The Fox in the Tunnels
The Fox knows his mind is failing him; that his humanity has all but left. He is held together with sinew and ligaments that, one by one, seem to snap and leave him crawling. There is a familiarity in the Rabbit's eyes and he knows, somehow, they were friends once. He knows this and it tears his head from his shoulders.
The Fox sees things. The Fox hears things. The Fox feels things. His hands are calloused and bleeding. He holds a sword in one hand and a pick in the other. The tunnels before and behind him are endless. The Tunnels are endless. And the Walls are closing in.
The Fox sees Them. They are angry. They are crying. They want the Rabbit.
The Fox nearly catches the Rabbit. The familiarity, he sees it again, but it is replaced by dreaded betrayal. The Fox swings his sword slowly. The Rabbit runs.

















