They asked the Blue Knight to Solve the Problem of the Used Wineskin Mountain. Wineskins on the floor, wineskins in the trees, wineskins everywhere, a plague of wineskins, a plethora of wineskins. Make them into something, he thought, hats? no, baby clothes? No, houses? impossible. Then the Blue Knight went to the street to seeContinueContinue reading “The Blue Knight and the Wineskin Mountain”
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Vivainne Feeds Approximately 500
Then Vivainne went into the city where the people had no food, she was disconsolate and made depressed by the sight of children who were hungry and without food. The Guides of the city, for it was their remit, came with her and spoke with her. Telling her that her quest was to fill theContinueContinue reading “Vivainne Feeds Approximately 500”
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”
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 Trials of Stephen Pig
This is a page taken from the Great Book of the Guardians of the Cave depicting an episode from The Trials of Stephen Pig. There is little doubt amongst the academics that this story is based on true events, in which the Guardians played some part. It is, however, probable that the actors and eventsContinueContinue reading “The Trials of Stephen Pig”
The Falling Apple
The apple falls, drawn to the earth by love In a small town not far from here, in an orchard, a man sat under an apple tree to eat his lunch. He had sat there many times in the time of the harvest of apples and had never been troubled by any thoughts or feelings,ContinueContinue reading “The Falling Apple”
The Potato Larger Than a House
In a small town, not far from here, there lived a man who was proud of his vegetables. It was said that his dominance of the largest vegetable category at the local fayre was undisputed. For many years, since he had ceased to work as a tailor in the town and passed that responsibility onContinueContinue reading “The Potato Larger Than a House”
The Convergence of the Days
In a small town, not far from here, a day dawned like many others. In the morning there was a small shower before the sun came out. The children went to school and the men and women worked hard at their jobs and tasks for the day. The bread was baked, and the bread wasContinueContinue reading “The Convergence of the Days”
The Flaming Scholar part 6 – The Rescue
Whilst the first tendrils of smoke from the kitchen were tentatively fingering the various routes into the main thoroughfares of the chateau, the first alarm went up and the sounds of doors opening, and the clatter of shod feet began to wake the silence. The two guards at the gate who had been told toContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 6 – The Rescue”
The Flaming Scholar part 2 – The Meeting
The meeting room was the kitchen of an old rambling farmhouse belonging to the cousin of the Innkeeper. The house was situated in an extremely out of the way corner of the countryside surrounded by flat open fields, which gave a good view of the only approach. It was also not far from the coast,ContinueContinue reading “The Flaming Scholar part 2 – The Meeting”
The Guardians of the Cave 