Disclaimer: All stories posted here are first drafts. To read the rest of the story, click here. Part 2 - Lady of Birds Timothy coughed as dust rose in the air around them. Lucy had landed on top of him, but she rose and helped him up, wiping her face with her sleeve. Bear waddled in behind them, sniffing at the floor. The room looked like an attic. Wooden floorboards, furniture and boxes scattered about, white sheets over everything. Windows covered in boards sat in the oppo

Disclaimer: All stories posted here are first drafts. To read the rest of the story, click here. Part 1 - The Secret Room The moon had not yet given up the sky to the sun when Timothy slipped out of his grandmother's cottage with Bear, his pet raccoon. His grandmother lay sound asleep within, but not for long. There were salves to prepare, ill neighbors to visit, vegetables to gather. He had to be quick. He snuck through the sleepy village to Lucy's house, which sat near the