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Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,β he said, βThat from the nunnery, Of they chaste breast and quiet mind.β
I looked up at him, and said the next line, βTo war and arms I fly.β
βTrue, a new mistress now I chase,β he said.
βThe first foe in the field,β I said, and let him draw me closer.
βAnd with a stronger faith embrace,β he said.
βA sword, a horse, a shield.β And the last word was whispered against his chest, still looking up into those eyes, searching his face.
βYet this inconstancy is such, As thou too shalt adore,β he whispered against my hair.
I finished the poem with my face pressed against his chest, listening to the beat of his heart, that truly beat with my blood. βI could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
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Laurell K. Hamilton (Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #12))