Addictive Nightshade
“The læraðr is clearly doing its work while she sleeps.
Thank Odin for that.
Smiling, I move back to the exit, stalking down the long quiet tunnel back to the main chamber. It's time to say farewell to the ones leaving.
The clan is gathered, the few of us remaining here is sparse and it tears my heart a little wider each year when the day of harvest comes.
Stooping in front of Inga, I give the frail old lady a hug, “Blessed be your journey, we shall miss you.”
She was once so... tall and proud, strong and resilient, but her and Alf know their time is coming and this might be their last opportunity to be swept home.
She smiles, happiness sparkling her bright eyes, “Thank you Macala. One day we'll greet again.”
“I'll wave,” I grin, knowing it's their moment of reuniting joy, not a goodbye but a simple farewell between her turn and mine.MoreLess
Thank Odin for that.
Smiling, I move back to the exit, stalking down the long quiet tunnel back to the main chamber. It's time to say farewell to the ones leaving.
The clan is gathered, the few of us remaining here is sparse and it tears my heart a little wider each year when the day of harvest comes.
Stooping in front of Inga, I give the frail old lady a hug, “Blessed be your journey, we shall miss you.”
She was once so... tall and proud, strong and resilient, but her and Alf know their time is coming and this might be their last opportunity to be swept home.
She smiles, happiness sparkling her bright eyes, “Thank you Macala. One day we'll greet again.”
“I'll wave,” I grin, knowing it's their moment of reuniting joy, not a goodbye but a simple farewell between her turn and mine.MoreLess
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