Aquila – Can Silvanus Escape That God?

Silvanus is angry. Perplexed. Afraid.

Angry that his dad made him undertake this precarious trek. Perplexed about the future. Afraid of the fearful stone god, Aquila the Avenger, who haunts him wherever he goes.

His dream? Escape his island prison and discover the wide world. Read more.

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Writers’ Workshop Zürich

Writers’ Workshop Zürich

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