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anke's commissioned Prompt. Part One of ??
Unicorn Factory has a landing page here on DW and here on LJ
Administrator Guilian had found the unicorn foal a very light burden, barely heavier than a small child, so light he could almost, if it weren't for the horn pricking at the side of his throat, forget it was there.
But his assistant's reaction, now, that reminded him fully why he was there, and why he was carrying this small burden. He advanced slowly on the man, watching Antheri's hands. He was reaching for something in his drawer... that couldn't be good.
"The unicorns, their touch can kill you," Antheri repeated nervously, as Guilian kept closing on him.
"That is what I've heard. And yet, I've also heard that their touch purifies. I've heard that their touch can do other things, as well..." The images he'd gotten didn't really count as "heard," and they hadn't been all that clear, but he'd gotten some interesting bits here and there. ( Read more... )
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anke's commissioned Prompt. Part One of ??Unicorn Factory has a landing page here on DW and here on LJ
Administrator Guilian had found the unicorn foal a very light burden, barely heavier than a small child, so light he could almost, if it weren't for the horn pricking at the side of his throat, forget it was there.
But his assistant's reaction, now, that reminded him fully why he was there, and why he was carrying this small burden. He advanced slowly on the man, watching Antheri's hands. He was reaching for something in his drawer... that couldn't be good.
"The unicorns, their touch can kill you," Antheri repeated nervously, as Guilian kept closing on him.
"That is what I've heard. And yet, I've also heard that their touch purifies. I've heard that their touch can do other things, as well..." The images he'd gotten didn't really count as "heard," and they hadn't been all that clear, but he'd gotten some interesting bits here and there. ( Read more... )
next: The Governors (LJ)
