Women like me‚ chambermaids‚ cannot get close to a knight‚ not in a meaningful way. Our purpose is to scrub‚ wash‚ and empty pots‚ nothing more. We are invisible to nobles‚ as we are trained to be. I had capitulated to that concept long ago. However‚ there had been that one time I was not invisible. I had been tasked with scrubbing the floor in the castle corridor near Sir Leon’s chamber. Down on my knees‚ I worked fast‚ scrubbing with vigor until my hands cracked and bled. What if Sir Leon walked
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As I sat in the my prison-chamber‚ tears were running down my face. Feeling the insistent pounding in my skull ‚ I rested my head on my knees to take away the pain. Suddenly‚ I heard footsteps approaching the cell. I quickly jumped up expecting the fearful guards to approach the thick bars again. Instead only one man came holding the Holy Bible in his hands. His suit was well pressed and his scarce hair perfectly combed. Recognition flashed in my mind once I saw his face in the dim light of the
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Over the next few days‚ I gradually started to learn more and more about Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna started to talk to me a lot more after he had known me for just a few days. He told me that he was 14 years old‚ older than me by 2 years. I liked hearing stories about him and his village. He told me about his family. One day I turned to him and asked‚ “Your village sounds great‚ but why are you here?” He glanced at me‚ eyes full of tears and replied‚ “I am not sure. I was sitting in my home with my family
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Calling out‚ I was hoping Sophie could hear me. Occasionally‚ I could hear the sound of rustling leaves or a thud in the distance. Hoping it was Sophie‚ I kept calling out. She wouldn’t leave me out here‚ she loves me too much. Just like I love her. Hanging from my foot between two trees‚ I heard Sophie say my name. A split second later‚ I saw a big black shape crash into a bush. It was a wild female bonobo with an infant on her back. At the same time‚ I saw her and I wanted to get this rope
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After Odysseus and his men escape from the cave of Cyclops‚ they went back to their boat. They freak out‚ because some of their companions are packing up and getting ready to leave. Some of the men we’re shocked when they saw Odysseus and his men back‚ safe and alive. They were curious about what happen to them inside the cave. Use the past tense in this paragraph. “Oh Odysseus and the others are back! They did not died!” one of the men shouted when he saw them walking from far away. “Odysseus welcome
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Rendered speechless‚ Drea took several long‚ deep breaths. It seemed impossible that she and her dearest friends would all go through this challenging time together‚ but she realized it was an incredible gift. Finally‚ she managed to form words. “How far gone are you?” They discovered they were all due to give birth within weeks of one another‚ ad they screeched‚ embraced‚ and cried. If their husbands returned home before midsummer‚ as planned‚ the ladies would all be roughly six months along.
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THE BULL Then it was time for Dragonet to ride the Bull. He gave her instructions on how to put the harness on‚ so she would have something to hold. Place the pad behind his neck‚ for her to sit and tuck her heels in to his shingles giving her feet a hold‚ to give her balance to stand on his back. How to lean her body to turn him in the direction she chooses to go. To speak to him mentally while in flight and in battle. Then she was to learn how to dismount while she was still flying‚ to roll-off
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The moonlight reflected off the fresh blood on the wolf’s fur. The screaming pierced the air‚ though no one awoke from it. The wolf couldn’t help but think how stupid the human was being; screaming couldn’t save it. Screaming would just make it die sooner. The wolf didn’t like screaming -- in fact‚ he could barely stand it. “Dren!” A woman’s voice called out. The wolf’s head shot up. Oh no. Her? Here? Now? He’d have to finish her quickly. Ok. He could hide the parts quite easily...from most outsiders
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Clockwork Through the late afternoon‚ and into the early evening‚ Porphyria’s lover sat motionlessly in a high-backed leather chair. Facing the unlit fireplace and with fingers entwined‚ he silently and stiffly awaited the arrival of his companion. Above the fireplace a large mirror clings to the chimney breast‚ reflecting an ominous image of the bookcase stood towering above him. Just below on the mantle sits an ornate wooden clock‚ hands stood at quarter-past six. Outside‚ a snow storm attacked
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Presently‚ the prince found himself standing in the courtyard of a grand castle. Over everything was the most horrible semblance of death; the bodies of people and animals littered the grounds. On closer inspection though‚ the prince’s nerves were calmed‚ as he found that everyone was merely asleep. He walked onwards through the castle‚ past servants asleep at butter churns and roasting spits‚ past guards slumped together‚ leaning on their lances‚ through a room of lords and ladies‚ asleep in the
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