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Submitted to Contest #303
Heart of the queenThe hem of my cloak drags behind me, gathering twigs and dirt as the screams echo in the crisp autumn air around me. My brows twitch, the only sign of discomfort on my otherwise stoic face. People with dirty faces and drab clothing are pulled out of their homes by soldiers and thrown into the street. A woman throws herself forward, using her body as a shield between a soldier and her child and it tugs at my heart slightly, but I look away. I stand with my chin high at the edge of the village. Blood fills the grooves of the ...
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