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From the Mists
Date: 9/16/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: MissFrottage, Rating: , Source: LushStories
surer guide, the growing sound of water over the shifting pebbles, the change in smell as the air lost the smell of pine, the feeling of the ground under feet, changing from rich earth, to pebbles and sand. A soft wind loosened a frame of curls around her face as her toes found the water. She tried to peer deep into the shrouded landscape, imagining she could make out the horizon and the mountains around her. Perhaps the fog was lifting, or perhaps her memory was filling in the gaps her senses could not perceive. She stood in silence as she did every morning, hearing and seeing nothing more than the day before. Her shoulders sloped inward as she turned back towards home, the fog finally revealing the world around her. It was then she saw the shadow emerging over the water in the rising mists. It was him. It had to be. Her breath shallowed, and her eyes strained. The shadow of him continued to grow larger and more defined though the details of his face remained obscured. She recognized the broadness of his shoulders as he rowed towards her, the shape of him slowly growing larger and larger. It was more as if she was watching a bear appear out of the mist than a man. The sounds of his even strokes became louder and she began to drink in the sight of his face as his features emerged out of the grayness. She took in his eyes that changed color like the sea between a sunny and cloudy day. She saw his strong, stern brow and his square set jaw with his rougish half smile. For his ...