Changing the Guard
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 44264
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Soon dusk fell. The soldier guarding Astra almost seemed to drop off and
was soon jolted awake by his relief who slapped him. "Hey, sleepy-head!
I'm taking over, now." The soldier who had been slapped glared at his relief before turning over his crossbow and quiver and stomping off to his tent. His replacement shook his head. "How he ever got recruited I'll never know," he muttered. Astra was almost nodding off herself, but sleep was difficult. She was well-versed in getting to sleep in a number of situations, but obviously being tied to a tree wasn't one of them. At least there was one consolation. The majority of the soldiers were around several campfires singing bawdy songs and joking. She only caught a few words fortunately. Unlike her previous guard who appeared to get bored after a few hours, this one stood constantly alert, and aimed the bow directly at her heart if she so much as twitched. He, unlike the other, showed no - visible - interest in her.
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