A powerful short story. I can't help but feel some trepidation that Eluf will suspect and come after her. Or perhaps it won't be worth it for him, to run into conflict with her people.
I’ll tell you something else. I was reading a write-up about your work from The Literary Salon, and I discovered what a ‘marl’ and ‘marlpit’ are as a result. Now I walk and drive on Marlpit Lane and Marlpit Avenue all the time, but it never occurred to me to wonder at the meaning (if any) of the words!
A powerful short story. I can't help but feel some trepidation that Eluf will suspect and come after her. Or perhaps it won't be worth it for him, to run into conflict with her people.
That's covered in the novel Empire's Reckoning - this little piece of backstory was written later. Thanks for your kind words about it.
I’ll tell you something else. I was reading a write-up about your work from The Literary Salon, and I discovered what a ‘marl’ and ‘marlpit’ are as a result. Now I walk and drive on Marlpit Lane and Marlpit Avenue all the time, but it never occurred to me to wonder at the meaning (if any) of the words!
Glad to have piqued your curiosity!