Stan Sol hadn't expected to emerge from one state of fear only to be plunged into new uncertainty so quickly. He felt like he was diving headlong into bewilderment... and it was a thoroughly unpleasant sensation.
He didn't understand why these two youths were so bold. Perhaps this was the proverbial fearlessness born of ignorance.
Sometimes, knowing too much wasn't necessarily a good thing. The more one knew, the more associations one made; the more associations, the more anxieties. This was one of the reasons he had slowly succumbed to fear...
All of this was quite normal. Youngsters always talked about going on adventures, but only when they truly embarked on the journey would they discover many things weren't so wonderful. As they grew, a youth's mettle would gradually fade, replaced by a maturity that demanded careful consideration for every step taken thereafter.This careful consideration often brought fear...
