Being the eighth, and final, part of the Chronicles of the Silver River.
Continuing the chronicle from 'The Perils of the Princesses'
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“Oh, Siss,….. please……. come!” repeated Barbaria, as the sun broke through the overcast. It was going to be another hot day, and she knew that she couldn’t survive another day of scorching sunshine.
The general, who had been quiet up to now, groaned as he tried to move to a new position. He looked at Barbaria. “This…….really…..sucks,…..doesn’t…it?”
Barbaria was struck by the understatement, but contented herself by saying “Sure…..does.”
“You…..miss….your…sister?” Each word separated by a shallow breath.
She looked at him, and nodded, tears on her cheeks.
He gazed into her eyes, two fellow sufferers, that unison of understanding that only two people on crosses can have. “She’ll come.”
She didn’t know how he could be sure, but somehow she found his certainty reassuring. “Thanks.”
She was struck by a thought. “We’ve…..spent…the ….night….together..in….the …… nude ….and …I …..don’t ….even ……know……your…… name.”
He attempted a smile at her joke. “General…..Wragg. Just…’Wragg’….now, I ….suppose.” He paused. “Sorry….if…..I …..don’t….. shake….. hands!”
“Hi …..Wragg. I’m ….. Barb.”
“If…. I ….have…to….die…like…this, ….I’m ….lucky …..to …..have……such…..company!”
She just smiled at him, this lengthy conversation, by crucifixion standards, had exhausted them both.
She raised her eyes to the wall again. There was Eulalia, once more, watching her.
Continuing the chronicle from 'The Perils of the Princesses'
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“Oh, Siss,….. please……. come!” repeated Barbaria, as the sun broke through the overcast. It was going to be another hot day, and she knew that she couldn’t survive another day of scorching sunshine.
The general, who had been quiet up to now, groaned as he tried to move to a new position. He looked at Barbaria. “This…….really…..sucks,…..doesn’t…it?”
Barbaria was struck by the understatement, but contented herself by saying “Sure…..does.”
“You…..miss….your…sister?” Each word separated by a shallow breath.
She looked at him, and nodded, tears on her cheeks.
He gazed into her eyes, two fellow sufferers, that unison of understanding that only two people on crosses can have. “She’ll come.”
She didn’t know how he could be sure, but somehow she found his certainty reassuring. “Thanks.”
She was struck by a thought. “We’ve…..spent…the ….night….together..in….the …… nude ….and …I …..don’t ….even ……know……your…… name.”
He attempted a smile at her joke. “General…..Wragg. Just…’Wragg’….now, I ….suppose.” He paused. “Sorry….if…..I …..don’t….. shake….. hands!”
“Hi …..Wragg. I’m ….. Barb.”
“If…. I ….have…to….die…like…this, ….I’m ….lucky …..to …..have……such…..company!”
She just smiled at him, this lengthy conversation, by crucifixion standards, had exhausted them both.
She raised her eyes to the wall again. There was Eulalia, once more, watching her.