| It took him a moment to recognize that what he... 875 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:21 am] |
It took him a moment to recognize that what he was hearing was the high, wheezing, genuine amusement of the Duke of Astibar
"Do with me what you will," Sandre said as his mirth subsided"What will you do, tinge my locks red as the maid's?"
Alessan shook his headOne of those manes is more than sufficient for a single companyI leave these matters to Baerd thoughI leave a great many things to Baerd
"Then I shall place myself in his hands," Sandre saidHe bowed gravely to the yellow-haired manBaerd, Devin saw, did not look entirely happy
"I will not swear an oath," the Duke said to him"I swore one vow when Alberico came, and it is the last vow I shall ever swearI will say though that |
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| She had never been able to keep her thoughts from... 343 |
[Feb. 12th, 2010|03:56 am] |
She had never been able to keep her thoughts from going backThere was so much waiting for her in the past and so little here, now, living through the agonizingly slow descent of the yearsSeason after season falling to the earth like shot birds, arrows in their breasts, through this lifetime that was her own, and her only one
A lifetime of remembering, by curlew's cry at dawn or call to prayer, by candlelight at dusk, by sight of chimney smoke rising straight and dark into winter's wan gray light, by the driving sound of rain on roof and window at winter's end, by the creak of her bed at night, by call to prayer again, by drone of priests at prayer, by a star falling west in the summer sky, by the stern cold dark of the Ember Days a memory within each and every motion of the self or of the world, every sound, each share of color, each scent borne by the valley windA remembrance of what had |
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[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:51 pm] |
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Welcome to my first blog |
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| "French Defense Minister Assures Support to Afghanistan |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|10:58 am] |
"French Defense Minister Herve Morin called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai here Thursday and assured France's support to the militancy-plagued Afghanistan.
""In the meeting, the French defence minister assured the firm support to Afghanistan, noting that the French government would continue offering training and supporting to the Afghan National Army and the police,"" said a statement issued by the Afghan Presidential Palace.
The statement added that Karzai thanked France for its support, saying more foreign contribution would improve the living condition of the people as well as the capability of the national troops.
More than 3,000 French troops have been stationed in Afghanistan within the framework of the NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force to help stabilize peace in the war-ravaged country.
The statement failed to disclose the arrival and departure dates of the French defence chief.
Foreign officials often pay unannounced visit to Afghanistan and wrap up their tour in the same manner due to security reasons.
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