Ondine
“He sat across from her, and that fact alone caused her heart to pound more quickly. There would be no escape from this table. Should she rise, he could quickly stand and block her way.
There was food, and she was famished. She would not run now. She grabbed at the bread, and as his hand came down on hers, she raised her eyes, startled, to his.
“No one is going to take it away,” he promised her in a voice that was gentle. “You mustn’t eat too quickly, or you’ll become ill.”
His hand lifted from ...hers and he poured out two goblets of ale. He broke the bread himself, handing her a piece. She was still staring at him. He grinned and leaned against the wall, resting one foot idly upon the bench, his hand dangling nonchalantly over a knee. “I didn’t mean that you couldn’t eat,” he told her, a little amused.
Ondine kept her eyes warily on him while she bit into the bread. He seemed well aware of her nervous perusal of him and quite entertained by it. His smile was almost genuine as white teeth flashed against his candle-shadowed features.MoreLess
There was food, and she was famished. She would not run now. She grabbed at the bread, and as his hand came down on hers, she raised her eyes, startled, to his.
“No one is going to take it away,” he promised her in a voice that was gentle. “You mustn’t eat too quickly, or you’ll become ill.”
His hand lifted from ...hers and he poured out two goblets of ale. He broke the bread himself, handing her a piece. She was still staring at him. He grinned and leaned against the wall, resting one foot idly upon the bench, his hand dangling nonchalantly over a knee. “I didn’t mean that you couldn’t eat,” he told her, a little amused.
Ondine kept her eyes warily on him while she bit into the bread. He seemed well aware of her nervous perusal of him and quite entertained by it. His smile was almost genuine as white teeth flashed against his candle-shadowed features.MoreLess
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