&quot;_Addison, wake up._&quot; An old, wooden voice floats to my awareness. I jump up with a yell, to find The Wooden Man kneeling at my side with the crow perched upon his shoulder. &quot;What did you do!&quot; I yelled. &quot;Where is Clayton!?&quot; His golden eyes fix upon me. &quot;_I did nothing to your guardian. He left early this morning to scavenge food._&quot; He said. &quot;_I watched you while you slept to make sure he did not try to take your life. You were squirming all night._&quot; _So...was that...just a dream?_ I thought. _You can't trust him. He's not even human! Turn you back and he'll kill you!_ The scarecrow said in it's mocking voice. _You aren't human either!_ I thought. _Yes, Addison, you are correct. But I am living, I am flesh and blood! He is nothing but a black, lifeless soul full of hunger!_ The crow cawed. _He is more living than you!!_ I thought strongly. The crow caws without moving it's beak and flew off to perch among the corn. _You have yet to prove your words, Addison.._ It says and fixes a blood-red eye in me. 2008-05-06T23:51:11Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/29300 <p>This is fascinating. Please continue!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29300?basename=60695 2008-05-06T23:51:11Z Dreamer http://ficlets.com/authors/dreamer <p>The crow, in a way, <strong>is</strong> Addison, not the scarecrow. The crow is part of him. The crows is an explanation of how he communicates with The Wooden Man.</p> <p>The crow also voices Addison&#8217;s thoughts.</p> <p>It&#8217;s hard to understand.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29300?basename=60253 2008-05-04T01:31:21Z Never Explain http://ficlets.com/authors/user_4153 <p>Hmm&#8230;so the crow can interject its own words into the scarecrow&#8217;s sentences? Since it is just a part of Addison&#8217;s imagination, is it voicing thoughts that he does not say? I&#8217;m just wondering this because some of the things the scarecrow says and what the crow says seem to conflict. Unless I&#8217;m getting it totally wrong.<br />Other than that, really cool little ficlet; as creepy and moody as the whole series.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29300?basename=60245 2008-05-04T00:35:27Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>Uber creepy and certainly creates a desperate situation of having no viable, safe course of action.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29300?basename=60241 2008-05-04T00:30:56Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477