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Submitted to Contest #202
Three years before, I’d stood on this very field, encompassed by the richness that was the battle smoke, hand and hand with Esleigh while she swung her sword. Every whistle through the air took down the foe that dared to harm me. Now, she was the foe that dared to harm me. The moonlight was thick behind her, sharpening the curve of her set jaw and the sparkle of ash in her eye. Her grip tightened on her sword and her nostrils flared. Esleigh was a traitor to the throne yet she wasn’t ashamed to show it. In fact, she bask...
Submitted to Contest #200
CW: Mention of death, grieving The windows rattled with the winter wind, masking the harsh sound of my sister’s coughing. I weaved between the dancing shadows within the castle, my slippers clopping against the smooth stone, echoing through the empty chambers.  Asger was close, his steps quiet yet rigid from the years in the Guard. I needed to find them. The meeting. When I reached the double-set doors of ornately carved runes, I pressed close, the sounds of hushed voices moving through the room beyond. “Three more...
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