Inglefrith
was at his wits’ end. He’d been searching for Mallinger for a week – so had his
other children, the neighbours… Fusterbury was a big place, and although some
searchers had ventured out into the wild country, none had dared go too far out
of fear of the wolves that prowled there.
Sitting
at his modest dinner of spit-roasted rat, he tried to keep his spirits up for
the sake of the other kids, but inside every nerve ending tingled with dread.
Mal was in the terminal stages of the disease. There was nothing to be done for
him, but you needed to be with your family at a time like that. If he’d gone
looking for help elsewhere, he wasn’t going to find it. Mal needed to be back
here now – but what if it was already too late?
22 comments:
I can visualise the sad scene of epidemic and death in Fusterbury in your pithy snippet.
Best wishes,
Moon
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Hi Nick - Inglefrith - lovely name ... and yes sometimes we cannot get up and go - we need to be around ... Roasted Rat - no thank you!
Fascinating snippets - I did answer feathering re horses yesterday ... cheers Hilary
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Poor Ingelfrith worrying about Mallinger.
Sophie
Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - Dragon Diaries
mmm--spit-roasted rat--my favorite!
I really really hope Mal comes back.
i can totally picture a man sitting with a worried face and a pensive smile and kids talking and chattering around him
A Peice Of My Life
Aw, that's sad. But I love the names you chose.
Some unusual and interesting names, Nick.
Spit-roasted rat? Huh? I suppose it fits perfectly into the world you've created.
Very moving. You have a gift. Thanks for sharing and happy blogging!
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Whoa. Tension. Well done.
The Multicolored Diary: WTF - Weird Things in Folktales
Inglefrith is a cool name. Enjoyed this snippet!
Mmmmm. Gotta love a good tasty spit-roasted rat. :)
Spit roasted rat - there's something you don't see on a menu everyday!
Debbie
Was he, wasn't he? I guess he didn't leave before he finished his rat. I mean, who would?
Another day in Amble Bay!
Great build up of tension there. Hope he finds Mal before its too late.
Nilanjana
Madly-in-Verse
I wanna play Gravball more than ever now, especially if it's a choice between that or enjoying a second helping of rat. Uggghhh.
I do hope it turns out Mal has ventured upon the cure for himself and everyone else!
Perspectives at Life & Faith in Caneyhead
That's so moving! But I loved the name you chose!
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That's an intriguing name as well as an intriguing snippet!
Uh oh... But I have a feeling Mal may be on to something.
Ew, rat! =.=
(does it taste like chicken)
Well, that's creepy. sounds like a dire situation, with external dangers and the diseasse affecting people. Great mood.
@JazzFeathers
The Old Shelter - 1940s Film Noir
Yup, I really like your names. I want to read the stories just for them :-)
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