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– How good that on that day you found me mom.

– My daughter.

We hugged for a long time. It’s good that in this gloomy world we found each other. But I still wanted to know who my real mother was. Ever since childhood, when I found out the truth. Local boys shouted it to me when they ran away from my fists. My mother trained me well.

Getting married was my only chance to get out of this wilderness. Every year there are less and less fish. And the winters are getting colder and longer. People were dying from sea fever. My mother did not want such a fate for me. Maybe she herself sent the letter to her friend Lord Claudius. Mom began to prepare the table for the arrival of the guest. I went to a neighbor, the same former pirate Tamara Shturm, and traded our cow for a bottle of good wine that she kept in her basement. The galley they robbed years ago was carrying loads full of elf wine. The most expensive in the world. But in our wilderness there was no one to buy it. And the pirates gave everything to every family in the city. This is how the habits used to be. The reward was shared among everyone. We lived together. Not like now. From a town of three thousand inhabitants, no more than two hundred remained. And the old and feeble. The youth have all left. This is my chance and I won’t miss it. So I put on the best dress. Braided with white ribbons. My blond hair will suit his taste. I began to wait near the porch of our house. With bread and salt. As it should be. Mother kept busy in the house. Picked up and wiped the dust. It’s not every day that you see her so dressed up and with gold jewelry around her neck. Another thing that reminded her of the glory days.

A beautiful expensive carriage began to drive up to us. White as ivory. Small statues of angels on it gave a status look. The coachman, a little young dwarf, saw me and took off his hat. First time I see them.

– Dear lady, are you waiting for me? – Said the handsome man who got out of the carriage. His strong, confident gaze numbed me. As a child, I remember him a little differently. Although then everything seemed different to me. Now I understand all its beauty. Demon with horns. Strong and confident. In an expensive black uniform. With three medals and an order.