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Submitted to Contest #330
The cacophony of rain panging off the thin metal of the helmet was maddening. Even as he drifted off into the oblivion of his mind, the noise refused to wrench itself from his ears. The thought of simply pulling it off came back to him every now and then, only to be reminded he was powerless. The heavy, wooden pillory he carried around his neck also trapped his hands, and he slowly remembered it was forced onto his head and locked in place.'Where am I?' he thought as he once again regained some lucidity. It was dark. He shifted his weight an...
Submitted to Contest #217
The group trudged up a steep, stony path that was perhaps at one point meant to be stairs. Roul, a young man of sixteen, felt the strain in his legs and wondered about the older men who he followed. Piers, who owned a farm many of the townsfolk had worked at, was breathing heavy. Amis and Onfroi who had worked in the fishery were constantly complaining back and forth since breakfast about the distance traveled and sleeping on the ground. The oldest of the group, Guiscard, sometimes called ‘Gray Guiscard’ by the children and Roul himself for ...
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