My Little Experiment

Part 1/2






Your eyes flicker open, initially confused by your surroundings. You weren’t in your room, and the very atmosphere of your surroundings suggested you weren’t even in your own house. You blinked, looking about and soon remembering what had happened the night before.

Chapter 5:



All Mine






There was a low, orange glow against the scuttle of clouds with the backdrop of a starry sky – a peculiar fact that stuck out to Will as unusual, but he couldn’t place his finger as to why. Hardly able to continue mindlessly putting one foot in front of the other, the demand upon him to comprehend what a v

Chapter 4:



Compliance






A bedroll was not the most comfortable thing to fall asleep on – not at any fault really of the material it was made of, but rather it was the lack of padding between the user and the ground beneath. The terrain they were trekking across had only a slight give to its surface, before the dust and sand became fi

Chapter 3:



Hunger Pangs






The smaller troupe set off not long afterwards, slowly making their way in an eastward direction, their pace now slower as their bellies growled and they fought the instinct to double over and lie down. Will could barely keep at a pace that was much more than a shuffle, holding his waist which felt horribly shrunk

Chapter 2:



Obedience






‘

Will

…

Will

, wake up! It’s your turn to keep watch.’



Blearily, the halfling’s eyes fluttere

Chapter 1:



Breaking Point






Will

sighed heavily, dropping his travel pack from his shoulders, falling after it on the backed dirt beneath them with a grunt. There was a general clatter of equipment as the other members in the troupe followed suit, with no shortage of grumbling and snarls as some chose prim