Eight Sentences for Sunday 4/7/13 Excerpt from Dreamer

The oasis was a glittering haven filled with water, small creatures, and the laughter of two children. Thornton wished they could stay in paradise forever, but soon they must face the desert sands again to search for a more permanent hiding place.

            On the third day at the camp, Thornton had stumbled across the body of a man in the thick undergrowth. He had taken the man’s sword as a weapon and had searched the body for identification. In the man’s pocket, he had found a journal with hastily scrawled entries about running from a dragon. The victim had apparently died of exhaustion, fleeing in terror. Thornton had buried the poor soul, carefully concealing his actions while the children played. He had ministered silently over the grave, saying the only prayer he had ever been taught, “…And bless the great dragons.”