g-wulfing-author:———Lathel picked up the candle that was on the washstand and lit
g-wulfing-author:———Lathel picked up the candle that was on the washstand and lit it from his torch, then held the torch so that he could see the boy’s face, which seemed to be streaked with tears as much as with sweat.“Your name?”“Coedas, son of Shalaan and Maycha, from the Jaraffa hills.” The boy swayed with exhaustion.With the stem of the torch, Lathel indicated the chair. “You may sit if you wish.” But the boy remained standing. “How come you to bring messages to the king?”“I … I need to speak with him.”“King Pontas will be made aware of your presence in the morning.”“Please …” The goatherd hesitated. “It is urgent.”“His Grace is asleep; surely it can wait ’til morning.”“No, it … it concerns his daughter.”A heartbeat later Lathel barked, “Wake the king!”———From ‘The Leaving Of Princess Laellinon’, a story in the book Three Short Fairytales by G. Wulfing. ——— -- source link
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