Lioness Rampant [1]
anonymous
April 6 2009, 09:23:12 UTC
The damn problem was, Antonio reflected to himself, that he forgot that England was an island kingdom.
Spain made his fortune, his steady rise, in ships, yes. But he forgot, oh Dios, he forgot that he was not the only one with ships.
He wanted to laugh and he did, a steady trail of sharp chuckles that erupted from his bloody, cracked mouth. His hands went up to his face and caused the chains of his manacles to clink against each other, so gently. Dios…
He was in her personal cabin, sparse, clean, and oddly elegant. This didn’t do at all but she was always such a damnably grim sort of individual. Dour and matter-of-fact and lacking any sort of spirituality. It was a pity, because he could see the beauty in her, waiting, stunted, hibernating
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Re: Lioness Rampant [1]
anonymous
April 6 2009, 09:31:22 UTC
Making my leisurely and much-impressed way through this, and quite curious as to whether the title and England's name might be a reference to a certain book series...?
The name was completely by accident (I didn't even realize it until now) and the minute after I typed the title I realized the reference (but kept it because it works xD).
Not a DELIBERATE reference but completely subconscious (that's why I shouldn't write late at night...)
Spain made his fortune, his steady rise, in ships, yes. But he forgot, oh Dios, he forgot that he was not the only one with ships.
He wanted to laugh and he did, a steady trail of sharp chuckles that erupted from his bloody, cracked mouth. His hands went up to his face and caused the chains of his manacles to clink against each other, so gently. Dios…
He was in her personal cabin, sparse, clean, and oddly elegant. This didn’t do at all but she was always such a damnably grim sort of individual. Dour and matter-of-fact and lacking any sort of spirituality. It was a pity, because he could see the beauty in her, waiting, stunted, hibernating ( ... )
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Not a DELIBERATE reference but completely subconscious (that's why I shouldn't write late at night...)
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