FICTION — RESTIVE SOULS

The Tale of Shyllandrus Zulu: Chapter 5.1

Chapter Five of Part Two: The Assassination

A Restive Souls excerpt

As told to eminent historian Emmet Bolo by the high priestess Zulu West.

Chapters 1&2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5.2
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12.1
Chapter 12.2

Restive Souls Part 2: Carolina Rising

Zulu’s Tale (1801–1804)

5.1

Permit me to describe my city during these times.

Charleston was a city of churches and worship. It was a place of celebration.

Like songbirds announcing the sunrise, drum circles appeared spontaneously, even sometimes late at night, in the center of the town at the edge of the peninsula between the two rivers, the Cooper and the Ashley. These often became marathon festivals of singing, dancing, and worship.