The square was filled with tables, laid out in straggly rows, and loaded with all manner of things, from bowls stacked three apiece to sacks...

Asa was snoring in the bottom bunk. Berit burrowed her head under the blanket. It was scratchy, but warm. 'Ugh, Ber....stop hogging ...

'Just stay still ...' She wasn't sure herself quite why she wanted the bird, only that it was something alive, and undemanding. ...

Gagging, she took the foul-tasting cloth from her mouth, and dropped it to the floor. Her fumbling hands told her there was no way to open t...

Once summers stretched long  and hot beaches became deserts. Woods were wild, dangerous places. We sat barefoot on branches. Trees wer...

[This is just a snippet I wrote trying to get a feel for the world. It won't occur in the actual story, but something like it might.] ...

Like David I found my weapons on the battlefield, repelling the invaders of our golden hoard. They swarmed, and clamouring, massed for t...