“It was hard and rough—not the least bit comfortable—but he had begun to notice it less and less. “My wife is a very bright woman, and wise beyond her years. She’s brought me a lot of happiness. We met the day she came to Pleck’s Mill. She’d hitched a ride in with one of the indie trade caravans. Looked like she’d been through a lot, bruised up and thin as a rail, but she was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. We were married three months later. My grandparents were thrilled, even though I ...was eighteen at the time and Vicky was… much older. The year after that, she gave me my daughter Savannah.” “How old is your daughter?” Ellicia sat facing Daxin at the far end of the ragged blanket, legs crossed, hands resting in her lap. Her eyes shone like pale jade in the morning light, framed by the long wisps of dark hair that had escaped her messy bun and fallen alongside her face. Her brown woolen robe was worn, smudged with dirt, and fraying along the hemline. She’d drawn a thin shawl about her shoulders, and Daxin could see the sheen where the exposed skin became softer below her collarbone.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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