A Warrior of Dreams
“She pushed the door shut and leaned against it. "I'm finished," she announced, "Done for." Joslyn slumped forward on one of Musa's stools, both hands over her face. "You didn't have to let us in," she mumbled.
"Certainly not," Musa said, "I could have left you on my doorstep until the Watchers came, then spent the rest of a tragically shortened life explaining what you were doing there in the first place. Stop talking nonsense." Joslyn put her hands in her lap. "Sorry, Musa. I didn't know where... else to go." "As in the old days—steal a loaf and Musa will hide you. Some oaf craves your fair little body and Musa will hide you. When you went into the Temple I thought `there's one less worry for poor old Musa.' Silly notion..." They all heard the shouts, and the sound of running. Musa cracked the door open one more time and Joslyn saw the orange flare of torches over her shoulder. Musa shut the door and looked at her. "White Robes. Joslyn, what have you done?" "I wish I knew. It has something to do with him," she said, and nodded at Ghost, who wandered about the shop examining the bottles and jars, oblivious.MoreLess
"Certainly not," Musa said, "I could have left you on my doorstep until the Watchers came, then spent the rest of a tragically shortened life explaining what you were doing there in the first place. Stop talking nonsense." Joslyn put her hands in her lap. "Sorry, Musa. I didn't know where... else to go." "As in the old days—steal a loaf and Musa will hide you. Some oaf craves your fair little body and Musa will hide you. When you went into the Temple I thought `there's one less worry for poor old Musa.' Silly notion..." They all heard the shouts, and the sound of running. Musa cracked the door open one more time and Joslyn saw the orange flare of torches over her shoulder. Musa shut the door and looked at her. "White Robes. Joslyn, what have you done?" "I wish I knew. It has something to do with him," she said, and nodded at Ghost, who wandered about the shop examining the bottles and jars, oblivious.MoreLess
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