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Submitted to Contest #331
CW: combat, violence, descriptive A legionnaire of coastal origins stands on the walls of a frozen fort. If it were up to him, he would’ve spent his time stationed on the coasts of home. He often reminisces of the sun's warming touch on his skin, the sand beneath his feet, crunching between his toes. His name is Markos. In his youth he would go to the shores and dive into the sea, cooling from the Summer heat. He would hunt for fish along the shore, eyes darting back and forth between waves, looking for dinner. Afterwards, Markos would watc...
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