This was her stolen moment, her secret pleasure and like any joy in this world it was slight and hard won, but all the more precious because of it. The late summer daylight was only just beginning to fade, and there was still time to make it to the lake and back before supper. If she was very quick no one would ever know she'd been outside the walls again. Forbidden from bathing in the forest lake, it hadn't stopped her yet. She was hardened to punishments after five years of captivity and treated this command with the same disdain as all other rules imposed upon her by her husband. Even if she was caught and whipped later, as long as she got to enjoy the cool water first that would be enough to see her through the pain. The hill steepened and her pace increased until she was almost flying through the trees, very nearly out of control. Flushed and breathless she ran on, arms flapping and loose hair streaking behind. The image of diving into that cool, tranquil water after a long, dusty day, almost made her close her eyes.
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