A Royal Affair
“If put to torture, I might have admitted that I had not, but I told myself it had merely been an oversight in my planning. I had only intended for us to sweat out the alcohol and bruising and stiffness. But there we were, a few hours later, naked on either side of the fire pit, watching the glowing embers and drinking water. I had not had time to prepare any healing foods, but nothing would have persuaded me to eat raw liver anyway that day. Fortunately for my modesty, it was very dark in the l...odge, which had no windows, and was consequently smoky, for it was extremely cold outside, and it had taken a while for the heat in the pit to rise enough to drive the smoke up and out of the hole in the roof. It was a pleasant smoke, though, redolent of fires of my youth.
I lay down and turned onto my belly, cradling my aching head on folded arms. Aleksey copied me after a moment, and we faced each other across the soft light. I felt drowsy, content. Although I had nearly died (an exaggeration, but who does not think of death after such a night?), I remembered it as an almost perfect night.MoreLess
I lay down and turned onto my belly, cradling my aching head on folded arms. Aleksey copied me after a moment, and we faced each other across the soft light. I felt drowsy, content. Although I had nearly died (an exaggeration, but who does not think of death after such a night?), I remembered it as an almost perfect night.MoreLess
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