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100wordsTitle: A Strike Misaimed
Author: Zdenka
Fandom: Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
Rating: T
Characters: The Staryk Lord, Miryem
Challenge: #367 - painless
Warnings: none
Notes: Also written for100ships prompt #100 - gold.
Summary: The Staryk Lord's reaction when Miryem pledges to turn his three storerooms of silver into gold.
“Fine!” the mortal snapped, thoughtlessly binding herself to an impossible task.
It felt like a sword of fire had suddenly pierced him. After all he had done to save his kingdom, she would make it useless—! Out of long habit, he feigned that the wound was painless, parrying with words of anger and bitterness.
So short a span, and then he would lose her. No longer would she meet his pride with her pride, his wit with hers. He would be left with only the gold she made in the time remaining—for she would surely fight till the end.
also on AO3
Author: Zdenka
Fandom: Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
Rating: T
Characters: The Staryk Lord, Miryem
Challenge: #367 - painless
Warnings: none
Notes: Also written for
100ships prompt #100 - gold.Summary: The Staryk Lord's reaction when Miryem pledges to turn his three storerooms of silver into gold.
“Fine!” the mortal snapped, thoughtlessly binding herself to an impossible task.
It felt like a sword of fire had suddenly pierced him. After all he had done to save his kingdom, she would make it useless—! Out of long habit, he feigned that the wound was painless, parrying with words of anger and bitterness.
So short a span, and then he would lose her. No longer would she meet his pride with her pride, his wit with hers. He would be left with only the gold she made in the time remaining—for she would surely fight till the end.
also on AO3
