brotherdeorwine

 

Deorwine frowned as the woman looked hurt by his words.
"I-I’m sorry, my lady! I did not mean to offend. It is only the rules of my Order. I…I suppose that you have not  met a monk before, either?" 

lilacwoodlands

As cold as a jem, Amalthea receded. Holding no spite for the human before her, she shook her head, "I have, Pilgrim.” Birds sang wistfully among the tree tops as the two talked. “But I never took much notice.”