The Current of the Crimson Dunes
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In this episode, Sadie and Jasper navigate the mysterious Crimson Dunes in their sand-skiff, seeking a surge of bad luck to power the Citadel.
Visit the “A Bedtime Story” show website to submit your story ideas for a future episode! Welcome to A Bedtime Story. I'm Matthew Mitchell, and tonight's story is titled The Current of the Crimson Dunes, Part 2 of this week's series: The Static Sands. The sand-skiff was a marvel of questionable engineering. It looked like a flat-bottomed boat with two large, rotating fans at the back and a sail made of woven copper mesh. As Sadie steered them toward the Crimson Dunes, the skiff hummed with a nervous energy. The amber rod sat in a special cradle Jasper had fashioned out of some old rags, and it seemed to be enjoying the trip. Every time a fan sputtered or a sail line snapped, the rod glowed a little brighter. "Do you think we have enough bad luck stored up?" Jasper asked, clutching the side of the skiff as they crested a massive dune. The glass beads below them sang as the skiff slid over them, a sound like a thousand tiny bells ringing at once. "Not even close," Sadie shouted over the roar of the fans. "The Citadel needs a massive surge. We need something big to go wrong. Something spectacular." "I am not sure I like the sound of that," Jasper muttered. He looked out over the…
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Books & works: The Current of the Crimson Dunes, The Static Sands
Places: Crimson Dunes, Citadel
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