You'd think that with 2 entries it would be easy to vote, right? Right.

I liked both entries, but since only one can get a vote, I'm giving mine to SleepingSilence, which doesn't help at all to get a winner from this and I apologise for that. Maybe Frizan can be the tiebreaker. 

I'm going in a little more detail. The first time I read through the stories, I have to admit I was more drawn to Briza's entry, it was short and cute and well written. But reading through the story a second time, I started to appreciate The Wanderer more. 


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There is little else to say about The Good Samaritan, the title is fitting for the story and I liked it. There wasn't a whole lot going on, but it got the message across. And I enjoyed the feel-good nature of it.
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I do have more to say about The Wanderer, but the entry is longer so that makes sense. 

First off, I noticed all the 'w's in the first sentence and I appreciate the effort put into crafting a sentence like that, but for storytelling it's not really needed and it's making it harder to get into story. It felt more like taking hurdle than reading a story, but like I said, I appreciate the effort you did crafting a sentence like that. To be honest, the first paragraph was a bit of a struggle to get through, but the story started to flow better after that. 

It seemed a bit odd that everyone was so accepting of the beast, considering the introduction you made. The Authority doesn't even seem to realise the wanderer is one, he does notice there is no clothing, but there is no mention of any fur. 

I like all the diversity of characters and how they were introduced. The lack of names didn't bother me, it's not the firs story I read where people are named after their profession or title instead of a name, fairy tales have this more often, so I'm familiar with that style. 

It's not a feel-good story, but the darker plot appealed to me. The story was interesting and well crafted and it was easy to sympathise with the main character. Because more was going on, the story itself was interesting, and the characters came more to life than in the Good Samaritan you get my vote, but the Good Samaritan did read easier. 

You seem to use a lot and often big words and long sentences to get the point across. While technically it looks good, it does effect the readability. The first paragraph is an example, but also:
[i]“The drunk actually has a real job.” The Aristocrat muttered, grinding a thinning patience against his temples as their debauchery was getting sickening and his overwhelming desire to smoke was enough to leave to the comfort of his wagon. Wrapping himself in layers of luxurious blankets, stuffing his pipe with tobacco and striking the match to lit his candle and pipe before entering the darkness...[/i]
Making it a little more concise or breaking up the sentences would make it easier to read.  

The literary imagery of the how the dog fell was a nice touch!

Overall, the story was intriguing and I enjoyed reading it.  

Some small suggestions that I stumbled across:
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[*]"A creature piercing eyes lunged in front of his wagon" --> I think there needs to be a 'with' between creature and piercing. 
[*]"The hulking figure shivering and his stomach rumbling as it stood beside a dog that laid motionless." --> Personally I would have made shivering and rumbling past tense, but that could be a personal preference. 
[*]Throughout the story I got the idea that there were several words ending with -ing where a verb could have made a more active sentence, if you get what I mean.[/list]
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