Chapter Three - Trespassing
Aristide of Firewright Chapter Three Written by: Arash Mashhadi Illustrations by: Parmida Vahdatnia Edited by: Selva Safineh CHAPTER THREE Trespassing The darkness had befallen the forest of Firewright and the moonlight gave a silver shimmer to every branch and leaf. Aristide had been walking for as long as he could remember at a slow pace. It must’ve been the entire day. He could barely keep himself on his feet but he pushed further nonetheless. He wasn’t sure where he was going, but he went on. His feet hurt. The leather shoes he wore were two sizes too big for him, as they originally belonged to Philo, like most of his clothes. He had gotten used to wearing oversized clothes at this point. He thought Philo was there to stay. But he lost him all over again. He thought about his family together. They were drinking and toasting, all four of them. Mother, pa, Philo, and Aristide. They must be toge...