Careful with the accusations of insanity, oh my lady whose home is a tower with windows of brick, all for the sake of some skinny-ankled, laugh-prone boy of a khan.
Shannon HaleShe put a wedge beside my heart
And then she brought the mallet down
She sang no song to guide her work
I lost my heart without a sound
The first building she reached appeared to be an old barn. Only one young guard stood before its bolted door, staring at her with wide eyes, holding up his sword in defense, She heated his sword and he dropped it, his expression barely changing, as if he had been expecting that. She held up her two swords to his throat, but they were two heavy, so she dropped one and held the other with both hands. "Where are the two Bayern boys kept?" The soldier shook his head. BURN HIM, prompted the fire. The excitement of burning was simmering in her, heating her up for more action.
Shannon HaleI know I would crumble if I lost you.
Shannon HaleTag: romantic
If we're mad, we're mad in large numbers, at least larger than yours.
Shannon HaleTag: funny
All I've ever wanted was to be near you.
Shannon HaleTag: romantic
... and with my last thought I felt some real sympathy for those poor chickens.
Shannon HaleI let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. I heard a shaman say once, the Ancestors want our souls to be like the blue sky.
Shannon HaleTag: morning sky mysticism shaman
They laughed much harder than the memory was funny because it felt good to laugh.
Shannon HaleThe book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.
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