Spear of Heaven
“He kept saying he had been going to get help, but she went away before he could come back—very well, she would say she believed him. It was true he was afraid of the tall woman, though why he should be, she could not imagine. The woman was of high rank, but then so was Kimeri; and Kimeri’s mother was as tall as most men, and quite terrifying too when she was in a temper.
Kimeri would be that tall someday, everybody said she would.
She was looking forward to it. Then Hani would be afraid of her,... and she would show him what an idiot he was.
They had called truce for the festival, and had a splendid time, even if Hani’s grandmother had dragged them back home much too early and put them to bed in the same room. They were going to be sister and brother, Hani’s grandmother was thinking, because Kimeri’s mother was going to marry Hani’s father.
Kimeri had her doubts about that. Hani’s father was big and handsome, and he made the room brighter when he came into it, but Kimeri’s mother was very clever about escaping from people who wanted to marry her.MoreLess
Kimeri would be that tall someday, everybody said she would.
She was looking forward to it. Then Hani would be afraid of her,... and she would show him what an idiot he was.
They had called truce for the festival, and had a splendid time, even if Hani’s grandmother had dragged them back home much too early and put them to bed in the same room. They were going to be sister and brother, Hani’s grandmother was thinking, because Kimeri’s mother was going to marry Hani’s father.
Kimeri had her doubts about that. Hani’s father was big and handsome, and he made the room brighter when he came into it, but Kimeri’s mother was very clever about escaping from people who wanted to marry her.MoreLess
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