A Forgotten Memory (Part I)
"I don't want to go. I don't even know her."
The backhanded slap cracked across my right cheek, the taste of blood bloomed in my mouth.
"What did you think the role of second born would be, boy? That you would inherit your sister's birthright? Don't be stupid." Her tone was ice. That was their way. Fire or Ice. The land reflected the Lady, or the Lady reflected the Land.
Why do I disgust you, mother?
"You ride for Arcadia on the morrow. Meet your Princess and do your duty." Turning on her heel the bells of her braid sang his dismissal.
The backhanded slap cracked across my right cheek, the taste of blood bloomed in my mouth.
"What did you think the role of second born would be, boy? That you would inherit your sister's birthright? Don't be stupid." Her tone was ice. That was their way. Fire or Ice. The land reflected the Lady, or the Lady reflected the Land.
Why do I disgust you, mother?
"You ride for Arcadia on the morrow. Meet your Princess and do your duty." Turning on her heel the bells of her braid sang his dismissal.