Disclaimer: The world and characters of Tortall belong to Tamora Pierce.
Author's Notes: Written for Decathlon at fiefgoldenlake . proboards . com. Titles (for series and fics) are taken from Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Last line of dialogue quoted from Ayn Rand.
Title: Daring to Claim the Sky
Rating: PG
Event: 100 word dash
Words: 100
Summary: Lianne doesn't do anything traditionally. Why start now?
Daring to Claim the Sky
She grabs his hand.
"Will you marry me?"
"Pardon?" he stammers.
She repeats the question. Lerant's sure he's dreaming, but his dreams never capture the strength in her gaze, the tautness of her neck, the heady scent of her almond perfume- the things that even he forgets until he sees her again.
"You want to marry me?" he says, licking his numb lips.
She stands and brushes dust off her knees. "Of course."
"Your family will never let you-"
"The question isn't who is going to let me," Lianne says, raising her eyebrows. "It's who is going to stop me."