#5: Road
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This is actually a shortened/edited version of a scene from a first draft of The Battles We Cannot Evade.
Summary: On the road between the city and his parents' castle, Gwaine always avoids one place.
He couldn't count the times he'd taken the same road from the city of Bernicia to his childhood home. It was a familiar path, mostly leading through patches of forestland. When he traveled with others, he stuck to the road. When alone, he always avoided one part.
Like now. Seeing the familiar bend up ahead, he steered his horse left, into the woods. They continued along, weaving through the trees for a few minutes before he steered his mount back to the path. He allowed himself a sigh of relief.
He'd passed through there once, whilst traveling alone, thinking he could handle it. He didn't talk about it afterwards.
He had thrown up all over the bloody road.
The memory was still too much.
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