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Blacksmith's daughter, Emily, and how he came after me with those hoof clippers!’ He started to chuckle, and keeping his head lowered, he looked up to see if Kai stirred. ‘…chasing me down the street, and threatening to chop off my balls!’ His chuckles turned to laughter as he recalled the scene.
‘I should have let him!’ Kai snorted.
‘Didn’t I tell you that the next time I had any such idea’s, you should talk me out of it?’
Kai nodded and laughed. ‘You did, but after you were caught the second time.’ Grinning. ‘The sight of you strung up by your ankles, naked; her father holding the hoof clippers in one hand, and a pair of tongs in the other was hilarious.’ His shoulders shook as he laughed. ‘I thought that would be a better deterrent, than me telling you not to do it!’
Kai wiped the streaming tears from his cheeks, his laughter unrelenting. He tried to continue the story, but couldn’t get the words out.
Sabe lay back along the log, his body jiggled as he laughed uncontrollably. ‘I can’t believe…you told him… to just …take one!’ Sabe could barely speak for fits of hysterics.
Kai let out a loud roar; and attempted to finish the tale. ‘His face… when heard me encourage him… was a picture!’
‘I swear you’d have let him. Thank the gods for Kiera!’
Sabe stifled his laughter and managed to speak. Rising to a sitting position his eyes connected with Kai’s dispelling any sadness or worries for a brief moment
‘Fortunately, she didn’t miss, because I was about to lose the family jewels!’
Kai added. ‘And yet you still don’t listen to me.’ One day, you will lose your balls, and your cock!’ He waved his dagger at his face in a circular motion.
Reflecting on good times brought Kai into a better mood. Sabe knew him better than himself, and he valued his friendship above all others.
‘Thank you, friend.’
Bowing his head to accept his friend’s thanks, Sabe congratulated himself on another job well-done. He didn’t like seeing Kai unhappy; he’d had enough misery to last two-lifetimes, and if he could ease his pain with a laugh and a jest, then he’d done well. Looking out towards the road, he hoped the King’s daughter would also bring some peace to Kai’s mind. He had plenty of women at his disposal, but that wasn’t always what a man needed. A companion to share troubles and worries was as important as sex. Kai hadn’t known love. He’d never received any after his mother sold him to the slavers, and had been absent of affection all his life. Sabe felt if he found a woman to show him there was more to life than fighting, he might find some peace.
Chapter 7
Along the border of Eastland Marshes and Wild Plains, stands Braxton, the region’s main supplier of wine. Stretching across the valley and surrounding fields, the endless rows of vines not only make for a scenic landscape, but the regimental planting enabled maximum yield and provide access to tend the vines.
A bountiful crop of sweet grapes will make a good wine and provide reliable trading with other towns and villages. For two whole days the workers toiled relentlessly, finally harvesting the grapes after the evaporation of the morning’s dew.
The workers had been up since the early dawn but sprits were high, despite the amount of ahead of them. Families and friends worked together to bring in the harvest, the festival held at the end of summer made the hard work worthwhile.
A loud scream pierced the air, and everyone turned to witness an excited young boy jump onto the cart.
‘Father! Look! There’s a fire.’ Pointing towards the east.
The workers followed the boy’s directions; rising up, a large plume of black smoke bellowed into the sky.
Darion called to his father, and then jumped up alongside the boy in the cart. He and his father, Amos, owned a small portion of the vineyard, with many other villagers.
The original owner, having no sons or family, had sold
‘I should have let him!’ Kai snorted.
‘Didn’t I tell you that the next time I had any such idea’s, you should talk me out of it?’
Kai nodded and laughed. ‘You did, but after you were caught the second time.’ Grinning. ‘The sight of you strung up by your ankles, naked; her father holding the hoof clippers in one hand, and a pair of tongs in the other was hilarious.’ His shoulders shook as he laughed. ‘I thought that would be a better deterrent, than me telling you not to do it!’
Kai wiped the streaming tears from his cheeks, his laughter unrelenting. He tried to continue the story, but couldn’t get the words out.
Sabe lay back along the log, his body jiggled as he laughed uncontrollably. ‘I can’t believe…you told him… to just …take one!’ Sabe could barely speak for fits of hysterics.
Kai let out a loud roar; and attempted to finish the tale. ‘His face… when heard me encourage him… was a picture!’
‘I swear you’d have let him. Thank the gods for Kiera!’
Sabe stifled his laughter and managed to speak. Rising to a sitting position his eyes connected with Kai’s dispelling any sadness or worries for a brief moment
‘Fortunately, she didn’t miss, because I was about to lose the family jewels!’
Kai added. ‘And yet you still don’t listen to me.’ One day, you will lose your balls, and your cock!’ He waved his dagger at his face in a circular motion.
Reflecting on good times brought Kai into a better mood. Sabe knew him better than himself, and he valued his friendship above all others.
‘Thank you, friend.’
Bowing his head to accept his friend’s thanks, Sabe congratulated himself on another job well-done. He didn’t like seeing Kai unhappy; he’d had enough misery to last two-lifetimes, and if he could ease his pain with a laugh and a jest, then he’d done well. Looking out towards the road, he hoped the King’s daughter would also bring some peace to Kai’s mind. He had plenty of women at his disposal, but that wasn’t always what a man needed. A companion to share troubles and worries was as important as sex. Kai hadn’t known love. He’d never received any after his mother sold him to the slavers, and had been absent of affection all his life. Sabe felt if he found a woman to show him there was more to life than fighting, he might find some peace.
Chapter 7
Along the border of Eastland Marshes and Wild Plains, stands Braxton, the region’s main supplier of wine. Stretching across the valley and surrounding fields, the endless rows of vines not only make for a scenic landscape, but the regimental planting enabled maximum yield and provide access to tend the vines.
A bountiful crop of sweet grapes will make a good wine and provide reliable trading with other towns and villages. For two whole days the workers toiled relentlessly, finally harvesting the grapes after the evaporation of the morning’s dew.
The workers had been up since the early dawn but sprits were high, despite the amount of ahead of them. Families and friends worked together to bring in the harvest, the festival held at the end of summer made the hard work worthwhile.
A loud scream pierced the air, and everyone turned to witness an excited young boy jump onto the cart.
‘Father! Look! There’s a fire.’ Pointing towards the east.
The workers followed the boy’s directions; rising up, a large plume of black smoke bellowed into the sky.
Darion called to his father, and then jumped up alongside the boy in the cart. He and his father, Amos, owned a small portion of the vineyard, with many other villagers.
The original owner, having no sons or family, had sold
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