The Oracles wandered off carrying the time incinerator, checking its vitals from moment to moment as they walked or shuffled along. A sheep, with flames running constantly along its back, walked up and stood casually looking at the Sphinx. You are on fire, said the Sphinx quietly, not speaking too loud so as to notContinueContinue reading “The Fire Sheep”
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Sphinx in the Underworld
Then, and then the Sphinx took leave of all the world of living and made her way deep through the hidden cave to the river Styx. She must not pay as she has no soul, of an elemental being made. Hello, can you take me across the river please. You must pay me, the boatman,ContinueContinue reading “Sphinx in the Underworld”
The Raggedy Man
Beneath the tree, adjacent to the flowing of water, the Darkest Knight had awoken refreshed. The Darkest Knight, refreshed. Are you ready to return to the Hostel for the Homeless, where you must absorb all the terrors and worries of those who pass? Asked the Sphinx. The Sphinx I am ready, my slate is wipedContinueContinue reading “The Raggedy Man”
The Ancestral Pile
When I was a young Darkest Child, my home, a chateau, seemed much undone by siege and siege engine. The stone was fall all about in great heaps and only some few chambers and dungeons kept the cold and wind in their place. The reason, this is because my parent and mother were very keenContinueContinue reading “The Ancestral Pile”
Journey to the Feet of a Woman
The Sphinx and the Knights left the forest clearing to the birds and creatures of the quiet places. The two knights rode upon their horses and the Sphinx made good progress on its four clawed feet. Where shall we be when we have got there, said the Sphinx, not in any manner out of breath.ContinueContinue reading “Journey to the Feet of a Woman”
The Lost One
These are my stories, said the Sphinx to the Blue and Gold Knights, there are more narrative threads upon which you may wish to pull, but I leave that to your judgement as you have been so patient and listened so faithfully to my song. The Blue and Gold Knights awoke as if from aContinueContinue reading “The Lost One”
Sphinx in the West
Forwards and forwards now to the West, Westwards, Westerly. To the left looking North, to the right looking South. The Sphinx travelled. Maybe not, maybe the Sphinx just faced to the West, face to the wind. To the West, where the wind comes out the sky, where the wind comes come down to bend theContinueContinue reading “Sphinx in the West”
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”
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”
Releasing the Words to the Wilds
When The Knights Exemplar, Constance and Vivainne came to the trysting place with bags full of words, fresh and wriggling to get out into the wild once more. They found a Knight that was Blue, but then again was not the Blue Knight. Who are you then, that you know not your trusted friends andContinueContinue reading “Releasing the Words to the Wilds”
The Guardians of the Cave 