dragondoodle

It doesn’t matter where you live, it doesn’t matter what’s your place. All we have to learn is to love our Self. Even when the storm is inside of you, even when your sun hasn’t shone in a while, all we have to learn is to be brave and to love. Because once you learn this, nothing will ever be the same. You won’t make the same mistakes. You will learn to heal from within. You will learn to heal your Self.

Jade and Shok walked down the road towards the temple that they apparently had to inspect. They were surrounded by rolling green hills and trees as far as the eye could see. The weather was bright and clear – fitting for a picnic. Or a work of evil. Shok’s cloak fluttered in the wind as he bragged to Jade about one of his favorite experiments. But Jade was not interested. As her armor clanked against the rhythm of her steps, all she wanted was to get out of this miserable place and head home. But Shok was oblivious to her disinterest. “…the man cried out in pain as I poured more magic into him, determined to succeed!” He continued passionately. “I saw his limbs twist, his face stretch, his neck elongate – much like the others before. Then, finally, it went past the strange half point. Hands and feet became full hooves, the spine bending in such a manner as to make it impossible for my subject to stand on two feet. He was forced onto all fours and let out a distinct cry that was not

“Just so we’re on the same page, why are you being so quiet?” We had been on highway 16 for a few hours by the time I asked. Even when we had stopped for lunch, he had kept his mouth shut, only saying enough to order his food. He perked up at the sound of my voice. “I thought some space would do you good. Was I wrong?” I fidgeted with the fresh bandage on my hand. Taking off the old gauze earlier had reopened the cut. It had been itching since, and I was struggling to leave it alone. “No.” “If the silence is uncomfortable, then I’m more than happy to talk with you.” “You’re going to do what you want to do regardless of how I feel.” He scoffed. “Honestly, must you be presumptuous? I’ve more than shown I know how to be polite and courteous of others.” “When you feel like it.” “I wish you would stop taking advantage of the fact that we’re alone to be like this.” “It evens the playing field.” That caught him off-guard. I wondered if Switch was finally starting to get why my