On the Bridge

Armageddon by Nicholas Roerich, created 1935–6 and available under Creative Commons license

Part Four: Circle’s End

This is last part of a four part story. If you have not already read the first part, check it out here. Part two is here. And here is part three. Otherwise, read on!

We are come full circle.

Here I stand, one side of the bridge — a real, physical bridge, this time — set in a pretty clearing, a mile or so to the south of Cassonne. Any minute now…