Her love was gone, but her life had to move on, there was no question in that. She was young, she was beautiful, she had plenty of time left for things to change. Maybe they would even change here, at this wedding she was invited to; maybe she’d dance with her future husband, and not even know it. It was hard watching the other couples twirl and kiss when she...
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After the battle, he was lucky make it into the medical tent, let alone get a bed. He guessed that’s what happens when you lose three limbs in one day; you get special treatment. With two legs and an arm gone, he wondered whether he would ever walk again. Nurses and Medics raced between the beds, doing the best they could, but I know a lot of people died that...
“Traitor.” “I only did what I thought was right.” “You did what you thought was right at the expense of everyone else!” “But I had to!” “No, you didn’t have to. You could have made the choice that saves everyone, not just the strongest among us.” “But they were holding us back.” “It doesn’t matter if they were holding us back, those were our friends. You knew when you let...
I stormed his castle, crossed the moat onto the muddy ground, pressing myself against the outer wall and shimmying sideways until I found an opening. I raced up stairs, fighting off swordsmen, and people throwing rocks. But I dodged and ducked and moved higher until I found his room, where he hid from me – with her. “How dare you barge in here?” he roared. “How dare you betray me?”...
