Stories tagged “cathedral”
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Confessional
The spoon in the cup rattled like the jangling chains of a tortured apparition as Father Rodge attempted to stir. He had already had three cups of tea this evening, but his nerves needed suppressing. All he had done all night was take confessions. But ...
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Protector
The gates to the cathedral were framed with rough cut stone formed in an impressive arch. Perched above, an enormous stone gargoyle stood watch like it had for a century. Tonight, like most nights lately, its thoughts were filled with the myriad of sec...
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Bring Me Your Weary
He’d been riding for days. How long didn’t really matter… After his escape from the last batch of gangs roaming the wastes he just wanted to find a place to bed down and call his own. Accompanied only by the voice of his iron steed as...
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Green Cathedral
The last of Drayden’s footfalls were muted by a carpet of pine needles, soft and silencing, lending a spring to his step that mirrored the carefully contained excitement that he felt every time he neared the grove. He broke cover from the ferns, ...
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What He Would Want
I stood, though my gaze and my heart remained on the stone floor. Attempts to wipe the tears from my eyes only succeeded in smudging gray and black across my face, a sad raccoon in tattered armor. The night’s clouds parted allowing the moon smile...
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The Father of Wisdom
“Who are you?” The words echoed across the pale marble expanse, dancing across the buttresses and arches of the lofty cathedral. Standing at the end of the room on a small podium, the lone figure turned and faced the speaker. “Hello, ...