The Horse Lord
“As En Sohra rose on the slow deep-water swell, golden blotches chased one another across the planking and down a panelled wall. He had woken at sunrise with a feeling that the ship was no longer moving, but lying at anchor in calm water. Even so, at such a time of the morning he had no intention of leaving his bed—or rather, bunk. It was uncomfortable, narrow and hard, with sheets of linen cloth instead of the usual quilt, and not really big enough for two to sleep in. All the same, he and Kyri...n had managed fairly well.
She was still draped across him, head cuddled against his shoulder so that he felt the warmth of each tiny, purring breath, their limbs all tangled with each other and the sheets. Moving one hand up the smoothness of her back, Aldric twisted to kiss her gently on the cheek. “Mmm… ?” Kyrin ventured drowsily, and the young eijo felt her eyelashes flutter against his throat. She stirred a little in the crook of his left arm, almost awake now.MoreLess
She was still draped across him, head cuddled against his shoulder so that he felt the warmth of each tiny, purring breath, their limbs all tangled with each other and the sheets. Moving one hand up the smoothness of her back, Aldric twisted to kiss her gently on the cheek. “Mmm… ?” Kyrin ventured drowsily, and the young eijo felt her eyelashes flutter against his throat. She stirred a little in the crook of his left arm, almost awake now.MoreLess
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