Monday, January 4, 2016

Little girl who lives down the lane


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For the time being she must endure. He had to make a physical effort to break the spell. When he’d dressed, he walked south towards the market, stopping occasionally to look at a shop or a stall, but with one eye on the people around him. He’d suffered the accusing stares of emperors, but he’d never stood before a king. Massive fortifications and multicolumned buildings towered over the city like a giant sentinel. She had sacrificed her future to save him, but the moment she’d made her decision she had reconciled herself to a life without him. Among the old scars was a clearly visible depression the circumference of a wine cup. A golden brooch in the shape of a sunburst held the cloth at her other shoulder and a belt of gold links circled her narrow waist. His duty, as he saw it, was to point out the contradictions and imperfections others did not, or would not, see. I had hoped to acquaint you a little more with this king’s character on the way to the Little girl who lives down the lane, but now you must discover it for yourself. The sound of galloping horses from the darkness behind the knifeman answered his question and the resolve faded from the snarling features. He could still barely understand what had happened or why, but for the moment the newcomer’s eyes held a question. I had hoped to acquaint you a little more little girl who lives down the lane this king’s character on the way to the city, but now you must discover it for yourself. Casualties would be high. It was a relief when they began to climb the winding road to the citadel, always under the watchful eyes of the guards on the walls above. Calling on a servant to climb a ladder to this alcove or that, he directed them to retrieve the scrolls with an obvious knowledge of their whereabouts and contents.

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