Six Sentence Sunday 008.

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"I think I will be glad once we leave this part of the world and enter Samarkand, the gateway to the east," Misahuen admitted. "I do not like seeing you so tense with worry, saja."

"I will be all right," Gallienus smiled as he spoke.

Misahuen gave him a critical look that was both fond and scolding at once. "Hm, as you say, however, it will still give me peace of mind."

"Then I shall not deny you that by protesting that I am fine," Gallienus's smile broadened.



- From City of Jade, work in progress.