The Song of the Wild Geese by India Millar

Author:India Millar [Millar, India]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Empress Publishing
Published: 2019-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

The wind sighing through

Pine branches to my ears is

The noise of dry bones

I thought that as long as I had Seemon as my lover, I could stand Lord Dai, if only to keep Seemon safe. But it wasn’t long before I understood that I was deluding myself. My danna’s attentions quickly became less kind, and far more demanding.

Perhaps if I had not known of the danger I had unwittingly lured Seemon into, I might have found the courage to refuse Lord Dai. But how could I when my beloved’s very life was in my hands? Instead, every time he came to me, I felt I had to try and find ways to please him. Anything to distract him from Seemon.

And worse, he grew in confidence with every visit. And so did his tree of flesh. At first, he had been content—more than content, clearly delighted—when I pleasured him with my mouth. But I knew there would come a time when it would no longer be enough. And to add to my woes, increasingly I worried about Seemon’s safety. Lord Dai mentioned him occasionally. Commented with a sneer that Auntie was making a fool of herself by fussing over the ugly foreign barbarian. Did Lord Dai seem a little too casual when he asked if I spoke to Seemon often? Did I know anything about him? I shrugged and said I was merely polite to him, even as my heart thumped with fear. I didn’t mention it to Seemon. I had no wish to add to his burden of worry.

The more Seemon made love to me, the more did my repulsion of my danna grow, until the mere thought of him touching me made my gorge rise. When I had been a small child in my village, my brothers had caught small birds to sell as table delicacies. The way of catching them was simple. They snared one bird, and then tied a thread around its leg. They bound it to a branch, where it sang its distress loud and clear. Other birds fluttered close to see what was causing it to sing so loudly and were easily caught in their turn. I had always felt sorry for the tethered bird, and now, I was just as much a captive.

There was no way out that I could see. All paths led to Lord Dai.

Even though I knew what a terribly dangerous game we were playing, Seemon was in my very soul and I could not let him go. I told myself time and time again that it would be better to put him away from me now, before it was truly impossible. Yet I could not. With each meeting, we became closer and closer. Our thoughts entwined, as well as our bodies.

I loved him. There was no escape from that, just as there was no escape from Lord Dai.

It was foolish of me, of course, to tempt fate. I should have known that the gods are easily angered when they are

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