TM Topic: A Summer's Memory

[allfor_god]

I remembered the sound of the hoofbeats belonging to the cocoa brown steed she always rode from her father's farm merely a mile north of the abbey in which I was studying o'er the summer. We'd met frequently when in the country I travelled, spending summers at the abbey in my aspirations to become an abbé. The abbey itself was measurably small when

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[antigone_grace]

Oh, Aramis. I am so sorry.

[allfor_god]

A light smirk settled upon Aramis' lips.

No sympathies needed, dear Antigone. We must each follow the paths our hearts lay out for us and I was no longer in hers. Live and let live, after all.

[antigone_grace]

The Gods are compelling, I suppose. Still, it was heartbreaking to read.

[givenmylife]

To forgive is divine, you told me once. You also told me that you would see me, hear me, and forgive in His name if I were truly repentful.

Are you, Aramis? Or are you the hypocrite people claim you to be?

[allfor_god]

Aramis narrows his eyes some and cants his head, appearing suspiciously thoughtful.

I had mentioned nothing about not forgiving, Milady. In fact, my spite was quickly altered to forgiveness after a bout of prayer. Mine was simply a summer's memory.

He then tilts his head slightly and lets a grin accent his appearance.

But to read into an assumed conclusion such as that makes me wonder if there's some ghost haunting you that perhaps you haven't shared with me..

[givenmylife]

I don't speak of forgiveness, exactly. Simply that you and your "lady friend" were committing crimes against God. Does one crime matter more than the other? Or do you believe that my sins are worse than any of yours?

[allfor_god]

Judgement of sinful crimes isn't my place. What crimes I committed and what crimes you did are of no consequence to any other than our Lord himself, for it is he who will hold the ultimate judgement over either of us. That's why there exists atonement, Milady. Proof that you accept responsibility for your wrongdoings and accept the will of God to make things right.

Not to sound presumptuous, but it sounds as though you're seeking confession. What's causing your guilt, madame?

[allfor_one]

Women. They only complicate matters and never offer reprieve. It wasn't until reading this story that I must wonder why is it that you seek the warmth of a woman's skin instead of exercising chastity and returning to the glorified path you were meant to tread.