Nocturne
**Chapter Five - Nocturne** Cass had claimed the standard bed, leaving Thomas to sleep on the hidden foldout mattress. The ferret girl threw herself on the bed ungracefully and stared at the stealing. Heaving a monstrous sigh, she considered the...
Stranger than Fiction
**Chapter Four - Stranger than Fiction** ** ** Cass's fuzzy feeling intensified and she thought she had gone completely blind. She could not speak, she could not react; all she was able to do was stand frozen as the energy enveloped her. She vaguely...
Sigil
**Chapter Three - Sigil** ** ** Cass did not hear from Thomas for the rest of the weekend or even into the start of the week. On Wednesday, the first day her history class met, Cass mentally rehearsed her portion of the presentation over her chicken...
Bomb Shelter
**Chapter Two - Bomb Shelter** ** ** The project was about as exciting as could be expected for a class outside of her major. While they were both working, Cass broke the silence. "So have you heard about the bunker or whatever the U is supposed to...
Prologue and Chapter One - Saturday
**Prologue** Cass's panting in the night was suppressed by the tangle of cedar and fir surrounding her on either side as she darted down the straight but narrow stretch of cobble ahead. The only accompanying sounds were the soft scuffing of her...
Angel Falls
_Angel Falls Summit - 2.1 mi, 1450 ft elev. increase_ _ _ "Should be easy, right? I bet the view is gorgeous." I said, clutching Elizabeth's hand in both of mine. "I'm so excited to be hiking with you!" Elizabeth looked away from the sign and...
Whisperwillow
"What are you waiting for? Come on, put it in!" I shook my head and snapped out of my trance. Whisperwillow crouched on all fours on the bed in front of me. I was reminded of why I had fallen under her spell: her scaly tail flagged, each gentle flick...