charloft 100 drabbles - 82. Meetings (some point in the distant

Half a day of rain had left K’tanya in a foul mood. It was bad enough that she had been cooped up indoors all morning. Now she had to deal with the road through the village, which was a muddy mess.

“May I be of assistance?”

Turning her head she saw a charming young man with a hint of mischief in his eyes. He smiled as he offered her his arm. “I promise I don’t bite. Hard.”

“I’ll be the judge of that,” she said with a coquettish smile as she accepted his offer.

The afternoon was definitely looking up.

charloft 100 drabbles - 92. Guardian Angel

K’tanya appeared in his dreams, trying to shore up the wall that had so recklessly been torn asunder by another of her kind. It wasn’t much, but she did what she could to help him keep his sanity and sense of self.

“I have to help him, K’tanya.”

“You’re not strong enough yet. Just give me a little more time.”

“There isn’t any more time. I have to do this now, or it’ll be too late.”

She sighed, but slowly nodded. “I can’t rebuilt the wall, but I’ll keep the memories at bay for a little while.”

“It’ll be enough.”