Monthly Archives: December 2016

“Melfelban, you need to think a little deeper” “Deeper? I’m deep. I can sit in a trance for 3 days! And how many elves do you know that speak primordial? I’m deep as an ancient matriarchal elephant in a thousand-foot well at the bottom of a cave!” “You see! Always joking, don’t you think there […]

I gratefully step off the lava onto the ground. The sun-warmed glassy rock has scraped my boots and knees for the past two hours. The loose scoria is soft to my worn feet. I take my bearings, lake to the south, forest ahead, and fantastically endless lava behind me. I know there is a trail […]