Vines and Thorns
Hedera sweeps the hearth for the thousandth time, careful not to let any broom bristles singe. She checks the clock. For the thousandth time. Twelve minutes until the hour. She reties her robe, for the thousandth time. Fidgeting, as the clock ticks, smoothing the soft white cotton over her body, brushing out imaginary wrinkles, feeling the … [Read more…]