《He-Thing and the Cabal of the Cosmos》The Courage of Fools
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After they finished collecting the mussels,
Nasha and Shadow-Thing
treaded back up the hill
through the forest.
The sun was warm now,
but once they were under the leafy canopy,
a cool, quiet world settled over them,
the birds sang,
the insects chattered,
and both of them were lulled
by the rhythm of their own footsteps
as they dodged roots and rocks
upon the path.
Strangely,
Nasha was tired of talking,
and once again she wondered
about his name.
For a moment,
she considered giving him a name,
but
a tremor of anxiety
ran through her skin
at the thought —
Would that give her
ownership of him?
Responsibility?

Soft gusts of wind
slowly swirled through the forest,
caressing Shadow-Thing’s skin,
and fiddling
with the scraggly tufts
of his hair.
When they got back
to Nasha’s hut,
she dropped the bucket
on the floor next to the hearth,
and tossed some kindling
and a couple logs
on the fire.
She hooked her iron pot
over the flames,
poured a pitcher of water into it,
and then placed a steaming tray
at its top.
Shadow-Thing watched Nasha
as she did this,
his eyes lingering
on the hem of her tunic
brushing against
the backs of her thighs
as she moved around the hut.
“You might as well sit down,”
Nasha told him.
He did not understand her,
but he sat down on the floor
anyway.

Nasha began slicing potatoes.
Shadow-Thing watched her,
the fire crackling noisily
from its new mouthful of fuel.
Though he had certainly eaten
his share of mussels at the bay,
he was still very hungry.
The sun coming through the window
was very lovely,
and Nasha felt
unusually
joyous.
The morning was intoxicating
with its richness.
She finished cutting the potatoes,
and threw them into a frying pan,
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dousing them with oil
before she placed them over the fire.
She was thirsty.
She took a cup from the shelf,
and poured water into it from the pitcher,
taking a long drink that spilled out
of the sides of her mouth,
the water dripping down her chin
onto her neck.
Nasha wiped her mouth,
and noticed Shadow-Thing
watching her,
his big blue eyes
like yawning singularities
hungry for the delights
of reality.

Nasha stirred the potatoes
as they started frying.
Steam began to rise
from the pot of water,
filling the air
with the pungent scent
of the cooking mussels.
Shadow-Thing’s belly
trembled in anticipation
as the scent filled his nose.
His eyes fell upon Nasha’s neck,
tracing its muscles to the
necklace of painted red teeth
hanging at the top of her chest.
Inspired by curiosity,
he got to his feet,
and walked over to her.
Nasha watched him in amusement
as he reached out
and took the necklace into his fingers
as she stirred the potatoes.
“Lion’s teeth,” Nasha told him.
“It was my mother’s.”
He lightly pressed
the sharp tips of the teeth
with his fingertips.
They were still sharp.

Nasha could feel Shadow-Thing’s
hot breath
on her chest
as he bent and examined
her necklace.
His broad shoulders spread across her vision,
and his pulsing nearness
flooded her senses.
Shadow-Thing played with the necklace
for a moment more,
before lifting his head
to look into her eyes.
Her cloudy green irises
flickered
with both excitement
and fear.

Shadow-Thing
lost interest in the necklace,
turning and bending over
the steaming mussels
to inhale their odor
deeply into his nose.
His stomach roared
in anticipation.
Nasha laughed.
“You have the appetite
of an infant!”
she said,
but her eyes turned sad.
“Not much longer now,
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don’t worry,”
she said after a moment.
Shadow-Thing moved
from the mussels to the frying potatoes,
a completely different smell
that tantalized his hunger further,
unleashing torrents of saliva
in his mouth.
“Gruh!”
he announced, happily.

Nasha finished cooking,
put half of the food
on a plate,
and handed it to Shadow-Thing.
She watched him as she nibbled
on her own breakfast.
He gobbled down the potatoes
greedily,
and then plucked the mussels
out of their shells
one by one,
smacking his lips
as he swallowed them.
After he was done,
he burped,
and looked up at Nasha,
smiling widely at her
in gratitude.
Oh, Nasha,
she said to herself,
you are such a fool.

to be continued...
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