Another Drabble...
Jul. 31st, 2004 07:26 pmAnother drabble, for the "Justice" challenge over at Black Pearl Library.
He hadn’t been at all what she’d expected. Not as she’d imagined from her reading. He was barely taller than herself, if considerably stronger, and too thin. And dirty. And the odd assortment of clothing, and the hair. Well, really!
It had made her a little angry, actually. That, and the belief that he’d trade Will’s life for a ship!
Wretch! And, Is there any truth to the stories?
No truth at all.
Well, she knew what he was now. She knew that the slight, resigned figure standing up there shouldn’t be.
She had to say it. Again.
“This is wrong!”
Truth
He hadn’t been at all what she’d expected. Not as she’d imagined from her reading. He was barely taller than herself, if considerably stronger, and too thin. And dirty. And the odd assortment of clothing, and the hair. Well, really!
It had made her a little angry, actually. That, and the belief that he’d trade Will’s life for a ship!
Wretch! And, Is there any truth to the stories?
No truth at all.
Well, she knew what he was now. She knew that the slight, resigned figure standing up there shouldn’t be.
She had to say it. Again.
“This is wrong!”
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Date: 2004-08-01 07:52 pm (UTC)Thanks! :)
(Nice icon, by the way.)