Better You than I

A Raised by Wolves short story. The children of Will and Gaston teeter on the cusp of adulthood in the spring of 1685. The boys, Ulysses, Apollo, and Achilles, chafe at the restrictions and enjoy the privileges created by their parents’ unconventional choices. Apollo is the reluctant heir to the title and responsibility of holding their fragile household together, Les is free to pursue their cousin Pike and the open sea, and Uly is content to stay home, painting and reading, the second son of whom there are no expectations—if only his heart didn’t yearn for a thing his head is sure he should never seek. When Apollo’s temper snaps and brings childhood’s end, they must decide the form of their souls and the shape of their destiny.