The Wittering Way
“It was a dank and airless place, made up of mortared stone walls enhanced by heavy metal fittings. The two Meab we sought were crouched in a far corner on a pallet of mostly disintegrated straw.
Ronat’s head snapped up so quickly that I thought her thin, twig-like neck would snap. Avapeony’s eyes widened as she clambered to her feet. “Cleome? Is it really you?”
“Well, hello there,” Occil said, scurrying to Ronat’s side. “You didn’t tell me your sister was so beautiful.”
“That’s not her sister,”... Yewsy said. “That’s the daughter of the man who caused all this!”
“It’s not what you think!” Ronat responded sharply. “My father was a pawn in a bigger game. Prosee join and my brothers...they poisoned his mind.”
“My join has been destroyed,” I responded. “And the two of you are here. That’s all that matters.” I said, trying to stem my latent anger.
Occil was reaching up and touching Ronat’s thigh, lovingly, and she repeatedly swatted the hand away as she glared at me.MoreLess
Ronat’s head snapped up so quickly that I thought her thin, twig-like neck would snap. Avapeony’s eyes widened as she clambered to her feet. “Cleome? Is it really you?”
“Well, hello there,” Occil said, scurrying to Ronat’s side. “You didn’t tell me your sister was so beautiful.”
“That’s not her sister,”... Yewsy said. “That’s the daughter of the man who caused all this!”
“It’s not what you think!” Ronat responded sharply. “My father was a pawn in a bigger game. Prosee join and my brothers...they poisoned his mind.”
“My join has been destroyed,” I responded. “And the two of you are here. That’s all that matters.” I said, trying to stem my latent anger.
Occil was reaching up and touching Ronat’s thigh, lovingly, and she repeatedly swatted the hand away as she glared at me.MoreLess
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