Everyone Has Questions
Abbas didn’t like to do it, but there was no way he could allow her to continue her transmission.
Mauve fell to a floor in a heap in the dim corner of the main hall.
Omega ran ahead and nudged her still form with his foot. “Is she dead?”
Abbas shook his head. “I never extinguish a life unless there is no other alternative.”
His brow furrowed; Omega stared at his father. “Why not?”
A shiver ran through Abbas. Did he really have to explain? He didn’t remember anyone explaining the precept of the sacredness of life to him, but then, maybe he had learned it from his parents’ example. “Life is sacred. We live by that understanding. Or we die by its absence.”
Straightening, Omega nodded slowly and glanced around.
Exasperated by this new complication, Abbas waved at the prone figure.
Mauve disappeared.
A kitchen maid sauntered through, spied their presence, and stopped. A hesitant smile quivered on her lips.
Meeting her gaze, Abbas clapped Omega on the shoulder. “We’re lost. Can you tell us where to settle for the night? With all the awful commotion, we don’t want to get in the way.”
The child skittered forward, her shoulders hunched, her eyes searching the empty room. “Oh, be that the truth. Awful it’s been. The poor widda. Never imagined such goings-on, her being so good and faithful. And her best servant too!” Tears filled the girl’s eyes. “Wicked men. I hate ‘em all.”
Omega ginned, his face flowering with the thrill of excitement. “Are all men wicked?”
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As a teacher with a degree in Elementary Education who has taught in big cities and small towns, Ann Frailey homeschooled all of her children. She manages her rural homestead with her kids and their numerous critters, authors books, and writes a Friday blog alternating between short stories and her My Road Goes Ever On series. Put Your Mind in a Better Place—Entertainment for Life