Paying the Price
“And, regrettably, I woke.
Dareena was screaming at me. "What have you done? You foolish woman, what have you done?" It was morning. I was lying on my back, and she had pulled the covers off of me.
"What have you done?" she yelled again.
I looked over at her. She was standing at the side of the bed with a look of horror on her face. I licked my lips. "Clearly not enough," I said sadly.
Then she leaned over and began to unbutton my tunic. I looked down and realized the front of th...e tunic was blood red, but I wasn't dead.
I tried pushing her hands away.
"Lie still!" she ordered.
She opened the front of the tunic and found the knife. She pulled it out and dropped it behind her, then examined the wounds. They were still oozing, but weren't anywhere near as deep as I had hoped.
She ran out of the cabin and I heard her yelling in Tendarian.MoreLess
Dareena was screaming at me. "What have you done? You foolish woman, what have you done?" It was morning. I was lying on my back, and she had pulled the covers off of me.
"What have you done?" she yelled again.
I looked over at her. She was standing at the side of the bed with a look of horror on her face. I licked my lips. "Clearly not enough," I said sadly.
Then she leaned over and began to unbutton my tunic. I looked down and realized the front of th...e tunic was blood red, but I wasn't dead.
I tried pushing her hands away.
"Lie still!" she ordered.
She opened the front of the tunic and found the knife. She pulled it out and dropped it behind her, then examined the wounds. They were still oozing, but weren't anywhere near as deep as I had hoped.
She ran out of the cabin and I heard her yelling in Tendarian.MoreLess
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