The Totem-Maker (part eighty-six)

The Totem-Maker (part eighty-six)

Posted by ractrose on 7 Jan 2026 in Fiction, Novels

  The Totem-Maker Chapter Nine The Recalcitrant One (part eighty-six)                       A herder of cattle there was, who lived far from the royal seat, from the city of wealth. He was free, his life was peaceful, and his name was Alchas. One day as he […]

The Totem-Maker (part eighty-five)

The Totem-Maker (part eighty-five)

Posted by ractrose on 7 Jan 2026 in Fiction, Novels

  The Totem-Maker Chapter Nine The Recalcitrant One (part eighty-five)                        I wanted that loneliness I hadn’t yet found; I wanted to escape a hailing exchange. Hospitality required that strangers keep the road together, until all had been said of who, where, and what. I […]