The Veil

ting against injustice, whil

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t stop. Aimlessly, with cold sweat all over his body and blood pouring from his side, he used what little energy he had left to escape. The branches hit him mercilessly an

suddenly when he saw a terrifying figure holding a small lamp, because of the shock and the quickness of the stop, the horse threw him to the ground and took flight. The horrifyi

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shirt and, by candlelight, cleaned the wound and stopped the bleeding. She reached for one of the jars that were on a table filled with jars and containers of herbs, took a g

n his small and aesthetic nose, also on his fleshy and beautiful lips. She couldn't remember ever seeing such an attractive and elegant man. His skin was creamy despite the pallor from blood loss.

him to wake up. But... What would she do when that happened? He could be dangerous, perhaps an escaped felon. She shook her head with some trepidation. Maybe he was mugged on the road. Whatever happene

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s one of fright and confusion, where was he? A pain in his side reminded him that he had been stabbed on the road.

ed how gaunt that attempt at a hut was. He couldn't deny the neatness and

lder,' he though

ng wooden table on a rock, simulating a small table. On top of it was a deep dish with a broth that had only vegetables in it, and next to it was a cup with what he assumed was tea. His attention was drawn to the small tablecloth that covered the wood, giving it a less

re for him, but... Should he ingest food that a stranger prepared? His stomach growled painfully a

his circumstance, for both the broth and the tea wer

d a shadow. On the one hand, he was happy to be able to thank his savior for the great gesture, but on the other hand, he feared that this person was someone dangerous. The silhouette of a fi

s for you to hide. Who are you and wh

received no answer. He knew he wa

you brought me here and cured me, beli

then, the shadow moved, and, timidly and hesitantly, the image of a person entered

looking at her as if she were a rare t

embered the reason why he had fallen off his horse. Both he and the animal had been frightened by the stra

a reason she covered it that way, wasn't there? If he were to judge by the rest of her appearan

so, it was notoriously careless and tangled, he could

mething about her that was sparkling that he could not define. He lingered for a moment on her eyes, until he finally found something beautiful about her! He was captivated for a while with that beautiful

ce to one side, staring at

and what I'm interested in knowing is how y

his shoulders, "I imagi

're funny?" she

fro

there were too many of them to defend ourselves and come out unscathed, we put up a good fight, but they killed several of my companions and as you can see, I was wounded in the attempt. The rest of us had to escape to

he reasoned more to herself than to hi

t's r

find you since this place is hidden

be my horse won't be so wretche

d her eyes

Why on earth did you have to come her

cting that way?"

u, please be discreet with this pla

l look. "One question, and excuse my boldne

" he answered sharply. The ma

nnoyed by her attitude, who avoided his gaze. 'How rude!' h