The Rose Bride
“She felt strangely peaceful. Then she gazed down at the rose draped over her hand. She caught her breath and looked around for the one who had left it for her.
A luminous being knelt beside her. It had been watching her sleep.
“You are loved,” the rose whispered to her.
“Oh, merci,” Rose said to the being. It pointed at the statue.
“A cause d’Artemis,” it told her. “I am but her messenger. You have a choice to make.”
“I—I remember my dream,” Rose replied, her voice shaking.
It hefted its bow in... its arm and drew an arrow from the quiver. “Shall I shoot?” It notched the arrow and pointed it directly at her.
Rose took a deep breath. She understood that she was at a crossroads. She knew she could give up and it would be all over.
The being waited.
The rose whispered, “You are loved.”
Rose shook her head. She lifted her chin and said, “I will go on.”
“So are heroes born,” the being said with approval. Then, without warning, it vanished in an instant and she was alone.MoreLess
A luminous being knelt beside her. It had been watching her sleep.
“You are loved,” the rose whispered to her.
“Oh, merci,” Rose said to the being. It pointed at the statue.
“A cause d’Artemis,” it told her. “I am but her messenger. You have a choice to make.”
“I—I remember my dream,” Rose replied, her voice shaking.
It hefted its bow in... its arm and drew an arrow from the quiver. “Shall I shoot?” It notched the arrow and pointed it directly at her.
Rose took a deep breath. She understood that she was at a crossroads. She knew she could give up and it would be all over.
The being waited.
The rose whispered, “You are loved.”
Rose shook her head. She lifted her chin and said, “I will go on.”
“So are heroes born,” the being said with approval. Then, without warning, it vanished in an instant and she was alone.MoreLess
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