Crown’s Plank (sixteen) Dark Decoration

The other girls were preoccupied with Miss Antonina and her peculiar interaction with the mysterious, strapping goat that had emerged from the woods.  Tess, however, only pretended to be as enthralled.  All the while, she peeked at Tobi from the corner of her eye....

Crown’s Plank (twenty) Regret

Sabra raged. Seeing Tobi hurt was worse than any torture she had suffered at the hands of the Umlakka. Unspeakable horrors that she would never divulge were mild discomforts compared to how her heart suffered now. From her hiding place, she saw everything.  She saw...

Crown’s Plank (Twenty-Eight) Cursed Gift

Neem contemplated running.  A whisper of reason told her to stay where she was. The consequences of running would be much worse than what was coming. She knew there was truly nowhere to hide, nowhere safe. What had just taken place before her eyes was a testament to...

Crown’s Plank (twenty-nine) Under Wing

Tobi saw herself lying beside the boulder, Tess’s unconscious form atop her own. Flies covered them both. From the astral plane, she observed the ruckus that the scene had caused for all of those in the clearing. She also saw Neem fall to her hands and knees and...