Dahlia's Feast

Dahlia, the last human child, has been summoned to a banquet in her honor by the Elders of the great council. Her escort, Brawnstone the trollgre, must carry her through the dangerous ruins of a human city, deep into the abandoned warehouse district where the feast is to be held. No one knows this little girl's dark secret -- not even Dahlia herself.

Short Stories - 10,000 words - Science Fiction / Fantasy
Originally published by Aoife's Kiss, The Fifth Di, Triangulation: Morning After, and Perihelion Science Fiction