He saw the other man across the ridge.
Broad-faced. Heavy-browed. Uncanny curiosity in his eyes.

They watched each other without language.
He felt warning rise in his chest.

The other lowered his spear first.

The world held two kinds of man. Both fearful and weary.
Neither certain who would endure.

Bobby Battle Jr. is a speculative fiction author, who enjoys telling stories big or small. Thank you for your consideration.