We all stood in silence as Asia's body was buried.
I have failed.
No reply.
I felt really bad. Sure, I'd seen death before, but this was different. I had cared for her, tried to save her, but I had failed.
A beautiful flower bloomed from where she was buried; a peony.
After the ceremony I took my bow and walked through the forest, all alone. I sat down on a rock, lost in thought.
Suddenly there was a rope around my neck, dragging me backwards. I tried to punch at whoever was strangling me, but my attempts were useless.
Couldn't.
Breathe.
My image clouded.
Somewhere in the distance a dog growled and yelped.
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Someone was whistling.
A most annoying tone, I must say.
I opened my eyes to a grass and dirt track. It was swinging back and forth.
No. I was.
Or was I? My head hurt, my vision swam unpleasantly and my neck ached. And my bladder felt uncomfortably pressured.
Horse. I smelled horse. As a matter of fact I seemed to be bound to one.
How strange.
I tried to move, but I was securely fastened.
The horse bucked, bringing me back into unconsciousness.
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The whistle again.
I lay still this time, on my back, with hands and feet bound.
Wonderful.
I tried to sit up, unsuccessfully.
"Here, I'll help ya."
It was him.
Aspen.
He helped me sit upright and offered me some bread. I turned my head away.
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