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Terrarium - part 3
Published Sep 13, 2022
Updated Sep 13, 2022
Culture
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Culture
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Updated Sep 13, 2022
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Terrarium - part 3
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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
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