Friday, February 05, 2016

Unriddling Clues: Day 5

Word Count: 30,019

Summary of Events:
Gavriila was roused to participate in a hazing of Lieutenant Kharondirev, but she watched from a distance. Nikita was furious and levied all kinds of punishments on his soldiers for their activities, then he got in trouble with the General due to the fact that being doused with liquor was part of his hazing. The unit went out on patrol again and Gavriila noticed some different soldiers just before their unit was ambushed. Nikita helped his troops get a handle on battling their attackers before noticing Gavriila all by herself and discovering she was a girl. Gavriila had her wounds tended to by Nikita, who then questioned her . . . 

Excerpt of the Day:
""What, may I ask, possessed you to begin this charade?" he asked, firmly.
"My father had no sons," Gavriila replied. "I did not want our family to be disgraced and slaughtered."
Lieutenant Kharondirev gazed at her, but said nothing. Gavriila expected him to say that her family would be slaughtered anyways because of this.
"It is rather noble of you," Lieutenant Kharondirev said.
Gavriila had no idea what to say, was he complimenting her?
"What are you going to do to me?" she asked, she needed the suspense relieved.
"Do?" Lieutenant Kharondirev asked.
Gavriila couldn't believe it. He didn't know?
"Well, it depends on whether I decided to do what I want, what my father would want, or what the military dictates," Lieutenant Kharondirev replied.
"And those are?" Gavriila asked, not that she was sure she wanted to know.
"According to the dictates of the military any woman found in the ranks, regardless of reason, is to be presented before the General of the regiment, disgraced, and slaughtered," Lieutenant Kharondirev replied. "Her decapitated remains would then be sent to the village from which she hailed and hung about the village as a reminder to the women that they dare not make any attempts at joining the military, lest we come to be a disgrace to other nations."
Gavriila gasped, that sounded terrible.
"My father would regard the discovered woman with decorum and escort her back to her home, paternally discouraging her from trying to reenter the military, and if she had a reason akin to your own, I'm most certain he would find some way or another to make provision for you and your family and make sure that you weren't under threat of such disgrace," Lieutenant Kharondirev said.
Gavriila glanced over at the flattened grass where she was sure Lieutenant Kharondirev's father had spent his nights.
"I, personally, must admit, despite your emasculate haircut, and cunning disguise, that you are, indeed, a fair creature, and I am sure that if your hair were at its full length you would be even more of a beauty," Lieutenant Kharondirev said. "There is much I would desire to do."
Gavriila was sure she knew what, and she didn't want him to succeed, but she didn't know what to do.
"However, you are a fine soldier, despite your femininity and naïveté," Lieutenant Kharondirev said. "I do not believe I will determine yet this night what shall be done with you."
"Then what will you do?" Gavriila asked.
"I will dismiss you back to your tent to rest," Lieutenant Kharondirev replied, getting to his feet.
Gavriila felt a little unsteady when she started to get to her feet, and she could feel some pain across her chest where the wound was. Lieutenant Kharondirev aided her gently to her feet, and held onto her until she was steady.
Fearfully she looked up at Lieutenant Kharondirev. He looked like he was distressed about the whole incident too. His green eyes looked stern, hungering, and terrified all at once."

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