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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 18:58 Post #4021 |
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After many more minutes, Gwenllian finally managed to get to the tent flap. But she'd never make it all the way to Gwyddien's tent like this... She poked her head outside, trying to look like everything was fine. 'Ehm, could you get Rhywallon for me?' she asked the man still sitting close by her fire. He got up with a little frown. 'What should I tell him?' 'I just - just need to see him.' She pressed her lips together to stop herself from crying out again. 'Right. Will do.' When he had left, she crawled back in the tent, shivering. 'Good.' Gwyddien nodded and looked back to the two sentries. 'Is there anything else you've found out?' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:04 Post #4022 |
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Someone poked him. Rhywallon felt a rising stab of annoyance as he turned around, shaking his arm free. ‘Yes, my brother?’ ‘It’s your sweetheart, asking for you in the tent. Brother.’ The man grinned and slapped him on the arm once more before stalking off. Rhywallon watched after him with a mixture of humour and displeasure. Then he left the small council, with Elgued’s eyes burning in his back. ‘Gwenllian?’ He crouched near the tent. ‘Something wrong?’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:07 Post #4023 |
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'No,' she said, her voice sounding unnaturally high. 'Well - actually...' After brushing the tears of pain away, she pulled the flap away. 'The moon's just come upon me,' she managed to get out. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:11 Post #4024 |
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He was silent for a while. He sat in a silly position, lowered so in front of a tent with her teary head poking out. And why the tears, anyway? This was good news, wasn’t it? He smiled. ‘I’m glad.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:15 Post #4025 |
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'Me too, but - ow! It hurts,' she gasped before she pressed herself against him. 'That's what I wanted to tell you... you can go back to Gwyddien now.' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:16 Post #4026 |
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‘He and I are quite finished,’ he said, after pushing her back into the tent and following. ‘They want me back at the Vale.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:19 Post #4027 |
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Gwenllian sucked in her breath. 'But - Rufus is still there, and he's still looking for you as far as we know...' Pulling up her legs, she wrapped her arms around her knees. 'Why do they want you to go there?' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:21 Post #4028 |
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‘Because I know my way around the place. I’ve seen the people.’ His hand ran through the curls that were left on one side of his head. ‘If Gwyddien orders me so, I can’t refuse. I said I will consider it. That’s not yet a consent on my part.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:26 Post #4029 |
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'If you go, will I be staying here?' she asked quietly. The relief she had felt over her period finally arriving seemed less important now that he might leave again. Would Gwyddien really order him? Perhaps she should ask him not to send Rhywallon away... |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:29 Post #4030 |
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‘I think you will,’ he said. ‘That Rufus is not like Sulpicius, but he seeks you for murder. Whether he really believes you have something to do with the death of Marcus Iulius or not doesn’t matter at all. I wouldn’t be confident that the chieftain of Caer March can provide the right protection for you there.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:39 Post #4031 |
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She really didn't want to stay behind, but he was right. For all she knew, Tudwrig still suffered from his curse. It must be so hard on Briallen, she thought. 'I wouldn't like to stay behind,' she said. But she didn't want to lay claim on Rhywallon either. Gwenllian pressed her jaws together at a new cramp, trying to hold back the tears of pain springing to her eyes. This was so much worse than any moon before. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:41 Post #4032 |
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He reached out and caressed her cheek. ‘Let me do the bargaining here, yes?’ Though, if she insisted on coming, he’d have to make arrangements. ‘Have a rest. I’ll be just outside.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 19:53 Post #4033 |
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It was cold and he could smell snow in the air, and yet they were plodding on. Morcant realised bitterly that he had gotten a little too accustomed to sleeping on a bed, between four walls and with a roof over his head. But Essylt was having a harder time than he, though she was keeping up quite well. Anxiety over her little brother, perhaps? He wondered if Carwyn'd still be alive by the time they got to Two Lakes. He hoped so. Dusk was falling quickly, and he started looking around him for some shelter. 'There'll be snow tonight,' he said to Essylt. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 19:57 Post #4034 |
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She nodded, too exhausted to open her mouth for a reply. Whenever she looked down at her hands, she saw the skin was as pale as the snow. It was worse than leaking ice from her own fingers. As they climbed a hill, she struggled to keep her feet from slipping down. Her fingers tangled in the frozen tendrils of the undergrowth, which she used to support herself and heave her up. ‘There,’ she breathed after a while, pointing down. ‘I think that might be a crevice.’ She dearly hoped it would be large enough for the both of them. Another night in the cold, open forest would still her breath inside of her. |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:01 Post #4035 |
