Melita
they should have checked the ashes
of the women they burned alive
of the women they burned alive
The fire crackled and she rotated the spit for a little while, content with the outcomes. At least the food was easy to roast and understand; far much more than everything else diminishing and flickering upon them.
Over all those foundations though, she didn’t hear her uncle arriving at her door – not when she was far, far away from it and enjoying the refreshing air. But luckily her companions did, and Sila immediately perked up, rushing off and upwards, to hover over the house and towards the front. Landing upon one of the eaves, she called out to Sunjata, an eager little screech of recognition, before meandering amidst the air again and circling backwards, indicating where the Honeybee and Fangorn lingered.
Over all those foundations though, she didn’t hear her uncle arriving at her door – not when she was far, far away from it and enjoying the refreshing air. But luckily her companions did, and Sila immediately perked up, rushing off and upwards, to hover over the house and towards the front. Landing upon one of the eaves, she called out to Sunjata, an eager little screech of recognition, before meandering amidst the air again and circling backwards, indicating where the Honeybee and Fangorn lingered.
because it takes a single wild ember
to bring a whole wildfire to life
to bring a whole wildfire to life
