The Vision
The crystal had shown terrible things. The Elder came out her dwelling. She clapped her hands and the entire village looked up at her.
“Humans are coming with axes to destroy our forest. We must protect it! All remaining archers need to go to our northern border. Falnek, take the children to the sacred Bloodwood.” There was sudden activity in the village. “Aalen, when the humans are defeated come back to us.” Aalen nodded and left with her wolf bounding in front of her.
The Elder looked over the village and her people. The crystal had shown terrible things.
Joanne Fisher
Word count: 99
This is a prequel to Aalen’s Saga.
This was written with the prompt to write a story to show what it is to protect nature around us provided by the Carrot Ranch July 23 Flash Fiction Challenge.
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Very sad, Joanne. Humans are destructive.
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Fabulously vivid! I’m right there, following the tracks of the wolf.
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Thanks 🙂
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Yep, those humans need to be stopped.
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Chilling effect the way you use the same line to open and close. It creates a sense of dread.
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Knowing the future could be good if it can be changed. If not, it’s nothing but a curse.
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Yes exactly.
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I enjoy this sneak into Aalen’s past – shows how she came from *somewhere*, and I like that.
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