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Subject: A scar with a history

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Aragorn

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Date Posted: 20:18:22 04/23/02 Tue

"The- usual thing happened, and when I tried to fight, he cut me."
The usual thing? The usual thing?
"This happened in my kingdom?" She nodded. His outrage rose as understanding dawned.
What really disturbed him was that she seemed to accept it as the usual thing. How could it be usual if he, the king, hadn't even been aware of it.

He knew of course.

The years spent in the study had distanced him from his people. While signing the decrees that should be enhancing their lives he had been blissfully unaware of what was going on in his perfect kingdom.

His colour rose as he pictured how she had got her scar. Embarressed he murmered "I didn't know...I wouldn't have asked...I apologise..." He died off, not knowing what else to say. "I can't believe that happened; in my kingdom!

"Was this a recent thing? Do you want to talk about it? If you don't it doesn't matter, but I haven't anything more pressing to do if it would help."

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