White walls book cases   stone cold angel faces   book spines calfskin   moonlight bedim.   Faux fur- garments   bent page- parchment   cold floor- marble   closed door- startled.   Perked ears on walls, mask the downfall.   Speak less, hear more.   Stop the folklore.   Poison my tea- full glass, ...

Part One|Part Two|Part Three _____ He stumbled out of the portal and into the depths of a cave, shivering violently, his teeth gnashing together. Frost tipped his hair, melted on his clothes as the warm air greeted him. A clatter of metal on stone reverberated. Startled, he backpedaled, then noticed a distinct gleam on the ...