Swords with Souls
A Medieval Fantasy Fiction Story
By Dan Watt
(Author of BARD series)
(Author of the Plagueborn series)
– Adult content –
Three-quarter Faie?
It’s twilight now, so she nudges Alberta ahead of Endellion. When she gets to the wagon she says to Haashir, “We’ll stop for the night.” Together they head off the trail into an opening around a small pond.
Ahead she sees Sir Oliver making a fire away from the bank so everyone can sit around it. Some of the travelers sit on chunks of rotting log they found in the nearby forest, while others sit on their travel cloaks. When the only light is the fire and moonlight, Lara calls Endellion to join her while she passes water. Lara leads her into the forest to a small opening.
Without warning she grabs the shoulders of the still hooded Endellion with the intention of forcing her to the ground. They both tumble to the ground. It’s a silent and personal fight, not to be witnessed by anyone else.
She manages to get Endellion on her back so she can straddle her. Using pressure from her knees to keep atop, Lara unsheathes one of her knives and places it’s blade against Endellion’s throat. “You speak a word about my true heritage and I’ll,” she starts to say when strong hands yank her off Endellion. She finds herself thrown into a nearby bush.
The next moment, Sir Oliver stands before her. His expression is a mix of battle ready and amusement. In a moment Endellion steps in front of him. She sees Endellion glance around, and realizes she’s using Sir Oliver as cover. She unties the string that holds her hood tight.
Lara gasps. “You have quarter moon ears,” she mouths and signals for Endellion to pull her hood up.
“A secret,” Endellion whispers, “for a secret.”
From Sir Oliver, she hears, “I’ll train her, if she’s willing.”
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