Hello Everyone,
This new short story is 5,579 words long. It is a companion story to Freya. Its focus is on Brett's internal life and his growth as a human being during the time period of Freya. The story is cyclic and uses the Shantaram Story Architecture as it's structure. One new thing is that I used Brett's journal entries as a way of marking the passage of time throughout the story. There is also some myth work going on here as well.
As before, the events of the story are loosely based on my life with strong literary license applied. Brian was real. The poem "Sacred Silence" was written during my second year of training. More important than the esoteric teachings and philosophies, he taught me to confront and accept myself. His teaching led me to a long career of protecting others. The name Nightstalker is a "Use" name that was given to me several years after the poem was written.
I hope you enjoy the story.
Darian