Jenn Lynn: Light Within

Run!

She ran, with her baby cradled to her chest, through a thick forest. Heavy mist, like clouds, rose from the ground, obscuring the forest floor covered with thick vines making her stumble every now and then. Merciless branches, with their thorns, snagged at her clothes and tore open her skin. She absorbed every cry of pain, for the baby she held in her arms.

Three days ago, she’d been a happy mother. Everything was right with the world till the darkness had descended from the skies. It had enveloped everything like a thick blanket, suffocating the life under it. Amidst that darkness, the glow from the baby’s chest had kept her and her husband safe. It had pushed away the darkness but had alerted the unseen forces that breathed in it.

“Take her, Sasha. Run to the kingdom of Literra. It won’t be able to follow you there.” Her husband had told her, pushing the baby into her arms.

For fans of: Madeleine L’engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Stephen R. Lawhead’s The Warlords of Nin

Age Range: 10+

Author’s Note: The Jenn Lynn series was crafted out of love as birthday presents for my dearest wife. She enjoys a variety of Young Adult and Fantasy genres and wanted to give her something totally not me. This was carried out over a span of three years time. She loved them and I was happy to bring a lot of joy to her life.

These stories are a light romp where good triumphs over evil, and the past is conquered through faith and love and hope. Though not religious in nature, they are a good and safe read for any young girl.