...but Zhuge Liang checked him.
"Perhaps you should be praising her, not threatening her life," said Zhuge Liang. He indicated the area of his robe where the wine had splashed. The stain had been replaced by an acidic smelling hole. The other generals gaped at it.
"What? Why...?" said Liu Bei in a barely audible whisper.
Guan Yu prostrated himself before Zhen Mei. In a moment Zhang Fei had followed suit.
"We matter little, but thank you for saving elder brother's life," they said in unison.
Zhen Mei stood there uncomfortably blushing, "Ummm...You're welcome...I guess...
Zhuge Liang laughed. "Come," he said. "We owe you our lives and I doubt the south land has any love left for you.
Zhen Mei paused for a moment. She was an orphan and the only home she had ever had was serving the Sun family and its affiliates. But that was impossible now. Zhen Mei knew she had nothing left. So, slowly, she nodded and followed the four men off into the setting sun.
Author's Note: So what do you think? Should I end it here or keep going?
"Perhaps you should be praising her, not threatening her life," said Zhuge Liang. He indicated the area of his robe where the wine had splashed. The stain had been replaced by an acidic smelling hole. The other generals gaped at it.
"What? Why...?" said Liu Bei in a barely audible whisper.
Guan Yu prostrated himself before Zhen Mei. In a moment Zhang Fei had followed suit.
"We matter little, but thank you for saving elder brother's life," they said in unison.
Zhen Mei stood there uncomfortably blushing, "Ummm...You're welcome...I guess...
Zhuge Liang laughed. "Come," he said. "We owe you our lives and I doubt the south land has any love left for you.
Zhen Mei paused for a moment. She was an orphan and the only home she had ever had was serving the Sun family and its affiliates. But that was impossible now. Zhen Mei knew she had nothing left. So, slowly, she nodded and followed the four men off into the setting sun.
Author's Note: So what do you think? Should I end it here or keep going?