

The Brothers The BrothersThe Brothers by ~JeffWilson
The heavy, scabrous sands of the arid hill whispered harsh maledictions with every footfall of the travelers' horses. The sight of four men riding horseback across the Divinity Desert was nothing exceptional. For true, many travelers braved the vast and bandit-plagued space between Aven and the eastern settlements such as Opulen and New Hope. However, most chose to ride a robust camel when they crossed the caustic fields of sand. On rare occasionsif an individual of some pecuniary means discovered a good cause to make the journeyone might catch sight of a dune buggy cutting