He thought she would slap him again, but she merely stood there now, her eyes having taken on a strangely glassy look, as she asked, "You asked me before why Shivan would take the life of one of our own. Protection is not just saving a life. Protection is also showing mercy to a life that has reached the end of its rope."
He pulled her up to him suddenly and this time she didn't resist. "You would take the coward's way out and let a snake take your life?"
"Death takes courage."
"Living takes more."
KIDU! I also loved the way she defended Shivan's right to live on the land that his ancestors had occupied even before her ancestors had laid claim to it.
Sorry! Was so caught up in the tale that I forgot to congratulate you on your new thread. CONGRATS!
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