by .jabberwocky » Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:58 am
The night was calm.
Gray clouds rolling across the sky shredded moonlight into thin ribbons that fell eerily around the broken waterfountain in the center of the square, longing silently to move again and feel cool water run across its stone. Stores lie abandoned, resting, in wait for people to flock into their doors once more with the rising sun.
Other than a few tell-tale breezes whispering across the streets, everything was perfectly still.
That is, except for one lone figure, slowly making its way toward the town square...
Its cloak fluttered behind it like a ghost as its shoes tapped monotonously across the cobbles, and a large hood cast dark shadows across its face, shielding its identity. It was carrying a large-ish, regtangular package, tied in simple brown paper and string.
As he approached the fountain, he suddenly stopped, the cloak rippling softly at his heels.
Placing a long finger on the package, he grasped the string, and undid the knot in one swift motion of his hand.
The brown paper bag fell in a small spiral to the ground, like an autumn leaf.
There, in the man's hand, was a book.
A large, hardcover book-
And flipping open a crisp, white page, whose color was brought out by the contrast of the night and the moon shining upon it..
He began to read.
This Signature is CHUCK NORRIS APPROVED