Untouchable
“The house was directly in their path, and Laris showed no sign of veering around it. She doubted he would stop there for very long, but shelter, food they did not pick or catch, a chair, all waited in that quaint cottage. Those simple things sounded so wonderful, she found her pace increasing. She almost skipped, but that would’ve been entirely inappropriate for a woman of her age.
The house itself was small compared with her home in the Northern Province, but it was far from tiny. It spraw...led a bit, as if rooms had been added to the original structure. Smoke rose gently from the chimney, and the land surrounding the cottage was green and well kept. Farmland spread as far as she could see. Some of the crops had been recently planted, others were mature and green. She didn’t know exactly what kinds of crops grew on the farm, but she could see that they were well tended and healthy.
A line of freshly washed clothes whipped in the breeze, and Verity thought of what a joy it would be to wash the putrid green dress Laris had bought her.MoreLess
The house itself was small compared with her home in the Northern Province, but it was far from tiny. It spraw...led a bit, as if rooms had been added to the original structure. Smoke rose gently from the chimney, and the land surrounding the cottage was green and well kept. Farmland spread as far as she could see. Some of the crops had been recently planted, others were mature and green. She didn’t know exactly what kinds of crops grew on the farm, but she could see that they were well tended and healthy.
A line of freshly washed clothes whipped in the breeze, and Verity thought of what a joy it would be to wash the putrid green dress Laris had bought her.MoreLess
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