Torsade Literary Space 
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-nine)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Thirteen The Citadel (part one hundred thirty-nine) “Of a great plague. The noble houses, the lords and ladies, all had thrown their gold into the smelting pot, and massed their gemstones in a pile. Celebrated artisans made glittering effigies of […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-eight)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Thirteen The Citadel (part one hundred thirty-eight) When the roadway had broadened further, and on both sides stone blocks supported bright-painted wooden houses, I craned my neck to see spires or domes, or any grandeur that might amount to a […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-seven)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Thirteen The Citadel (part one hundred thirty-seven) Our road began to descend. Trees clung less precariously to banks that did not vault, but sloped. Soon the trees’ variety had much increased, and the loneliness of the mountain crags gave way […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-six)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-six) Chance, in the fullness of time, might have come to the Kale Kale. They might, for grasping at freedom, have found they could feel entitled to freedom. They might have sought […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-five)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-five) “They do not.” Bani’s father was heavyhearted with misgiving, but his misgivings were not the fancies of a boy. “Those demons were no other than the strangers at the lake. They […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-four)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-four) The stage where priests would conduct their burnings and auguries must be assembled and festooned within the amphitheater. Where, too, for three days before the feast, would be the throng of […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-three)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-three) “Some have seen the dead and most have not. Most believe a plague came from the god, and they have made their altars, and they have refrained from meat and things […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-two)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-two) Sickness seemed, in light of so much downing of wine and rich food, an untroubling thing, an inconvenience that must pass. The jewelers worked with the weight of the village’s expectations, […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty-one)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty-one) The interpreter shrugged. The commander backed his steed and shouted. His soldiers withdrew; the workers clustered, with every appearance of nervousness, at the tunnel mouth. “We have digging. But you are […]
The Totem-Maker (part one hundred thirty)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Twelve A Land So Perilous (part one hundred thirty) Rathinihama climbed down, and Bani’s father behind him. The thirteen unhid themselves, and climbed down, too. Their spears were slung across their backs. “I have some of your language,” said another […]