Tag: Betrayal
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Hansel and Gretel
“Bettina has farrowed.” The letter said in my Uncle Owen’s stilted terminology. “Ten perfect little piglings, four boys and six girls.” I was shown the picture. A cluster of grinning faces sniggered back at me. “Ten!” I was impressed. Lots of things impress you when you are six. “Poor Bettina!” My mother sympathized.…
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Continuum – Episode Twenty-Four: The Seer’s Lair
Newly elected as Seer to The City, Alanee finds she is the target of popular dislike. Pursued, she takes refuge in a book store where she orders a very specific book to be made. Lady Ellar advises her she must move to Cassix’s old apartment in the Upper City. Accompanied by Sala, she arrives at…
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Hallbury Summer – Episode Twenty-five Purification
The story so far: Shaken badly by his discovery of his brother Michael, bloodied and in possession of a knife, then further upset by having to watch as Michael is taken into care, Joe Palliser arrives upon his erstwhile friend Tom’s doorstep, seeking help. The door is opened, however, not by Tom but by his…
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