lost drabble: a thousand bodies build a throne (richard, jacob)
Title: a thousand bodies build a throne
Character(s)/Pairing(s): richard, jacob
Rating/Word Count: pg, 108
Summary: once a slave, always a slave
A/N: Written for the lost_in_108 challenge. Also used for the sacred_20 prompt, covenant.
The rock cracks the hull; jostles the chains at his feet. In the jungle, he meets a man who destroys the ones at his wrists and keeps his masters away. He does not give a reason.
"I will return the favor someday."
Jacob grins, hand on his shoulder. "I know you will."
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He leaves his brethren to die in chains. Their anguished cries are whispers on the wind.
He’s asked to forget.
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Years later, he buries bodies (for Ben, for Jacob) in a mass grave. It could have been avoided.
He’s told to forget again. He can’t.
They still whisper, once a slave, always a slave.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): richard, jacob
Rating/Word Count: pg, 108
Summary: once a slave, always a slave
A/N: Written for the lost_in_108 challenge. Also used for the sacred_20 prompt, covenant.
The rock cracks the hull; jostles the chains at his feet. In the jungle, he meets a man who destroys the ones at his wrists and keeps his masters away. He does not give a reason.
"I will return the favor someday."
Jacob grins, hand on his shoulder. "I know you will."
---
He leaves his brethren to die in chains. Their anguished cries are whispers on the wind.
He’s asked to forget.
---
Years later, he buries bodies (for Ben, for Jacob) in a mass grave. It could have been avoided.
He’s told to forget again. He can’t.
They still whisper, once a slave, always a slave.