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February 16 - February 17, 2022
“I can’t imagine you with a beard,”
“But yes. Always.”
“Good.”
Edan pressed a warm hand on my spine and drew me against him. He kissed me, exploring my mouth with his tongue, then tantalizing my ears and my neck until I was dizzy and feverish. Finally, when my knees weakened and I couldn’t bear to stand any longer, Edan eased me onto his cloak against the soft, damp earth. Our legs entwined; then we became flesh upon flesh. All of me burned, my blood singing wildly in my ears, my senses soaring. Above, the stars faded behind the misty sky, and the sun fanned its light upon us. We melted into each other until the dawn slid into dusk, and the sun paled into
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Every time I saw him, my heart became fuller, yet heavier.
“Then I’ll have to insinuate myself into your life more deeply, Maia Tamarin.”
xitara
“In Old A’landan, it does mean little lamb. But in Narat, what I grew up speaking, it means…brightest one.”
That last part made Edan’s eyes darken with anger.
“I doubt you would sacrifice so much for a mere girl.”
“She is not a mere girl,” Edan spat. “I love her.”
“I would far rather endure this fate than allow Bandur to possess your soul.”
“I love you, Maia. My life has been long, so let me do something good for you. You will become the greatest tailor in A’landi, and you will find some lucky boy to marry—”
“I won’t.”
“What about all your promises?” I couldn’t bring myself to speak—of the shop we’d open together by the ocean, of waking every morning to the sound of Edan’s laugh, of sewing to the song of his flute, of the towers of books strewn beside my looms and frames as I grew old with him. My mouth went dry, the loss of a dream I’d finally dared to hope for swelling in my throat.
From knowing that I was about to lose the boy I loved.
“Will you be able to find your way back?”
“To you, always.”
“You care much for your husband,”
“That is easy for anyone to see. But he cares for you more.”
“That isn’t—”
“True love is selfless,”
“And I can see you are ve...
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“Your husband carries a heavy burden. I can see it in his eyes. He is not the first of his kind to pass through these walls.”
“Make peace with your enchanter. He loves you very much.”
“I know you’re angry at me,”
“And you have a right to be. But I love you, Maia.”
“And I’ll have you. The sun and moon only see each other one day out of the entire year. Even if it’s an hour or a day—I’d rather be with you for that time than not at all.”
“May I kiss you?”
“You may.”
You are my oath now, Maia Tamarin. And you’ll never be free of me.”
It was the tale of a boy, too. A boy who could fly but not swim. A boy with the powers of the gods but the shackles of a slave. A boy who loved me.
