Legends (2011)
“He’d bet his life on her honor. In effect, he had bet his life on it.
By dawn Douglas’s anger gave way to disbelief and then to alarm. Either she was punishing him and would return when he had shivered and gone hungry for a few hours more, or something had happened to her. He found himself worrying more about her well-being than about his own predicament.
Sam had waited patiently as long as he could; now he was desperate to go outside for reasons that had nothing to do with either Douglas or Elgiva’s problems. He sat by the cell, looking up at Douglas urgently and wagging his tail.
Douglas shook his head. “You’re on your own, boy. You’ve got my permission to decorate the front room to your heart’s desire.” Douglas waved a hand in that direction. “Go.”
Sam ran to the other room, but years of strict training were too much for him to ignore. Douglas heard him scratching at the outer door. Surprisingly, the door creaked open. Douglas clasped the cell bars and listened, thinking that Elgiv...a had returned.MoreLess
By dawn Douglas’s anger gave way to disbelief and then to alarm. Either she was punishing him and would return when he had shivered and gone hungry for a few hours more, or something had happened to her. He found himself worrying more about her well-being than about his own predicament.
Sam had waited patiently as long as he could; now he was desperate to go outside for reasons that had nothing to do with either Douglas or Elgiva’s problems. He sat by the cell, looking up at Douglas urgently and wagging his tail.
Douglas shook his head. “You’re on your own, boy. You’ve got my permission to decorate the front room to your heart’s desire.” Douglas waved a hand in that direction. “Go.”
Sam ran to the other room, but years of strict training were too much for him to ignore. Douglas heard him scratching at the outer door. Surprisingly, the door creaked open. Douglas clasped the cell bars and listened, thinking that Elgiv...a had returned.MoreLess
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