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Submitted to Contest #314
Actaeon raised his hand, palm flat, fingers trembling slightly in the dappled light. A signal: stay. We sank into the damp earth, beneath a hawthorn bush, our bellies pressing to cool mud that smelled of decaying leaves and last night's rain. Good. It soothed our summer-hot fur. Master moved forward with the slow precision of a man stalking something sacred. My ears twitched. Whatever waited beyond must have been immense. A boar, perhaps, or one of the great stags from the high valleys. Something worthy of such silence. Then the scent hit u...
Submitted to Contest #313
Fire crackled in the fireplace, filling the room with comforting warmth that didn’t quite reach the corners. Its light flickered, casting long shadows that danced on the walls to music that couldn’t be heard. Lord Aldric’s pen glided across the parchment in precise strokes, the ink dark as the starless night. He had many documents to finish, and he was running out of time. A knock. The door opened before Aldric could speak. His butler stood rigid in the doorframe, lips pressed tight. His leather gloves creaked as he clasped his trembling h...
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