In Which Diana is in Love Yet Again
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 103891
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Suddenly she can't stop staring at her hand. The left one, of course; it's not that she's left-handed, it's that she's always been a bit odd. The hand is so beautiful... She takes hold of it with her right hand in a sudden burst of possessiveness. What if someone else sees her hand? They'll need to go somewhere alone. She leaves the houses, but doesn't stray far from the village, as she does plan to return. As she walks, she looks at nothing but her hand, stroking it gently with the fingers on her other one. The nails are chipped, but she loves this hand, together with all its imperfections. After walking down a path in the woods for a few hours, doing nothing but admiring her hand, holding it against her face, and whispering to it, she returns to town. Night is falling, and before it does she wants to buy a pair of gloves to protect her love (of course only the left one will be important, but gloves come in pairs). Using one gold coin, she gets two leather gloves and pays for a few nights at the village inn. She falls asleep in her room staring at her hand with a smile on her face. In the morning, she goes to get breakfast, and while she sits at the table and waits, she whispers to her hand, "I wish you could eat so you could enjoy this meal with me." As she eats, she contemplates what she is going to do now. She could go home, and continue to live in luxury—but she doubts her father will approve of her loving her hand... Or, she could stay in this village, learn a trade, and tough it out on her own for the first time.
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