| She saw him open his mouth as if to speak, then... 531 |
[Feb. 1st, 2010|03:13 am] |
She saw him open his mouth as if to speak, then his eyes flicked quickly to one side
A shadow crossed the sunShe looked up and saw d'Eymon's sword lifted highValentin raised a hand, pleading, to ward it
"Wait!" she gasped, forcing the one word out
And d'Eymon, almost mad with his own grief yet stayed for her voiceValentin lowered his handShe saw him draw breath against the massive final reality of his own wound, and then, closing his eyes to the pain and the fierce light, she heard him speakNot a cry, only the one word spoken in a clear voiceThe one word which was, oh, what else could it have ever been?, the name of his home, offered as a shining thing for the world again to know
And Dianora saw then that d'Eymon of Ygrath |
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