Archer's Voice

This time his voice sounded strange, no expression in it. Suddenly, a little white fur ball shot out of the woods and trotted toward Archer, sitting down at his feet and panting. And of course, Alyssa blamed herself and figured her punishment was being married to a man she didn't love. His silent wound, his unnoticed isolation, now understood by all, and finally, his gentle heart and act of bravery, inspired shops to close, and those who rarely came out of their homes to join with the other citizens in the largest show of support the town had ever seen.