The Rose And the Warrior
“A hint of flat, gray light was filtering through the windows, telling her the curtain of night had barely lifted. She swiftly appraised the surrounding shadows, hunting for the least flicker of movement, preparing to spring from her bed with her sword raised.
The air was still.
She strained to listen beyond the blood pounding in her ears, but all she heard was the gentle breathing of the forms lying curled upon the floor beside her. Still gripping her weapon, she peered over the edge of her bed... and counted.
One. Two.
Panic streaked through her.
A sleepy sigh drifted through the air. Slowly expelling the breath frozen in her chest, she turned and saw a thatch of hair peeping out from a small mound of blankets huddled next to her. She gingerly grasped the edge of the covers and peeled them down, then laid her hand with aching tenderness on the freckled velvet of Patrick’s cheek. He nuzzled closer, clutching at the warm plaid that was draped over both of them. Melantha studied the shadows of her chamber once again.MoreLess
The air was still.
She strained to listen beyond the blood pounding in her ears, but all she heard was the gentle breathing of the forms lying curled upon the floor beside her. Still gripping her weapon, she peered over the edge of her bed... and counted.
One. Two.
Panic streaked through her.
A sleepy sigh drifted through the air. Slowly expelling the breath frozen in her chest, she turned and saw a thatch of hair peeping out from a small mound of blankets huddled next to her. She gingerly grasped the edge of the covers and peeled them down, then laid her hand with aching tenderness on the freckled velvet of Patrick’s cheek. He nuzzled closer, clutching at the warm plaid that was draped over both of them. Melantha studied the shadows of her chamber once again.MoreLess
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