Virgin Territory
“The windows were wedged open, their hangings fixed back, yet still no breeze found its way to Agrigentum. Every minute of the night threatened to suffocate her and by morning Claudia’s shift was soaked through. Even the wine was warm.
She leaned over to fan Drusilla. The kittens, eyes rheumy like old men’s, were heady with their recent transition from wiggling to wobbling and were transmitting squeaks which ranged from smug look-at-me’s to frantic helps and back again, all within the space of f...ive seconds. Their mother was content to let them learn the hard way. Claudia was not.
‘Come on, Smallfry, back to mum.’ She scooped up a little lost wanderer and placed the squirming, bleating bundle on the blanket, where he homed in on a warm, secure teat. Claudia swore Drusilla poked her tongue out deliberately.
‘What about that Varius insect?’ she asked, flapping the ostrich feathers over the cat.
‘Meowr.’ ‘No, not a real insect, poppet, pay attention. I’m talking about that little creep who thinks he can pass himself off as my stepson.’ His visit last night had shaken her to the core, although she was far too experienced a trooper to let it show.MoreLess
She leaned over to fan Drusilla. The kittens, eyes rheumy like old men’s, were heady with their recent transition from wiggling to wobbling and were transmitting squeaks which ranged from smug look-at-me’s to frantic helps and back again, all within the space of f...ive seconds. Their mother was content to let them learn the hard way. Claudia was not.
‘Come on, Smallfry, back to mum.’ She scooped up a little lost wanderer and placed the squirming, bleating bundle on the blanket, where he homed in on a warm, secure teat. Claudia swore Drusilla poked her tongue out deliberately.
‘What about that Varius insect?’ she asked, flapping the ostrich feathers over the cat.
‘Meowr.’ ‘No, not a real insect, poppet, pay attention. I’m talking about that little creep who thinks he can pass himself off as my stepson.’ His visit last night had shaken her to the core, although she was far too experienced a trooper to let it show.MoreLess
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