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Saturday, 6 March 2021

Twelve Creatures


The twelve creatures were impressively adorned with embellished dressings and ornate crowns strung over their foreheads. Faux sapphires and emeralds glittered their girth with one single ruby encased within the beaten metal, forged to appear as flowers from the exotics, such as were not seen in the common forests of Italy. Amongst some orchids bridled were golden bells which musically chattered with their sway.

“These are a miniature breed,” hissed a voice from behind.

It was the owner of the show - entrepreneur and master of the improv - Henri Happleganger.

“A speciality from the East” he continued, softening his voice from the strained sarcasm he had greeted them with formerly.

The Brothers bowed cordially. They were used to meeting with stressed men of commerce with their impolite sufferances. There were scales, often observed - with the calmness of faith at one, and the rages of commerce at the other - and a man’s demeanour would speak well of which ruled his want, and world.


-Gabriel Brunsdon, AZLANDER: NEVER ENDINGS: Second Chances

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