Firelight

(Based on Mary Renault’s The Charioteer)


Laurie looked into the tiny fire.  It had been lit to heat water for tea—perhaps unwisely, but shielded as best they could behind the wall of a farmhouse that had been shelled the day before.  This end of the roof remained intact; and they huddled in their blankets, sipping warmth.

Shadows flickered with the flames.

Would they make it to Dunkirk before the Panzers overran them?  The Germans were signatories to the Geneva Conventions; but they were also the ‘bloody Hun’ of Great War atrocities and Nazis to boot.

He heard the sound of engines overhead.  Ours or theirs?

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The character of Laurie Odell comes from The Charioteer, which was written by and copyright to Mary Renault.  No copyright infringement is intended.  This story has been written purely for fun.

Written in response to the 2014 Halloween challenge, "flickering light", and posted to the MaryRenaultFics LiveJournal community on 31 October 2014.

The picture of the fire comes from Heather’ Animations.
The starry sky background comes from www.free-clipart.net, and had the colour altered at GRSites.com.
The other graphics come from GRSites.com.

All original material on this webpage copyright © Greer Watson 2014.