The Emperor’s New Clothes
Posted in Fairy Tales, Fiction on February 19th, 2014 by Annabelle – 5 CommentsThe fire popped, showering sparks unheeded against the stone. Cloth of gold burned surprisingly quickly, it turned out. Burned – melted? Mira stared at the remains at the edge of the hearth. A little of both? There did seem to be some gold left.
“This is not happening.”
That did not, strictly speaking, seem to be true. She tried to come up with something to say. “Why did you leave it so close to the fire?”
Var’s head whipped up, stung. They’d had other things on their minds when he’d taken them off. “You said you were cold!”
“I meant for you to keep me warm, idiot!”
“It wasn’t in the fire until you kicked it.”
“I can’t help being ticklish.” He probably hadn’t meant to tickle her, but… So they were a little awkward still. They were figuring it out.