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Post by PeroxidePirate on Aug 12, 2010 23:39:34 GMT 10
Title: Change of Place Rating: PG Prompt: 9. the open road, the bitter song, the heavy load Summary: Briar's in a different place than he was before.
“You're both going, then?” Briar asked.
Tris nodded. “Just for a week or two. Her Grace will be needed before too long.”
Briar smiled at the use of their nickname for Sandry. “Don't tell her that.”
“Gods, no! She'd turn her consequence on me.” She caught Briar's hand. “You're sure you don't want to come along?”
“I'm sick of traveling, Tris. After a while...” He shook his head, squeezing her fingers and then letting go. “The roads, and the rivers, were so wide in Yanjing. We were on the road so long, and I was scarce home again before His Grace needed us to go with Sandry.”
“You could have stayed behind.”
Briar shuddered. “Not by myself, I couldn't have.”
“But now you can?” Tris asked, curiously.
He gave her a nearly-convincing smile. “I've made a little progress, anyway.”
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Post by ev on Aug 13, 2010 8:26:40 GMT 10
Simply beautiful.
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Post by Lisa on Aug 18, 2010 9:33:45 GMT 10
I'm with ev on this - it's a gorgeous account of healing.
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