9 Tales From Elsewhere 7 by 9 Tales From Elsewhere

Author:9 Tales From Elsewhere [Elsewhere, 9 Tales From]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bride of Chaos
Published: 2016-07-08T22:00:00+00:00

Night fell in gloomy palls of mist, shredded by howling winds. The king and his woman huddled in the temple, snug in the heat of the fireplace and the incandescence of their love.

“I must go,” he murmured. His breath stroked her hair. “You said the beast emerges from her nest to hunt at night. If I can catch her on her hunt, perhaps when her attention is focused elsewhere …”

“Please, my king, the beast is strong at night. My king is peerless among mortal men, unrivalled in a hunt, but the beast is no mere mortal; her eyes are keener, her flight quicker, her strength greater. In this fog you would achieve nothing at best, but at worst you might …” Her breath caught. “Catch her when she is asleep, or when she is weary after a night of hunting. Please—" She clutched his sleeve, her voice tremulous and frightened.

“Hush, hush now, my love. Fear not; I will stay in.”

But when she was asleep, he quietly got out of bed and donned his hunting gear.

The door shut behind him with a click. Did it wake her? He crouched behind a window, placing his ear against the latticed paper pane.

Behind him, the wind, too, was in slumber, breathing gently, sweeping its soft sighs through the trees.

Satisfied, the king shrugged his bow and arrows over his shoulders and strode into the swirling mist.

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