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SS3.0: Grandpa Snow — Fire Circle Tales

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This short story takes place on the same night, directly at the end of: Episode 50 – Full Circle

The Valleys: The Last Fire Circle Gathering of Summer

The fire had burned lower now.

The great stacks of wood laid earlier in the evening had settled into a deep bed of glowing coals. Smaller flames licked quietly between the larger logs.

The heat was now soft, steady, and even. Marshmallows had begun to appear on the ends of sharpened sticks and sweet campfire tea from an ancient blackened cauldron had been ladled into mugs.

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Meet Dieter

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Dieter

Age: 14
Full Name: Dieter — Warrior of the People
Family: Son of Ambassador Schönheit & Anna, brother of Hanne
Species: Hunde, German Shepherd
Role: The Courage — bold, loyal, humorous, protective, direct, pack-driven; main protagonist

Best line: Come here, buddy. Sleep with me — I’m a bit scared too.

Funniest line: So what you’re saying is that we’re gonna fire a buzzy-bug straight up that bug ship’s whizz-stick?

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SS2.8 – Extraction

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It was still dark when Grandma Bella roused the boys for an early breakfast. It was the best one yet, a full cooked breakfast, bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, sausage, beans, mushrooms and tomato. There was also a huge stack of toast, just in case anyone was still a bit hungry.

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SS2.7 – Dog and Bone

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After lunch, all of the boys started yawning, and once one started, they all started non-stop. Even though it was still early afternoon Grandma Bella dispatched all the boys upstairs for a nap. Again, they could hardly believe their luck, beds – real beds with sheets, and pillows; and one bed for each of them! To Grandma Bella’s amusement, the pups who would normally object strenuously to taking an afternoon nap, all insisted that they wanted to take a nap too. Hamish snuggled in with Seb, Fergus with Charlie and Angus with Raven. Lewis of course had Dogger. Soon all the boys and hunde puppies were fast asleep, the boys feeling completely safe for the first time in a very, very long time.

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SS2.6 – The Fox and Hounds

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Charlie: I can see them! – they’re coming back, and there’s some… some… um…

Charlie, who had never seen a Hunde before, couldn’t quite comprehend what he was seeing.

…some people with them, well I think they’re people – um – they look like, wow! They look like dogs – but they are walking like people!

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SS2.5 – Barking Green

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After several hours of undisturbed sleep, Raven stirred, waking with a start.  Pitch black surrounded him, and it took a few moments to remember where and why he was there.  He sat up, rubbed his eyes, and stretched out his stiff back. Despite the blankets and sleeping bags, the platform had still been hard and cold to sleep on.

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