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Dreams of a War Hero

The familiar warmth of alcohol buzzed through my head, dulling the pain of my most recent ‘adventure’ in heroism.

Heroism.  Dashing Heroics.  Oh, I was such a brave and noble hero, letting those children die at the hands of a corrupt monster before I could take action.  Hero, my ass.  I hugged my bottle of wine to my chest and felt its cool surface between my breasts.  Ah, if nothing else, the locals knew how to keep their wine cool.  I pulled it away and drank the last pull regretfully.  No more?  So soon?  I peered into the bottle and sighed forlornly.

I ordered more, and before the barmaid could arrive, I felt sleep’s hold on me.  Without a single bother, I closed my eyes.  This was the point of the three empty bottles on the table, after all. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on April 6, 2013 in Semihistorical Fiction

 

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