The slow descend into Madness

[PotatoFan117 393]

After the argumnent with his adopted grandson, Hick decited he needed a break, he put on his winter clothes and went for a long walk to the cold lands but little did he know that this would change his life.....
when he was walking, a strong cold wind picked up, his vision was obscured and he tried his best to get out, Lost in the cold for who knows how long, yelling for help, begging anyone to save him

he tried and tried, he whistle for his horse (sharky) his last chance at escaping this horrid nightmare

 

luckily his horse found him and brought him home, the old man barely awake sits by the barely lit campfire

fianlly safe at home, but at what cost? the old man was isolated in his home not even his brother was there,,,,, no one to support him
no one to help him
no one
to

take advantage of the old man, he thought to himself, years and years Hick was always trying to be helpfull but others always took advantage of that. to ohers he was a tool and nothing less and nothing more
he thought for an eternity, all alone
but something has changed in his mind.......the once kind and humble Uncle......that once did everything to help.....to please others......he mumbles "am nothing but a tool of a fool......" and finally decides that enough is enough.
he went out and bought himself a a very exotic  suit, some said to be made out of wolf furs

and now the Uncle that went out to that walk never returned but someone else did......

the old man slowly yet firmly deceding into perfection (some would proclaim madness) and with his new attire and new personality he decides to not be called Uncle Hick but something different.......

Spoiler

THE HAMMERHEAD !

 

[Arianthe22 242]

 

The argument had been a terrible one and had left Thalis reeling. After it was all done and her brothers and grandfather were long gone, her house was left empty and Thalis was left alone. She felt like the walls were suffocating her, she couldn’t bear to stay indoors with only her thoughts and her dogs for company.

 

And so she did the one thing she knew to do, she went off into the snowbound lands that she had grown to love, the endless snow and frost having provided her solace in some of her lowest moments. Along with another member of Cerulia, Thalis took her dogs and went off on a hunt, passing through familiar sights and the tall mountain that silently towered over their heads.

 

The hunt was not fruitful, yet Thalis found herself smiling as her dogs ran through the snowy tundra and she conversed with her companion. The snowflakes that peacefully fell from the sky made for an enchanting scene, a reminder of why she loved the endless snow and ice, their presence ever constant and enduring, something that would always be there for her when she needed solace. 

 

After the hunt was over and Thalis had relaxed, the two made their way home. 

 

Not once did Thalis encounter another soul in the endless tundra. Not a sight of another living being save for her own hunting party and the prey that got away.

 

And only a few hours later…

 

The earth rumbled and the blizzard grew fiercer.

 

Edited June 23, 2025 by Arianthe22