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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 14, 2010 16:36:56 GMT 10
Title: Always Rating: PG-13 Length: 248 words Competitor: Sabine Round/Fight: 2/C Summary: Final part: Kel comes a step closer to understanding Sabine.
Armed with her astonishing new piece of knowledge, Kel returned to her room and shut herself in. She touched The Fox of the Eastern Hills: Lady Knight Sabine of Macayhill again, running fingers over the textured brown paper that composed duty rosters, supply lists, and letters to friends, family, and a lover – a woman who became queen.
Melinda Ashlin of Conte.
Finally, Kel opened the book to the letter that had most intrigued her, and read it through once more. This time, she understood.
My Ash,
Forgive the tone of this letter, I beg you. It is Beltane, and I am alone, and missing you more than ever. I miss the shape of your lips, the feel of your breath on my skin, the sweet honey of you. I miss the way your hair falls in your eyes, though I was always telling you to cut it. I miss your laugh, and your grace, and the look on your face whenever you get a good idea. I even miss your tendency to get us both in trouble, more often than not, even if it is (indirectly) the reason I got shipped out here in the first place.
My love, whoever helps you to celebrate this holiday, I hope there is something about him that reminds you of me.
There, now, don't worry. I won't gush like this again, for I know you'll say I'm being hopelessly sentimental. Only, know that I love you.
Yours always, Sabine
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Kit
Squire
Duchess of Emelan
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Post by Kit on Mar 14, 2010 17:34:16 GMT 10
I'm reviewing this hopelessly out of order, but I just want to say that this was one of the cleverest, most poignant pieces I have read lately, and not just, I think, because I have a soft spot for epistolary narrative. You have a wonderful knack for pacing. I was newly delighted by each subsequent part, and they built into something that really does feel complete, now, with this final chapter.
Wistful, but complete, and absolutely true.
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Post by greenie on Mar 17, 2010 12:14:09 GMT 10
*seconds kit, because she said it perfectly* I really liked this, it's a great series!
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 17, 2010 16:26:23 GMT 10
Thank you, both, for the lovely comments. I actually didn't know who Ash was until I got to that part, but then it just clicked somehow.
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Rowena
Training Master
back to school... >.<
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Post by Rowena on Apr 18, 2010 10:07:20 GMT 10
Oh my goodness. This whole series was so good and the Ash idea was very clever! Great job!
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