Tale of Gwyn
“She sat up quickly, to protest.
“I’m glad you’re awake. Gwyn,” he added; he dropped the last word as clumsily as he had dropped the wood beside the fire. “I chopped it myself. It’s sunny today. I never knew I could chop wood, did you?”
Gwyn looked at his work. “You could take a few lessons from Burl,” she said. His face fell and she added quickly, “Although it’s unusually good for a first try. And how did you enjoy the work, my Lord?”
His blue eyes sparkled as he smiled up at her. “At first it ...was fun. Then it wasn’t, it was just hard work. But I kept doing it.”
Gwyn smiled back at him and went outside, to go to the bathroom and take a measure of the day. The sky hung clear blue overhead, and the few clouds floating in it were white and soft. She thought that the snows were starting to sink. They must be, because she saw the dark leather of the saddle showing through. She dug it free and carried it inside, the bit over her shoulder. She sat them beside the fire to dry.MoreLess
“I’m glad you’re awake. Gwyn,” he added; he dropped the last word as clumsily as he had dropped the wood beside the fire. “I chopped it myself. It’s sunny today. I never knew I could chop wood, did you?”
Gwyn looked at his work. “You could take a few lessons from Burl,” she said. His face fell and she added quickly, “Although it’s unusually good for a first try. And how did you enjoy the work, my Lord?”
His blue eyes sparkled as he smiled up at her. “At first it ...was fun. Then it wasn’t, it was just hard work. But I kept doing it.”
Gwyn smiled back at him and went outside, to go to the bathroom and take a measure of the day. The sky hung clear blue overhead, and the few clouds floating in it were white and soft. She thought that the snows were starting to sink. They must be, because she saw the dark leather of the saddle showing through. She dug it free and carried it inside, the bit over her shoulder. She sat them beside the fire to dry.MoreLess
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