Training of children for battle
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When you were done you came over smiling. How was I? you asked. You were perfect, I said, and your smile grew so big I thought it might swallow your face. Your hair was wavy. I wanted you to shake your sweat on me as when we were small, the smell of you pungent and sharp in my nose. It made me thirsty and I almost licked your shoulder for the taste.
Did you see that in my face? I think you must have because your smile turned sad and your eyes were hungry. I fought to tell you it was all right, that you had no need of sadness, but my tongue felt thick in my mouth.
I was silent.
We walked back to the castle side by side, but not touching. Not then. It was too much. We were too much.