Flash Fiction: Toadeater
Flash Fiction: Toadeater
A stench wrenched nine-year-old Toadeater from his sleep, bringing him to his feet with a roar. The chain and collar around his neck brought back to him where here was. He knew it was a myth that ogres don’t feel terror. That smell, that was terror. The hair-faced dwarf guard raised his hammer, yelling at him. Stupid dwarf. The dwarf knew Toadeater didn’t understand him. Raising his hand,…
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“We have to find you a new home, Kiki,” Tia said, waking her sleeping pet with a reassuring rub as the dawn light penetrated the nest she’d built her in the jungle. Kiki yawned, stretched, and placed her paw on Tia before answering, as she tended to do whenever she needed reassurance. She blinked her large eyes and in her low purring voice, she asked, “Why?” “My brat sister was spying and…
