The Long Tale No. 4 - A Home

The house stood, resolute, on the top of the hill. With smashed windows, missing bricks and half a roof, it certainly had seen better days. But as the man explored the ruins, he began to see its story unfurl before him. A lone dwarf had built it from the ground as a storage for gold. A thief had hid out among the rooms as the mob tore past. A family of elves has made a home here and lived for many years. Finally, a terrible storm had come and the house had defied it. Always resolute and always a home.