Harold
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Age: Middle-aged man
Occupation: Captain in the service of the king
Best friends: Maggie, the head cook at the king's castle
Greatest sorrow: The loss of his wife and daughter
Greatest joy: Seeing Maggie from time to time
A piece of his tale: “Well, if it isn’t Captain Harold. Back already from Lord Sittell? I thought that he would give you a hard time taking the dues owed the king.”
Alditha raised her head to see a middle aged man dressed in clothes
that reminded her of Lord Sittell’s personal servants standing at the gate.
Captain Harold pulled back on the reins of his horse and raised his
hand for the rest of the company to stop. “That is why they sent me to collect
them, Bane.” Captain Harold’s tone was cool.
A cocky smirk appeared on Bane’s lips. “Yes, you always did have a
knack for those things. And here I thought running the castle was an important
job. Well, do you need some help getting them all where they need to be?”
Captain Harold’s horse stamped impatiently, mirroring his masters own
expression. “I know where to deliver them. I have five men here to work on the
castle, and one family is here to work in the fields.”
Bane shook his head and let out an exaggerated sigh. “That is where you
would be wrong. All of them are heading to the fields. The king is very anxious
that the rains will come before the harvest is complete. I told you that you
did not know everything.”
Despite the condescending tone he had just been addressed in, Captain
Harold stayed placid. His horse took as step forward, but with a quick jerk of
the reins the horse stilled. “I have a girl that was supposed to work in the
kitchens. She can be of no use in either the fields or in building the walls.”
Alditha held her breath as Bane’s eyes searched the peasants, resting
for a moment on her before returning to Captain Harold.
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Day three in DC was by far our longest and most filled. I will let the pictures tell the story.
All us kid in Union Station (where we parked every day)
When waiting to cross a street is a great time for a photo
The FBI building! We were so excited about this because we are all huge Sue Thomas: FBEye fans.
The flags are so cool. Each on is different. You can follow the flag back through history.
The really cool FBI seal
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The National Archives where we got to see the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Magna Carta
Did I mention my brother had a word with the president?
The National Portrait gallery was awesome. We got to get close to some of the more famous paitings.
Me and one of my heros
The little women with the author of Little Women
The White House (and the whole family together)
The Lincoln memorial
View from the Lincoln memorial
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World War II memorial is very powerful
Each star = 100 who died to give us freedom
Vietnam memorial
Photo of front of the capitol
Day two in DC was all about the museums. The Holman family collects museums.
Natural History Museum
This was so cool! I love whales!
The Hope Dimond
That is a big hunk of rock!
Three of my lovely sisters and a big rock
At the National History Museum. We got to so many things, not the least of which is the Star Spangled Banner, but they don't let you take pictures of it.
First lady dresses on display. So fun for us girls
Air and Space museum is so amazing
Mikayla and I couldn't resist. This is us in front of the actual model of the USS Enterprise they used in the Star Trek series.
After all that, we we exhausted
So we stopped and got some soda
Drank up.
And felt much better
I finally uploaded some photos from our trip to DC in May! Here they are:
The view from our parking spot at Union Station
First stop, the Capitol
Us listening to our awesome tour guide (thank you Matt from Rep. John Carters office)
At the center of the capitol basement
The original doors
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Looking up at the amazing paintings on the ceiling
Learning, and having an amazing time
The speakers balcony (not on your normal tour) Yes, this is in the captiol
Mikayla with one of her hero's, Pocahontas
This week I have been busy editing my book. I am hoping to release it in August. Allow me to introduce another character from the story. Meet Glenda.
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Age: Late teens
Occupation: Kitchen servant
Best friend: None
Greatest sorrow: All the work she has to do
Greatest joy: Proving she is better than the other kitchen girls
A piece of her tale: “At least your arms have recovered from your first day,” Eleanor
whispered as she grabbed two buckets and an apron.
Alditha nodded gratefully, as she tied on her apron. “I’m just glad
that I haven’t had to carry that much water by myself again.”
“Not that it would hurt you both any to do extra work.”
Alditha and Eleanor turned to see the pinched face of Glenda. Alditha
set her lips together firmly. She had learned quickly that Glenda seemed to
make it her mission to bother all the other kitchen girls. Glenda would wait
until Maggie was out of the sight or ear shot to make their lives miserable,
avoiding trouble herself. Alditha noticed that she seemed to love to torment
Eleanor the most.
“Don’t you have some pots to scrub for talking back to Maggie?”
Eleanor’s words were sharp.
Clamping her hand firmly on Eleanor’s shoulder, Alditha lifted her
chin. “Excuse us, Glenda. We have work to do.” She pushed Eleanor ahead of her
as they started for the door.
“I hope you have to haul water all day.”
Eleanor’s shoulder tensed under Alditha’s hand. She tugged but Alditha
kept a firm grip.
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