She reached down into the pocket of her apron and took out a square piece of thin, white cloth. It was handkerchief. When she put it in my hand, I saw that there were two dragons stitched on it. One was blue like Mavrik and the other was black like Icarus. They were flying together with their necks and tails intertwined and their wings spread wide. “Momma says that in the old days, ladies would give knights tokens for good luck to carry with them into battle,” she explained. “I know the stitching isn’t very good. I guess Momma’s right, I should have practiced more.” “You made this for me?” I
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