Aleia sighed as the boy who had been asking her questions, and then poking fun at her feet, height, and ears was pushed to the side by an adult male. Finally! she thought. The man came and sat down beside her, introducing himself as Child. Glancing behind her, Aleia spotted the lad standing there red-faced. She gave him a death-look and moved her cloak over to show the dagger on her hip. The boy's eyes widened and his face had a frightened-rabbit look. Aleia looked back toward Child and winked. He chuckled and they began to talk.
When Aleia told Child of her last name, he seemed delighted, and she found out it was because she belonged to a family he met while travelling. They exchanged bits of news while they shared an ale, and then Child excused himself to leave. Aleia heard him reprimanding Alaric behind her, and she laughed to herself.
The minstrels put on an excellent show! Aleia thought to herself. Although Child's company had been shortlived, Aleia was glad for it, for it was dreary to sit by yourself. She raised her mug and cheered along with the crowd for the minstrels.
[ July 08, 2003: Message edited by: Horse-Maiden of the Shire ]
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"There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us."
"Shoot it," said my attorney.
"Not yet...I want to study its habits."
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