‘I am here‚’ Saepeon said. ‘And you are there‚ though I don’t believe in you. You are yet another trick. A deceit brought upon by my tormenters.’ ‘No‚’ Verth replied. ‘I’m as real as you. What are you doing here? What happened to you?’ Saepeon edged his way forward‚ his head tilting absently in the moonlight that spilled over the empty eye socket. Verth clenched his teeth. Saepeon’s lone eye darted around the carpet of green at Verth’s feet and his hand went to the sword in his tattered cloak.
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The sun had only been up an hour when Varena rose from her slumber and lingered downstairs to find some food. Only people who take the effort to get up in the morning get to appreciate the morning‚ and that was something Varena did often‚ rising hours before her two house-mates and enjoying the quiet time it offered. She went downstairs to Dinis spinning in circles and pulling his hair and Kaiden projectile vomiting on the couch‚ Plato trying to hold a jar to his mouth. “Dinis this is your job!
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WIGLAF The grief struck Wiglaf the second he saw Beowulf lying motionless on the ground. The dragon too‚ lies slain on the ground. Slowly‚ the Geatish behons who had fled from the battle straggle back to the barrow and find the eminent Wiglaf still vainly trying to revive their fallen leader. The men are ashamed‚ and Wiglaf rebukes them bitterly‚ declaring that all of Beowulf’s generosity had been wasted on them. Wiglaf then considers the state of vulnerability his people are now in. The
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Women like me‚ chambermaids‚ cannot get close to a knight‚ not in a meaningful way. Our purpose is to scrub‚ wash‚ and empty pots‚ nothing more. We are invisible to nobles‚ as we are trained to be. I had capitulated to that concept long ago. However‚ there had been that one time I was not invisible. I had been tasked with scrubbing the floor in the castle corridor near Sir Leon’s chamber. Down on my knees‚ I worked fast‚ scrubbing with vigor until my hands cracked and bled. What if Sir Leon walked
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Rendered speechless‚ Drea took several long‚ deep breaths. It seemed impossible that she and her dearest friends would all go through this challenging time together‚ but she realized it was an incredible gift. Finally‚ she managed to form words. “How far gone are you?” They discovered they were all due to give birth within weeks of one another‚ ad they screeched‚ embraced‚ and cried. If their husbands returned home before midsummer‚ as planned‚ the ladies would all be roughly six months along.
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As I sat in the my prison-chamber‚ tears were running down my face. Feeling the insistent pounding in my skull ‚ I rested my head on my knees to take away the pain. Suddenly‚ I heard footsteps approaching the cell. I quickly jumped up expecting the fearful guards to approach the thick bars again. Instead only one man came holding the Holy Bible in his hands. His suit was well pressed and his scarce hair perfectly combed. Recognition flashed in my mind once I saw his face in the dim light of the
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Over the next few days‚ I gradually started to learn more and more about Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna started to talk to me a lot more after he had known me for just a few days. He told me that he was 14 years old‚ older than me by 2 years. I liked hearing stories about him and his village. He told me about his family. One day I turned to him and asked‚ “Your village sounds great‚ but why are you here?” He glanced at me‚ eyes full of tears and replied‚ “I am not sure. I was sitting in my home with my family
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Calling out‚ I was hoping Sophie could hear me. Occasionally‚ I could hear the sound of rustling leaves or a thud in the distance. Hoping it was Sophie‚ I kept calling out. She wouldn’t leave me out here‚ she loves me too much. Just like I love her. Hanging from my foot between two trees‚ I heard Sophie say my name. A split second later‚ I saw a big black shape crash into a bush. It was a wild female bonobo with an infant on her back. At the same time‚ I saw her and I wanted to get this rope
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Itasha anxiously walked out of the airport with her leopard print suitcase rolling behind her. Just yesterday her best tumblr friend‚ Quinn’s‚ crush had asked someone else out to the dance. Itasha wasn’t exactly sure what happened next‚ but she knew her friend was devastated and needed her; so before she knew it she was on a plane to Florida. The young girl looked down at her watch‚ it was already 5 o’clock—the dance began at 7 and they had a lot of getting ready to do. Itasha glanced at the
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Seren rarely comes downstairs nowadays‚ Nor do her parents make her. The fractured dinnertimes within the household was to the betterment of the residence‚ forced familial love only reminded her the fickleness of her parents’ bond. Her Mother - She tends to go to bed early before he gets back from work. However‚ She’s still not tired - laying awake staring vacantly into the patterns on the ceiling‚ as the conflicting thoughts of ambivalence float through the depths of Her headspace. As He slithers
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