The Children's Crusade
“He had sat in Marya’s tent for so long that he was late for the meeting of the high council.
It seemed Marya had been gone awhile. Makes a cove lonesome and skittery inside not to have her about. The tent was sure empty without her. In fact, to Daniel, all of Free Country was empty without Marya in it.
He ran through the tall grasses, knowing full well how peeved Kerwyn would be by his lateness.
“Hey!” Daniel yelped and tumbled face forward onto the ground. He lay stunned for a moment. “Cor,” h...e exclaimed. “What happened there?”
He sat up and discovered he’d been tripped by a thick, gnarled tree branch. “That’s funny,” he said, rubbing his scraped palms together to lessen the sting. Free Country usually never lets that sort of thing happen to a fella. Usually, Free Country moves roots and fallen limbs or branches right out of a bloke’s way. He patted the soft dirt. “Losing your touch?” he joked.
He scrambled back to his feet and made his way more carefully to the clubhouse where the meeting was taking place.MoreLess
It seemed Marya had been gone awhile. Makes a cove lonesome and skittery inside not to have her about. The tent was sure empty without her. In fact, to Daniel, all of Free Country was empty without Marya in it.
He ran through the tall grasses, knowing full well how peeved Kerwyn would be by his lateness.
“Hey!” Daniel yelped and tumbled face forward onto the ground. He lay stunned for a moment. “Cor,” h...e exclaimed. “What happened there?”
He sat up and discovered he’d been tripped by a thick, gnarled tree branch. “That’s funny,” he said, rubbing his scraped palms together to lessen the sting. Free Country usually never lets that sort of thing happen to a fella. Usually, Free Country moves roots and fallen limbs or branches right out of a bloke’s way. He patted the soft dirt. “Losing your touch?” he joked.
He scrambled back to his feet and made his way more carefully to the clubhouse where the meeting was taking place.MoreLess
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