Years ago, Penn's lover was attacked in the woods, and most think Penn is to blame ... including Penn. Ever since, he's been a prisoner in his home and his mind. When world renowned architect Ewan Parish arrives to construct a secure, enclosed walkway through those woods, Penn is surprised, suspicious, and also fearful.<br><br>Ewan is intrigued by the mysterious, reclusive Penn, his journals, and the beautiful artwork he's drawn, which Ewan recreates in the walkway's iron scrollwork. Determined to free Penn, Ewan sets out to unravel the mystery that has resulted in Penn's imprisonment by his family and conscience all these years.

Penn's Woodland

Oh! To look in your eyes next time whilst I come, I wrote amongst my biological deposit. Those eyes with flecks of gray that dance and sparkle like pave when you squint, to touch the little lines in the corner that fan out in tan skin, both handsome and indicative of wisdom. I shall send you this parchment, branded with my amorous, lustful inscription. Once you see and feel it, maybe chance bring it to your mouth, you will know to come and watch me bathe myself clean, through the displaced bricks where maybe I can bring myself again.


Chapter 12