On The Road North

I've just realised I forgot to put these onto my own LJ when I wrote them. They are three events from Esca and Marcus's journey North from Dorchester (where Marcus got a quick course in being an eye-doctor) to the Wall. It took them about a month, so I reckoned some things must have happened along the way apart from Marcus growing a beard.  Two short cheery anecdotes and the last one is an angsty one that fits in with The Fall of Cunoval. 

The Country for Farming  
( 329 words and an indelicate chalk figure )

Heifers and Elephants
( 707 words: Marcus reminisces about a memorable sight he saw in Rome. Esca thinks Marcus is having him on. With thanks to what may be the world's loudest herd of small protesting heifers which shouted very noisily at me. )

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The Old Crow
( 1728 words considering the social awkwardness of not having gone West of the Sunset in the proper manner. )

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