Once Upon a Tryst
I reach down to catch her, to keep her in this place, but she is gone, only the smell of sulfur, sweat, and soiled rags filling the space where she once stood.
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Gwain and Percival were waiting for me outside the tavern, their faces noticeably blank. I can tell they both have opinions about what just happened inside, but neither of them is crass enough to rub it into my face.
"So..." Gwain pauses. "How did it go?" he smirks. "Sounds like you encountered a little female problem inside."
Never mind. I guess at least one of them is crass enough.
"If you could hear what was happening, why didn't you help?"
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