Long ago I had learned to revere Charlie's insight. His granite lips spoke truths beyond the vision of mortals, with a kindness, and an earnestness, that I knew better than to ignore. In truth, Charlie was the spirit of the woodsman who built my treehouse. He was slain before my birth by a pack of defiled carnregents in the deep of the forest. Only by happenstance was a roving enchanter passing through at that moment to hear his cries for help. The wizard chased away the dogs but was too late to save Charlie; as recompense, he imbued an ancient stonework with the good man's soul and disappeared without so much as an introduction. Charlie spent his days from that moment forward as a kindly seer, showing to others the same compassion that enchanter had shown him, always hoping he might one day meet the man who had saved him from the spectral abyss. It was a very similar circumstance that brought the two of us together, but that's a story for another time. _This_ tale is the one about our great adventure. 2008-04-16T18:59:50Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/27755 <p>Your sissy style, very funny. I&#8217;m interested to see where this gentle fantasy is heading&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27755?basename=56891 2008-04-16T18:59:50Z thebetweenspace http://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspace <p>Very nice character background. You simply must write more.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27755?basename=56873 2008-04-16T17:40:12Z Russell Ruffino http://ficlets.com/authors/ruffino <p>Girlymen still tell good stories. Methinks we might (ought to?) meet the very wizard you speak of one of these ficlets.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27755?basename=56869 2008-04-16T17:29:38Z Eckhouse http://ficlets.com/authors/eckhouse <p>Haha, you noticed. This is my attempt at writing a &#8220;gentle&#8221; fantasy story. I don&#8217;t like to use the same voice all the time, so I mix up my narrative style. This one, for example, is my sissy style. ;-)<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27755?basename=56865 2008-04-16T17:07:39Z uselessness http://ficlets.com/authors/uselessness <p>I like the wistful, touching little retelling of the gargoyle&#8217;s history. You&#8217;ve definitely established a tone and voice for this series. Funny, but it seems softer, more feminine for some reason. Probably just me. And I&#8217;m not calling you a sissy or anything, I swear.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/27755?basename=56862 2008-04-16T17:03:46Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477