Tried and True, Chapter 23: Slip
Chapter 23: Slip
Taweel scrutinized the sun-bright angel hanging limp in his grasp. Pointed ears poked through long yellow hair. Small hands pushed against his knuckles, then balled into fists. The yahavim gazed up at him with a pout. It was such a childish expression. Innocent. Injured. And perhaps justified. But before Taweel could apologize for his unkind remark, Loris lifted away the last loop of sapphire thread.
The little manna-maker wriggled free and darted straight up through the tumble of overhead vines. Taweel stretched out a hand, but the little one was gone without a backward glance. He was too late. Again.
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