The Raven's Wish
“Some soggy, heavy burden tugged at her arms, and her legs were encumbered too. Opening her mouth to scream, she spat out something wet, cold, slimy as mud. There was no air—she could not breathe. Her lungs burned as she struggled— Elspeth awoke with a start, heart pounding. Sucking in fresh night air, she sat up, grateful to see the glowing hearth. Flinging off the bedclothes tangled around her legs, she went still, suddenly, hearing a noise.
A light tapping sounded in a corner of her bedchambe...r. Drawing a woolen blanket around her nude body, she got out of bed and crossed the room to where a hanging length of tartan wool hid a small wooden door in the wall. She opened it and saw Kenneth peering up at her. A rushlight flickered behind him, held in Callum's steady hand.
"Tonight?" Elspeth asked softly. Kenneth nodded. "I will dress and meet you," she said.
"Hurry, then." He ducked down and closed the door.
Laying out her plaid, she yanked on a linen shirt, tied a cord around her waist and tucked the shirttails between her legs and up to tuck and form breeches.MoreLess
A light tapping sounded in a corner of her bedchambe...r. Drawing a woolen blanket around her nude body, she got out of bed and crossed the room to where a hanging length of tartan wool hid a small wooden door in the wall. She opened it and saw Kenneth peering up at her. A rushlight flickered behind him, held in Callum's steady hand.
"Tonight?" Elspeth asked softly. Kenneth nodded. "I will dress and meet you," she said.
"Hurry, then." He ducked down and closed the door.
Laying out her plaid, she yanked on a linen shirt, tied a cord around her waist and tucked the shirttails between her legs and up to tuck and form breeches.MoreLess
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