Love You After You Died
Maeve’s kitchen crew doled tartlets to anyone whose hands were muddy.
Ophelia scattered rye, each seed a promise: that scars need not define, that power can share weight, that two packs could weave histories without tearing at the seams. Above, a lone hawk circled—not omen, merely bird hunting field mice. She smiled at the absence of fear it stirred.
When last sack emptied, Dylan wiped sweat with his sleeve. “Field done. Council at dusk?”
“After Maeve feeds you,” Ophelia replied. She raised muddy fingers to the sun. “Little star,” she whispered, a habit she’d never break, “see how bright daylight already burns.”
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