Stories tagged “defense”
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A Conversation between Cousins.
“He said he wasn’t gay, so he isn’t. End of story. I don’t see how it matters to you.” “It matters because it’s stupid and unnatural. People being attracted to their own sex – how lame is that? How creepy is that?” “...
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Presumed Guilty
The buzzer’s hum stabbed through my thinned skin and into my weakened bones. A wall of iron bars passed in front of me and stopped with a banging jolt. My feet and hands in shackles, I shuffled forward to a small table at the center of the room. ...
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Ultimatum
“Your lives are nothing of consequence!” The noble’s angry words were laced with fear, as his blood-spattered coat. My sons glanced repeatedly toward me. “Hold steady,” I reassured them, and they raised their blades. Addressing the nobles, I ...
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Earthbound
Groups of men huddled by the fires, clustered against the night. Troi walked forward and announced the arrival of the commander. The rabble shifted focus, from the flames to their new leader, expectant. Daltus stood bedecked in glimmering armor and hea...