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The Rose and the Honeysuckle — Chapter 3
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She opened it with a quick pull
and saw a wall of fog in front of her. It was gray and dark and nothing
else could be seen. Ducking her head, she went through it and from
memory, made her way to the stables.
She opened the large gate
and was pleased to see that the man had already saddled and made her
horse ready. But she was suddenly surprised that he would know her
mount. She said nothing and quickly strapped her stuff together.
Already saddled and heading for the door, the woman turned to her
as her dark blue coat billowed ourward, “We must hurry. We ride for our
lives tonight. We are almost out of time.” And with that, the three of
them raced into the night galloping through muddy fields and grass
until they reached the road and thundered into the moonlight. Tina
turned once as the topped the rise, for one last glimpse at her beloved
home. The fog had not yet reached the rooftops and she could just make
out the glowing lantern in the topmost window. She clutched her cloak
as she felt tears in her eyes and a tightness around her heart but then
she leaned forward, whispering to the horse and urging it faster into
the night…
* * *
already numb from the cold and she had stopped feeling them hours ago.
The galloping pace of the horse had to be interpersed with trotting to
give the horse some rest but it hurt so much to be trotting that Tina
winced every time. She was an easy horse rider and managed many a
broken bramble and stone in the road.
After a time, she had been
able to think again on her decision and part of her felt shamed and
guilty for quitting her family so abruptly but she had to admit to
herself that part of her felt a sense of gllee and growing pleasure at
the prospect of seeing the world that lay beyond the little farms near
her house. The man was easily the best rider of the three of them, he
seemed to move with the horse, as if he was not a rider but an
extension of the horse, another limb that the horse had and rode in
sync with all it’s movements. The woman rode in front of her through
the night and as the sun began to come up, she had shed her cloak and
her hair had tumbled out into the wind. She too, wore divided skirts
and rode with a grace that spoke to riding for many years. She seemed
lithe and muscular and if she was feeling any pain, she certainly
wasn’t wincing like Tina.
Tina realized that she didn’t even
know their names, she had left her beloved home and family on a madcap
chase through the winter night with two complete strangers. ‘Oh well, I
can’t regret what can’t be undone,’ thought Tina.
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Can’t wait for more! Hate to sound like a perv …but will there be any nookie in this story? Just curious…since it’s a fairytale….and there tends to be no nookie in fairytales…lol
oh the suspense! this is really really good. it reminds of Lord of the Rings. is that sword made out of mithril? like B&TF said – i also noticed the reference to tim and was surprised at the pairing…but it works. post soon.
Loving this story…it’s so unique. Is Helena in your story???
interesting
I like this story! :) Very different, in a really good way. Very Wheel Of Time as well as LOTR. ;)
smiley….i think Helena is going to be the old witch. Teelu…I love this story! Just keep them safe.
L O V I N’ this start to a very different beginning. gosh!! great imagination and visualization. simple yet captivating. can’t wait to read the continuing chapters. thanks for taking the time to share with us and as always, my most gracious ten thumbs up to you and taking the time to write and entertain us all.
Damn scary, excited and so adventure. Ok post soon please, thanks!
Yes! This is refreshingly different.
it is kinda scary LOL…what an adventure…where’s shane? is it her hand? and yes, i noticed refernce to tim and was surprised at pairing
What an exciting adventure! I’m looking forward to more.
“If you don’t leave, everyone you know and love will die,” … Oh my, sounds ominous!
Okay. . .you don’t think THAT was scary? I used to live in the middle of the woods of MA and could eat scary movies for breakfast, then I moved to the city and became an absolute pansy. . .can’t handle scary dark nature creepy things without my eyes in slits. . . Hahaha, this is a GREAT story. . please continue. Oh and yeah, got the Tim thing, well he was the only guy in the show! Gotta atick him in there somewhere!(well there was Mark but. . .I don’t like to refer to S2,hahah)
OMG! I’m scared, excited, curious,and anxious all at the same time! I do like an adventure. I can’t wait to find where this story takes me. I am captivated by it. I really like this story, so far. I am SO very wrapped up in it! Please post soon.
Really cool! im loving please continue im having fun and enjoying alot lol :)
Young Tina is a brave adventurer. A mysterious woman + a stone man. It’s attractive enough for a young lady to begin her adventure without any more reason. But I feel a bit sorry for her family too, coz Tina really took everything with her… lol
Ok, I’m more hooked now than I was before. Looking forward to the next chapter.
This is so different but good. Keep going…
Your fairy tale keeps getting better. I love the foreboding atmosphere, character development, attention to detail and growing sexual attraction. Thank you for this holiday treat.
This is very very cool. I’m a huge Lord Of the rings fan,so I’m likin this. I think they needto run into a Wizard (a good one of course). Thanks for takin the time
I like this strie Lot!! It’s cute..an adventure..hehe&hopefulli a romance..aww Tina blushing at every lil subtle movement frm her Ms. Porter how swt..BEAUTIFUL! GRT chapter btw..THNXlot4writing Post soon will u?