Stone Hearts

Preface
No one knows who the rulers are. And yet they listen to their every word.

Nora raced down the hallway, escaping. They were near. They were coming.

Something closed around her neck, choking her. She fought back with a strong determination as her vision left her. She would stand tall. Stand tall for him. Stand tall for her sisters. Stand tall for herself.

Her last though brushed through her mind.

Courage is being a soft heart in the midst of stone hearts.