The Will of the Gods by Sharon Green

Author:Sharon Green [Green, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Tuneyloon, General
ISBN: 9780886770396
Google: lMmQZ1n2pN4C
Amazon: 0886770394
Publisher: DAW
Published: 1985-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

"I obeyed Mehrayn's command by remaining silent," I replied with a shrug, allowing my gaze to rise no higher than the wide chest before me. "As no other insults are to be given him, I have naught further to say."

Had his hand not remained upon my arm I would have turned away and left him there, for the impatience I had felt all of that fey continued to plague me. The male, however, was not of a mind to see me free. His hand closed somewhat more tightly about my arm, and his free hand came to raise my face so that I must look up into his eyes.

"I do believe I spoke truly when I said you would have already forgiven me had I striped your back rather than warmed your bottom," said he with a narrowing of the green which looked down upon me. "Once we discussed the punishment given a warrior as opposed to that given a girl, and it would have been clear even without your agreement that you far preferred the greater pain of being done as a warrior. Never will you have a warrior's punishment from me, wench, though in truth you are no other thing, however the

punishment of a girl is another matter entirely. Will you give over your insolence, or must I continue as I have already done?"

I met the steadiness of his gaze in silence, attempting to show naught of the turmoil within me. The male was more than capable of giving me humiliation again and there was naught I might do to halt his intentions.

His hand against my face was gentle despite the strength in it, and he waited no more than a moment for the answer I was not able to give.

"The turbulence in your dark, lovely eyes grows greater," said he with a sigh, as though he truly believed the thought of humiliation would cow me. "I know not what might be done with you, wench, yet do I mean to know before this journey is done. For now I will merely have service from you, therefore are you to remove those weapons and that breech."

With the command spoken his hands left me, giving me the opportunity to obey him. A long moment passed in hesitation before my hands were able to begin the movement toward my swordbelt, and truly did I believe that had Mida then appeared before me, I would have put many, many lives in jeopardy. To be set to the service of a male sat ill with me, putting the sort of humor upon me which must be washed away with blood.

Removing swordbelt and breech and dagger was unfortunately no more than the work of a moment, and then I merely stood within the ring of bushes, having obeyed the command I had been given. Mehrayn, with

swordbelt and black covering already put aside, sat himself upon the grass, then lay back to look up at me.

"It seems I would have done far better had I asked for willing service," said he, putting his hands beneath the back of his head.

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