DeejahThoris

(WARNING! Mentions of physical and emotional abuse. While I try not to be too explicit with it, it's written in more detail in this first chapter) You were surprised at how nervous you were, you supposed it was mostly the over excitement. You had never been to anything like a circus before, but when you heard they’d be in town you purposefully saved what little money you could to go. The colorful tents, the exotic animals, the eccentric people, it all fascinated you to no end. You had spent the last of your extra money on seeing the trapeze act in the big tent so you were searching for something free to do before you left. The act had

Gunpowder, pine and old lingering rain were always the smells Connor associated with hunting in the bountiful Davenport forest. It had not rained in more than a week in these last days of summer, but the forest always had a way of preserving the scent of previous storms. He and Myriam were checking their traps and snares for any game. Norris was trying to help (always wanting to spend time with his wife) but he wasn't much use. In the end he just helped carry any catches they found, while he rambled on about the new rumors he heard at the inn. "No, I'm telling you two, it's this great white beast- larger than even our American wolves!" He i