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”
Category Archives: Guardians Fables
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”
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”
Words at the Sea
In the dark of the night, a sound, a footfall, the rasp of weapons upon mail woke the three knights. To arms, spoke Vivainne in a calm and strong voice, they are come to steal away these words that we have rescued and mistreat them once more, it cannot be allowed. With that the knightsContinueContinue reading “Words at the Sea”
The Three Kongs
We are Kongs, said the creature from the depths of its armchair, which looked more and more like a gimbled travelling couch, and what we do is seek a star that has been foretold. When we reached the bakery wherein the star was predicted to rise in the yeast, we knocked upon the door. WhoContinueContinue reading “The Three Kongs”
The Tale of the White Stone
I am so sorry, said the person who entered, The door provided less resistance than I had imagined. She turned and closed the door softly. I have attempted, she continued, somewhat ineffectually, to tame my hair so as not to present too wild a spectacle and cause you to retract your kind offer. Then, stoopingContinueContinue reading “The Tale of the White Stone”
The Door Between Us
The Blue Knight came low, with little confidence to speak of. His tales were not appreciated by the citizens of Az. He decided to try one final tale that might shew his mind in clear. Thus came The Tale of The Door Between Us. There came, one evening late, a knocking on the door ofContinueContinue reading “The Door Between Us”
There Came a Camel
The camel came and went in the dessert, coming and going on the sand. The camel ate sand and drank sand and breathed sand and knew nothing but sand. The camel came and went on the great sand mountains and across the great sand plains. The camel came and went. Once upon a day theContinueContinue reading “There Came a Camel”
The Guardians of the Cave 