Empire of the Worm
“It had been she who had rallied them and led them there.
As soon as she saw Davril through the press of people, she ran to him and flung her arms about him, and he didn’t stop her.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” he told her gently. “I instructed you to—”
“To let you die.” Her voice was firm, and her eyes were still as they gazed up at him. “Now you’re alive, and the Avestines will support us willingly.”
“So we hope.”
“Yes.” She stared up at him, and he noticed the tear-streaks on her cheeks.
H...e pressed her head to his chest. She wants this to be it, he realized. She wants this to be the thing that allows me to forgive her. Feeling her in his arms, he wondered if perhaps that time might have come.
That night he dreamt of her—the feel of her breath against the hollow of his neck, the smell of her hair, her round breasts mashed up against his chest—and that thought, coupled with the fresh memories of the Serpent, kept him from getting much sleep. During the next days he conferred often with Jeselri and the new order of elders that led the Avestines.MoreLess
As soon as she saw Davril through the press of people, she ran to him and flung her arms about him, and he didn’t stop her.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” he told her gently. “I instructed you to—”
“To let you die.” Her voice was firm, and her eyes were still as they gazed up at him. “Now you’re alive, and the Avestines will support us willingly.”
“So we hope.”
“Yes.” She stared up at him, and he noticed the tear-streaks on her cheeks.
H...e pressed her head to his chest. She wants this to be it, he realized. She wants this to be the thing that allows me to forgive her. Feeling her in his arms, he wondered if perhaps that time might have come.
That night he dreamt of her—the feel of her breath against the hollow of his neck, the smell of her hair, her round breasts mashed up against his chest—and that thought, coupled with the fresh memories of the Serpent, kept him from getting much sleep. During the next days he conferred often with Jeselri and the new order of elders that led the Avestines.MoreLess
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