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Morcant squinted his eyes, looking in the direction she pointed her finger. 'Looks like it,' he grunted, not wanting to get too far ahead of things. They made their way to the spot slowly. He was relieved to see that it was indeed a crevice, and roomy enough for the both of them. They'd have to huddle close together, but in this weather that was the best thing to do. 'I think another day or two before we get there,' he said after relieving himself of the burden of his pack with things. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:04 Post #4036 |
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She could only utter some sounds as they crept into the hole. Caught in a wintry soil like rabbits, and not even healthy ones. She was always hungry, but they had to go easy on their food supplies. ‘When I’m home, I’ll cry from happiness,’ she mumbled finally, rubbing her cold face with fingers that hardly felt the touch of her own skin. |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:22 Post #4037 |
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Before he did anything else, he spread one of their blankets on the ground to keep the cold from them. Then he got a fire going as quickly as he could. They were getting low on rations now, and he was getting increasingly worried and short-tempered when contemplating what would happen if they found Two Lakes abandoned. Essylt had dreamed of a caer ravaged by fire - what if everyone was dead when they got there? She'd still cry, he figured. It wasn't something he looked forward to, either way. Morcant got a dented pot out of the bag and poured some water, herbs and dried meat into it. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:25 Post #4038 |
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If only she could crawl into the flames, she could sleep happily. Essylt pulled their bag to her and searched for the bread. There were only a few loafs left. ‘I hope you’re right about those two days,’ she said. ‘Morcant. Rest.’ She put her hands on his arm to stop him from stirring. ‘Let me do this.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:33 Post #4039 |
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'All right,' he said after some hesitation. He found that he didn't really want to let go of the spoon, which was ridiculous in itself. It was true that his shoulders were already sore from carrying their things all day, but it was a pain that he felt he should be able to endure. Same with cooking after a long day of travel. He sank back on the blanket and rubbed his face with his hands. 'Thanks.' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:36 Post #4040 |
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Essylt gave a short nod as she began to stir the soup – for what it was worth. Nutritious, of course, but she was so sick of the taste of it. But her fingers slowly began to feel again. The blood rushing back was painful. She stretched her hands a few times while the food was warming. ‘Are you alright?’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:38 Post #4041 |
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'Fine,' he answered curtly. 'I'm used to this. What about you?' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:40 Post #4042 |
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‘I’m…I’m alive.’ Which was all that mattered, wasn’t it? At least until she found out if Carwyn needed her help. And if he did, she’d stay alive for as long as he needed her to. Essylt poured the soup into a bowl and put it before him. The place was so small that she had to press herself against him all the time, but she could shift just a little so she was behind him. With her hands on his shoulders, she could feel just how strained he must be. ‘You’re hurting.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:45 Post #4043 |
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'It's the weather,' he said. 'It'll be fine.' Essylts cool fingers on his shoulders eased the pain in his muscle somewhat for some reason. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:49 Post #4044 |
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‘If we do get home and thing seem fine,’ she whispered, ‘You’ll get a warm bath, I promise.’ She moved her fingers over the tight shoulders, not really thinking that she could make the pain go away. He had been carrying all of their taken possessions, even her own share. And she had been too exhausted and cold to give a damn about how heavy it must have been for him. Essylt swallowed. ‘You are amazing for me, Morcant.' |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 20:55 Post #4045 |
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'That sounds just about right,' he groaned when her fingers touched a rather painful knot in his muscles. Had he grown that soft in the few months he'd lived indoors? Elgued would probably roundhouse-kick him into the next week if he found out. He shook his head after Essylt's next remark. 'It's nothing. Really.' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 20:57 Post #4046 |
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‘But it is.’ He knew so. It was because he was in love with her that he endured all this for her sake, but it wasn’t nothing…If anything, it meant everything. Essylt let go of him and stared into her own soup. ‘Someday…’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 21:00 Post #4047 |
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'Someday what?' he wondered aloud. |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 21:02 Post #4048 |
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She shook her head. Someday, perhaps all would be a bad memory. ‘Someday I will find a way to give back all of this.’ She looked up at him. ‘All of what you’ve done for me.’ |
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| Sonja | 16 Aug 2010, 21:07 Post #4049 |
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He wanted to say that she'd already given him most of what he could want, but he couldn't. On the other hand, it seemed wrong to take something from her that she might not want to give since there was only one thing he really wanted from her. 'Don't bother yourself about it too much, all right?' |
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| Marieke | 16 Aug 2010, 21:09 Post #4050 |
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She finished her soup in silence, then pulled one of their two blankets over her knees as she curled up in a sitting position against him. The crevice left no room for anything else, and though he must cold too, she relished the warmth of his body. ‘Let’s sleep. I’m exhausted.’ |
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