thoughts were fleeting. He was floating above all this and
Posted on: November 02, 2008
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| Lord Barnes was smiling at him now, and Arata began to hear a slow, dull drum beat mixed in with the lute music from across the pond—or was that just the pounding in his ears or of his heart?
The tea in the pot set aside for Arata was drained into the cup, and Arata drank the last of it, hungrily. Servants ruhed in and swept away the table and tea set, but Arata hardly noticed their coming and going. His mind was dissembling, and his thoughts were fleeting. He was floating above all this and undiesly hoped that his altered state of mind wasn't being noticed by his lord. He was slightly embarrassed, not being able to hold his tea. He had grown up on much stronger drink than this. He |
