Beyond Night
A voice said from all about him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; August Wolf Arminius, you have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your master. Forever.”
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Eyes closed tight, Rufus dreamed of his homeland, a merry place of his childhood, but a dreamy one for certain. In his youth, there had always been Romans. Tales for elders told of a time long ago when there were no such people in the Isle and the Britons ran free. He liked that idea, even if it were a fantasy. It felt good. Smelled good too, like baking bread and the morning wind over the forests after a heavy rain.
A terrible scent and loud growls roused him from his l
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