Paradox I
Chapter One
Excerpt from "Heart of the Raven" by J. C. Wilder
Dani reached into the wagon and pushed the heap of smelly blankets aside. As
soon as the weather warmed, she'd have to wash the blankets and clothes. Until
then they'd just have to stay dirty. It's not as if the men ever noticed anyway.
She located a pottery flask of ale in the back of the wagon. With short mincing
steps, she walked to her father, doing her best to avoid Knot and Dar.
"'Bout time." He snatched the flask from her grip. "You're as slow as a
Sladerian sloth and twice as ugly. Get out of my sight," he snarled. "I don't
want to see your face before morn. Do ye hear, girl?"
Dani scrambled back toward the wagon, the chain hampering her, and she received
a sharp pinch on her buttock that sent her stumbling. She shot Knot an evil
glare as she made her way back to the wagon. Grabbing her meager bedroll from
the back, she slipped under the wagon into the dubious safety offered between
its wheels.
She unfolded a small grass mat and placed it on the cold, hard ground. Sitting
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