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Post by PeroxidePirate on Aug 4, 2010 1:09:48 GMT 10
Title: Stone Rating: PG Prompt: 3. walk in empty places Summary: Sandry looks back.
Sandry's footsteps echoed in the empty halls, the stone smooth under her feet. The Citadel was massive, with several levels underground; tunnels connected a basement level to outbuildings and to the castle's protective walls. Other parts of the Citadel bustled with activity, of course. Not here: Sandry was alone with stone and memory. She paced.
Plague. Earthquake. Pirates. Plague, again. Fire. Unmagic. Half of Sandry's life, reduced to a series of individual words, describing disasters – most of which she had, at least, helped to divert. Beside all that, taking on the will of an empress and the greed of three foolish boys should have been easy. It should have been small. It shouldn't have hurt.
“Your heart doesn't know 'should,'” Lark would tell her. Sandry sighed. Lark was right, of course.
Briar? She sent out a mental call.
Hey. What is it?
I'm in the bottom of the Citadel. There was an awkward pause. I just realized... has Evvy ever been down here?
I don't think so.
It's all stone. You should bring her. Sometime.
I'll do that. Inside her mind, a leaf brushed Sandry's cheek. You all right, Sandry?
She drew in a deep breath, counted to seven, and let it out. No, she admitted, soft as a whisper.
I'm on my way, Briar promised.
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Post by ev on Aug 4, 2010 3:11:44 GMT 10
This is absolutely beautiful.
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domluvr
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Post by domluvr on Aug 4, 2010 3:16:48 GMT 10
Oh this is so sweet.
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Rowena
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back to school... >.<
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Post by Rowena on Aug 4, 2010 7:43:29 GMT 10
You officially rock at interperting these prompts. This is awesome!
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Post by katieheidie on Aug 4, 2010 19:11:37 GMT 10
Sandry and Briar, you make their friendship so beautiful
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Post by Lisa on Aug 4, 2010 21:13:02 GMT 10
I love that Sandry reaches out in that moment, dually looking for a friend and looking to help someone else. It's very real, and quite lovely.
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Kit
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Post by Kit on Aug 4, 2010 21:57:26 GMT 10
Lisa beat me to it. The twin impulses really turn this from elegant to beautiful, and there's a weight there that just fits.
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Aug 7, 2010 21:59:28 GMT 10
Thank you for the lovely comments.
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