Appearing like swamp monsters, four figures arose from the lake covered in a shroud of mud, groaning and complaining their way up and out of the water, dragging their slimy feet onto the banks.
“What are they?” Eve asked and then added, “what are they saying? is it another language?”
“These are the four that caused this calamity” said Jupiter sulkily - he absentmindedly touched his wrist where the elderly witches had constrained him. He was deeply embittered now about the whole experience.
The four figures were standing right in front of them babbling all together. It was not possible to see their eyes through the slather that coated their heads caked so thick in the their hair it was like a helmet stuck fast. They would not stop their mutterings beneath it - there were whines of complaint and protest.
“I can’t make out what they are saying”, said Eve, who sensed their discomfort by their cacophony of tones.
“That’s because I turned off their speech”, said Puck blithely.
“Turned off?” asked Eve, surprised at his casualness.
“Yes, you can do that here, if you find someone’s dialogue interruptive.”
“What are they?” Eve asked and then added, “what are they saying? is it another language?”
“These are the four that caused this calamity” said Jupiter sulkily - he absentmindedly touched his wrist where the elderly witches had constrained him. He was deeply embittered now about the whole experience.
The four figures were standing right in front of them babbling all together. It was not possible to see their eyes through the slather that coated their heads caked so thick in the their hair it was like a helmet stuck fast. They would not stop their mutterings beneath it - there were whines of complaint and protest.
“I can’t make out what they are saying”, said Eve, who sensed their discomfort by their cacophony of tones.
“That’s because I turned off their speech”, said Puck blithely.
“Turned off?” asked Eve, surprised at his casualness.
“Yes, you can do that here, if you find someone’s dialogue interruptive.”
“And thank the heavens for it I say” added Jupiter.
“It’s really a thing?” she asked disbelievingly,
“Yes, it’s a thing. I’ve done it to you several times when we needed to concentrate.”
“It’s really a thing?” she asked disbelievingly,
“Yes, it’s a thing. I’ve done it to you several times when we needed to concentrate.”
That hurt.
“Oh” said Eve quietly, “I see …”
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Finding Self - Second Guesses- Azlander Series
“Oh” said Eve quietly, “I see …”
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Finding Self - Second Guesses- Azlander Series
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