| HIRAETH |
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  • Reads 70
  • Votes 5
  • Parts 2
  • Time 12m
Ongoing, First published Mar 13, 2020
"They go by Artemis and Achlys, child. Ah... I used to work in the castle gardens and Achlys, the sweet girl, would always deliver me sweets, and I would return her kindness with her favorite flower, Hyacinths. Apart from her, there was Artemis- the complete opposite- and once they met something had changed."

"But how did they... why are they like this now, grandma?"

"Slowly but inevitably Achlys stopped coming, and the hyacinths stopped blooming, and my world came to a still. I could... I could have tried harder to prevent this... my son even cared deeply for her and he came to me with his concerns. But, alas...

"The names that once brought light and comfort when heard together now bring fear and disdain."
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