Me not dead yet. Soon.
Dunno how many moons gone. Bad men put orc in small room with bars. Say god need to know what in orc head. Me say head not so good. They beats me when say that.
They ask about dream. I tell them about cold place. About snow. About warm fur keep me living. They say they not care. Cut me 'til bones show and orc scream. Think me dead, but no. Mad god heal me so they can do again next day.
They ask about nightmare. Don't know nightmare. Every night, dream of snow, of cold place, of warm fur. Dream of people who need me.
Hear them talk about getting me smart. Me smart orc, how get smarter than dis? Then they say no, they break me faster dumb. Me say me feel broken already. Not smart thing to say. Break me more. One man get so angry, he break bar door. They move me to next bar door over.
Me do remember daydreams. Tells them sometimes daydream of bulls, and kitties, and men. And me happy, pretend dreams real. But know they not real. Village real. Dis place real. Don't remember how me get there to here. Me go home if they let me. They don't.
Less pain if me don't talk about daydreams. They hurt me less. But me also hurt less inside, if just forget. So me forget. Daydream less and less, until no more daydream. Is better that way.
After while, not sure why here. They asks stuff and things, but not understand. They make pain, not sure why. Hear one say healing not working so good. Soon not work at all. Maybe then, let me rest. Rest for good.
Today someone fix bar door mean man broke. Hear them come down stairs, many tools banging.
Me think about ways to sleep and not wake. Maybe take door tool and use dat. I wait and see who come and what dey bring.
Lock fixer close door behind dem. Don't go to broke bar door. Look at me instead.
Is a kitty. Wear pretty rock ring.
Kitty smile at me.
Dunno why... but me smile back.
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Another Stupid Spell
FantasyAnother Stupid Spell is a first person high fantasy novel, the likes of which hasn't been seen in 60 years. The tone and vocabulary of the story shifts as our narrator, Sorch the orc, finds ways to enhance his intelligence. You get to grow as Sorch...
