All the Untested Virtue
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:59 am
((William Sears continued from Just Close Your Eyes))
In the darkness of the mines a lanky figure crept. Will's torch was off, and he kept his stick extended in front of him. After three days without proper food or rest his mind was a blur. He had barely cried when he'd heard Dom's name on the morning's announcement, and that bothered him. Will was scared and tired, and now he was walking through a set of old tunnels in the dark. He was sure there was a point to that.
He wasn't sure how much of what he was doing had a point. It had been three days since he'd woken up in his little clearing, head a bustle with plans for everyone. Three days of wandering and hiding. He hadn't saved anyone. He hadn't even found his friends! And now people were dying. Will had never imagined SOTF to be a fairytale, but how useless he'd turned out to be was really starting to weigh on his mind. What if he woke tomorrow to hear Bounce's name on the announcements? Or another one of his friends? This wasn't how it was supposed to go at all.
Will's thoughts lay heavy on his mind as he stumbled through the dark. Occasionally he stumbled over a rock or felt his stick hit the wall of the tunnel ahead of him but still he didn't turn on his torch. The darkness had a calming effect, and he felt proud of his skill in navigating the darkness. A while ago he'd seen a body. He hadn't even stopped to check it. Now Will knew he had to be sneaky.
In the darkness of the mines a lanky figure crept. Will's torch was off, and he kept his stick extended in front of him. After three days without proper food or rest his mind was a blur. He had barely cried when he'd heard Dom's name on the morning's announcement, and that bothered him. Will was scared and tired, and now he was walking through a set of old tunnels in the dark. He was sure there was a point to that.
He wasn't sure how much of what he was doing had a point. It had been three days since he'd woken up in his little clearing, head a bustle with plans for everyone. Three days of wandering and hiding. He hadn't saved anyone. He hadn't even found his friends! And now people were dying. Will had never imagined SOTF to be a fairytale, but how useless he'd turned out to be was really starting to weigh on his mind. What if he woke tomorrow to hear Bounce's name on the announcements? Or another one of his friends? This wasn't how it was supposed to go at all.
Will's thoughts lay heavy on his mind as he stumbled through the dark. Occasionally he stumbled over a rock or felt his stick hit the wall of the tunnel ahead of him but still he didn't turn on his torch. The darkness had a calming effect, and he felt proud of his skill in navigating the darkness. A while ago he'd seen a body. He hadn't even stopped to check it. Now Will knew he had to be sneaky.