The First Four Chapters

“You look a little too lively to be a corpse, you sure you’re in the right place?” were the first words that Finley heard.

Finley stroked the flower’s gently snoring petal and it nuzzled further into his chest as if seeking warmth. “So do you have to feed this thing or something?” Finley asked the wardens closing in on him.

Theo woke up where the sky ended and space began.

The sun rose and fell on a floating castle and Theo argued with himself. Which was worse, falling from a great height, or fearing to fall from a great height? Theo worried he would never arrive on a definitive answer, as, in his mind, they both sucked.