Midwinter Town: A Novella
Time is on my side.
The bat flew in the opposite direction. A lonely man passed through the village, he stopped, looked at the bat and continued down the path.
VI
The bat glided in the air, certain of his victory. But, there is a power that even he can't defeat. Fate, everyone is bound by her. There is no way of escaping her. He glided. The air was thick, the fog slowly rose. He couldn't see. The safest option was to fly low. Could he do it? Is there a way? He flew down, almost touching the tops of trees. He was glad that he chose to fly low, until a large wooden hand appeared from one of the trees. It was an instant contact, between the bat and the hand. The creature moved from the shadow,