Fantasy short (or not so short) stories - collection

Terrarium - part 3

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Terrarium - part 3

Ines Camoes

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It didn't take long for the Banners to appear, one by one, holding similar weapons. They bear mud-painted faces in patterns I cannot discern the meaning of.

"Banners. Return the Deoger child you took!" - The elder demands.

"The child belongs to us now." - The leader, which is the tallest Banner of all, says as inexpressively as possible.

I'm pushed to the front.

"This is a Duilleog scholar. They will forge a contract that benefits both of our people."

Anxiety takes over me, and I have trouble keeping calm enough to breathe. My heart pounds out of my chest, trying to escape to freedom like I did.

"A Duilleoger hm?" - The leader asks rhetorically as they approach me and kneel to be at my height. They get up abruptly, causing some Dergers to flinch with their weapons.

"How can I