Umwelt: Darkness Flows Like A River Episode 40: Trials and Strange Company

Moe would run. He would run until he broke. Until he could not breathe. Until his heart ruptured within his chest. All the way to Rolf. Into the castle. Into danger. Into the Mother’s arms. Into darkness. The devouring shadow. He would run there freely, if it would take him to Rolf.

Instead, he walks.

And it is pure agony.

But the bottle is so heavy, and every step he takes the burden grows. His hands ache, his shoulders burn, his thighs, knees, ankles, all seem to creak with the effort of movem...