Short Story: The Burning Throne
“Don’t meddle with what you don’t understand,” my grandmother would occasionally tell me, holding me firm by my chin to look in my eyes...
Hey, you there. Yeah, you. C'mon over here, roll up one of those chairs, and get ready for some stories. Ignore the skeleton in it. How'd he die? I'unno, he said something about hearing too many crappy short stories before he let out a relieved sigh and... Expired. I can tell you're much more cultured than that guy, though. Promise.