After a few minutes of solid running, Elspeth's legs finally gave out under her. She was on the ground for less than half a minute before two Cloakless men pulled her up and held her in place. The world was a swirl of color and nothing more. Elspeth could not even see the Cloakless men holding her.
"Go find her cloak. First one to grab it gets her for a year." Elspeth could almost laugh. She would not last a year. She might not even last the few minutes it would take for them to find her cloak.
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The Maid and The Selkie
ContoMacrae finds a strange child on the sand. Elspeth finds her preconceptions are not as true as fact. They find friends in each other, and want to keep that love forever. Cover made with www.canva.com
