Gorge Site

A few yards further, the gorge opened into a small, impossible chamber. The walls were smooth, like polished glass, and in the center sat Theo, cross-legged and wide-eyed. He was unharmed. He was also staring at a point in the empty air, his lips moving silently.

She reached into her pocket and pulled out her most precious thing: a smooth, gray river stone, perfectly flat. It was the last gift from her mother, who had died the previous winter. She held it up. A few yards further, the gorge opened into

“Why? He is in no pain. And I am so very hungry.” A few yards further