When I first planned out this month’s micro-fiction, I’d intended to write two separate stories—one featuring my shifters (which I’ve done) and another centered around Tiatha. But as soon as I revisited that outline, a new idea erupted: what if both tales were linked? It didn’t take long for that spark to take root, and this follow-up emerged as a direct continuation of the previous micro tale. One of my favorite things about this format is that it lets me sidestep overly complex plots while still serializing smaller arcs when inspiration strikes.
Sometimes, silence is more than it seems. In the right moment, it becomes a character all its own—holding breath, tensing before the inevitable rupture. This tale explores just such a moment, where a sleeping sorceress faces a bear shifter carrying a dose of frustration far greater than his foresight.
Tiatha rarely lets her guard down. Rarer still is someone managing to approach her unnoticed. But even a sorceress must sleep. In this piece, expect tension, elemental magic, and a sharp reminder of who truly commands the forest. Read the opening below—and if the confrontation catches your interest, follow the shimmer deeper into the woods by supporting the full story behind the veil.
Come, sit down and allow me to give you a mini-escape and kindle your imagination.
The forest lay still beneath the moonlight. Only the slow breaths of a sleeping woman broke the silence. Tiatha lay curled up in a patch of moss, her hair falling about her shoulders as the moon’s light raced through the canopy above her.
Despite the heavy tread disturbing the forest’s hush, the figure continued to sleep while a bear emerged from the shadowy undergrowth. His dark, feral eyes latched upon the slumbering woman, and a growl filled the woods as his body shuddered. When the fur retreated, his skin rippled as the beast shrank, reshaping into a broad‑shouldered man wrapped in a cloak.
“You,” he said, storming toward her and yanking her off the ground, his voice edged with wild steel.
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