Comments on 'The Beginning Of The Hunt'_Okay,_ I thought to myself. _Get a freaking grip, here. You're here to help her, not date her._ I took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and told myself I was ready. No more distractions.
One glance at her, and I had to ask just how successfully I could deceive myself.
"Well," she said, "where should we begin?"
"Good question. Let's see..." I started looking at the boxes. I'm guessing these are organized by jump, rather than by date, am I right?"
"Yes," she said, walking up to my shelf. "I find it helps if I keep all the memories of my current host, and just hold the most important memories of prior lives."
"Okay, that makes our work a little easier, since we can pretty much be assured that my life won't hold any secrets of yours." I looked at the next shelf. "So, let me see..." I pulled down the box marked 'Eastey, Mary'.
"No, wait!" she cried. But not soon enough. I pulled the lid off the box, and was transported back to Salem, September 22, 1692.
The day Mary Eastey was hanged.2008-03-18T13:10:03Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/24982Comment on The Beginning Of The Hunt<p>Cool! Is this her latest jump before him? Sweeeet.<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24982?basename=495632008-03-18T13:10:03ZBlusparrowhttp://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrowComment on The Beginning Of The Hunt<p>Just a little history lesson, folks: Yes, Mary Eastey actually was tried and convicted of witchcraft, and hanged, along with many others, on Gallows Hill, September 22, 1692.<br />Who says fantasy fiction can’t be educational? :D</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/24982?basename=495512008-03-18T12:36:25ZCapital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)http://ficlets.com/authors/capital_w_writer