Here is the next, (though really short ^^;) part of this story.
The plot thickens, the mystery deepens, and a handsome young man
is added to the cast!
Remember, reviews = updates!
enjoy!
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"You heard what happened, didn't you?"
"I did. No one knows what went wrong."
"Poor thing. Bed-stricken."
"What do you think the royal family will do about this shame?"
"SHH!"
I must have moved. The two servants quickly flee the room, one scolding
the other about speaking around the wrong ears. Tears threaten to fall.
No one understands. No one understands what happened with the
summoning. No one understands how I feel. Least of all, me.
-A trickle… Something wet… at my fingertips. Blood?
No! Please, no…!-
What happened?
I roll over and fall asleep once more, since I lack the strength and courage
to seek the answer.
***
"You must wake up now."
I ignore the voice.
"Please, we can't let you waste away."
Still, I do not reply. I have stopped caring.
There is a pause before the voice continues. "Please?" he beseeches, a
note of concern now ringing in his voice, "A beautiful maiden such as you
should not fall to such a fate."
It dawns upon me. It is a man and not one of the horrid woman servants they
usually send. I quickly sit up startled.
"Good. You must eat now."
His smile seems genuine.
I accept the plate of food he produces, and watch with an uneasy curiosity as
he retreats from the room, closing my door softly and with care.
I am shocked that they would allow a man into my room. Such is surely a
breech of courtesy… Then I realize, -the armor, the sword at his hip, and the
spear he had leaning against the doorframe- he must be a guard positioned
outside my room. He must have entered after those gossipy servants left. He
must have overheard them…
"She's just stopped eating."
"Must be realizing what she's worth."
"Come now!"
"She must feel shamed, what with the summoning failure."
"You don't know that."
"I've heard…"
Despite all these terrible whispers echoing in my mind, despite my own doubts
and sorrow, I begin to eat.
For a reason I can not explain, I know this guard interests me. I need to know if his
concern is real, that there is hope of a friend amidst all this loneliness, and that the
world is not full of feigned anxiety from strangers seeking a handout and a step up.
***
The plot thickens, the mystery deepens, and a handsome young man
is added to the cast!
Remember, reviews = updates!
enjoy!
***
"You heard what happened, didn't you?"
"I did. No one knows what went wrong."
"Poor thing. Bed-stricken."
"What do you think the royal family will do about this shame?"
"SHH!"
I must have moved. The two servants quickly flee the room, one scolding
the other about speaking around the wrong ears. Tears threaten to fall.
No one understands. No one understands what happened with the
summoning. No one understands how I feel. Least of all, me.
-A trickle… Something wet… at my fingertips. Blood?
No! Please, no…!-
What happened?
I roll over and fall asleep once more, since I lack the strength and courage
to seek the answer.
***
"You must wake up now."
I ignore the voice.
"Please, we can't let you waste away."
Still, I do not reply. I have stopped caring.
There is a pause before the voice continues. "Please?" he beseeches, a
note of concern now ringing in his voice, "A beautiful maiden such as you
should not fall to such a fate."
It dawns upon me. It is a man and not one of the horrid woman servants they
usually send. I quickly sit up startled.
"Good. You must eat now."
His smile seems genuine.
I accept the plate of food he produces, and watch with an uneasy curiosity as
he retreats from the room, closing my door softly and with care.
I am shocked that they would allow a man into my room. Such is surely a
breech of courtesy… Then I realize, -the armor, the sword at his hip, and the
spear he had leaning against the doorframe- he must be a guard positioned
outside my room. He must have entered after those gossipy servants left. He
must have overheard them…
"She's just stopped eating."
"Must be realizing what she's worth."
"Come now!"
"She must feel shamed, what with the summoning failure."
"You don't know that."
"I've heard…"
Despite all these terrible whispers echoing in my mind, despite my own doubts
and sorrow, I begin to eat.
For a reason I can not explain, I know this guard interests me. I need to know if his
concern is real, that there is hope of a friend amidst all this loneliness, and that the
world is not full of feigned anxiety from strangers seeking a handout and a step up.
***