Oasis Beckoning

Short Story (2400 words)
Genre(s): Historical Fantasy
Nearly dead from thirst and the sun, a man fled through the desert. Just when he believed he could no longer go on, he stumbled upon a deep pool in a jungle at the edge of the wasteland. The water soothed his parched throat and gave comfort to his burnt skin. Then, that which lived in the pool gave him a stranger and altogether more intimate kind of comfort. (M/F - For content labels and excerpt, see details on publisher's site.)