KORBIN
And round about his home the glory
That blushed and bloomed,
That blushed and bloomed,
The infirmary was clean again. A crisis averted, a difficult task completed. Korbin was relieved, though it didn't show. His face was impassive, the posture straight and business like.
Was he supposed to care that the girl he had shared a bed with for a night now left arm in arm with a guy he had been mercilessly cruel to? Probably. But as he watched them go, watched Chuy turn and wave, saw Kiada's casual smile, all he felt was indifference. Relief, even. Once the door closed behind him Korbin let out a long sigh and relaxed for the first time since he arrived in the morning.
Only slowly did he turn back to the tasks he had yet to finish. The seeds would need to be sown, the harvested plants laid out to dry, the pots stored away. But before he could tend to that, there was a knock on the door; a cooks aide with a sliced up finger. Korbin took a deep breath, straightened back up and slipped on the smiling mask he usually wore. It was familiar, comfortable; something to hide behind.
There really was no rest for the wicked.
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- Fin
Was he supposed to care that the girl he had shared a bed with for a night now left arm in arm with a guy he had been mercilessly cruel to? Probably. But as he watched them go, watched Chuy turn and wave, saw Kiada's casual smile, all he felt was indifference. Relief, even. Once the door closed behind him Korbin let out a long sigh and relaxed for the first time since he arrived in the morning.
Only slowly did he turn back to the tasks he had yet to finish. The seeds would need to be sown, the harvested plants laid out to dry, the pots stored away. But before he could tend to that, there was a knock on the door; a cooks aide with a sliced up finger. Korbin took a deep breath, straightened back up and slipped on the smiling mask he usually wore. It was familiar, comfortable; something to hide behind.
There really was no rest for the wicked.
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- Fin
Is but a dim-remembered story
Of the old time entombed.
Of the old time entombed.
