Stories tagged “village”
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Μαντάμ Μέγαιρα (Madame Shrew)
—Ξένια! Ξένια! Ξύπνα, κορίτσι μου – δέν έχουμε πολύ χρόνο! Η μέρα δεν είχε ακόμα αρχίσει και ήδη η μάμα έχει στείλει την Ελευθερία να μ
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Madame Shrew (Translation)
“Xenia! Xenia! Wake up, my girl – we don’t have much time!” The day hasn’t even started yet and mom has sent Eleftheria to to get me out of my bed. Even from where I was, I could hear grandma in the kitchen. Chaos first th...
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Seed of Evil
The early morning light splayed long shadows across the town square. Most inhabitants of the small German village were still asleep, but several young boys scampered around playfully. Azazel watched quietly. The boys played a ball game (some form of wh...
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Transfer Protocol
“I hear you’ve been transferred to the New York office”, Kevin said. “Bummer.” “Yeah, got the news last night. I’m really going to miss this place”, I lied, remembering when I asked, almost begged for thi...
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Second Chancers - Heavy Hangs the Head
Upon his heavy seat at the head of the great hall, Gunnar rested an uneasy head upon a massive fist. The place of honor had been his father’s and his grandfather’s before that. No one spoke of any leader before that, so great had been their...
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Lady Graham
Leaves crackled and skittered down the street, chased by the wind. The swirling browns and oranges piled in the sewage being thrown out of the windows, waiting fo the coming storm to wash it away. The hartlots bared their chests to the passing men, wit...
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Old Man, Strong Man, Young Man
There was a tavern. It was a busy tavern, nicely situated within a village that received ample travel from merchants and pilgrims, and the occasional knight. However, it was late and most of the tavern’s patrons had returned home or retired to th...
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Zones of Impact
Rocks skittered away as I lost my balance. For a moment time stretched out; I was suspended on the edge of eternity. Then I was falling. Head over heels, I tumbled downhill, careening painfully off boulders and tree trunks, rolling through bushes that ...