365 Challenge: History Lesson on the Night Train

This entry is part 27 of 27 in the series 365 Challenge

History Lesson on the Night Train

Canon: Kingdoms and Thorn
Characters/Pairing: Alya Shamayes, Pieter
Prompt: Also curious about the whole background of the specials.
Rating: T
Notes:

So I was reading too much in Poetry Magazine and this first line came into my mind—then kept going.

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she was old, her lines were tired, but her eyes were bright— / to ask what it is, this marking down of history / like stainless steel tines pressed down into meat

   

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