions, the Blue Knight sought travel to the castle that was the stronghold of the Guardians of the Cave there whence Vivainne Desegur and her beloved Constance kept their vigil for the world. He came that he might shew to them in speech that Shining City which he had seenContinueContinue reading “The Three Gauntlets”
The Silent Spring
Water, fast and slow moving clear in the ground, from the ground, over the stones, no sound, no little voices, as it danced, no lapping or sighing, neither splashing nor dripping could be heard. Out from the simple rock it came like a magic spell without end always, always flowing silent and strong. Vivainne atContinueContinue reading “The Silent Spring”
The Guardians of the Cave 