Being smart can make happiness elusive. Being REALLY smart can help you find it in more places than most.
Brandon MullCauses have a way of tainting your reason until a person takes much bigger risks than sanity would otherwise allow.
Brandon MullJason glanced at the creature. It remained the same distance away as before, still as a statue. "What do you want?" Jason asked. No answer. "Are you the thing that followed Tark? You should keep following him. He's the real mastermind. Shoo. Go hide." No response. "Okay, how about you stand guard while I sleep. Keep the giants away. Sound good? All in favor, hold perfectly still. Fine, I guess we have a deal.
Brandon Mull