The Wounded
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Just after we got inside, there was a knock on our door. Aspen let Marvella in for a moment.
The woman said, “Sir, I wanted to tell you that I am very happy. Paul is a very good man and the women are accepting and loving. I am very happy. Thank you for what you’ve done for me. My mother and my grandmother told the truth. The Nogud know that when the owner of the woods awakes, that he will take all of the Nogud and make them happy. Grandmother said that her grandmother said it and that we must hope. And now it has come true. Thank you!” and before I could respond, she rushed from the room and closed the door.
I wondered what she was talking about. I certainly had been asleep for a very long time. And I was the owner of the woods and I was trying to make them happy. Had there been some story passed down over the centuries about it?
Brenda stayed until the rest of the family had retired and all of the lights were out. The three of us fell asleep together, but in the morning, Brenda was gone, and Aspen and I woke up in bed together, just the two of us.
We will end this third book here. The story continues in the next volume. There’s still at least one of the Nogud to find and bring to Goldenwood. And there is a lot of work to do. We need to continue to get the residence in shape, and we have moon maids to build. I don’t really know what will happen next.
Irene is dead. The school for women is closed. But the world isn’t fixed yet and I can’t sit by the river and fish for the rest of my life.
If you are still reading my story, that was your choice. It was a lot of reading when all that really needed to be said is summed up like this:
1. Choices make people happy.
2. We can’t be responsible for every evil, but we can try to repair the damage that it does.
If you choose to read on, that’s up to you. I’m going to keep writing the story, whether you read it or not.
END OF BOOK THREE
Marilyn Foxworthy lives a peaceful life studying classical mindfulness, practical philosophy, and martial arts. A prolific writer of fantasy and adventure in the style of the twentieth century pulp writers of the ‘Golden Age’ of fiction, she enjoys what she calls ‘Tom Swift for Adults’. Often blatantly and graphically erotic, her epic stories appeal to the adolescent parts of us that still enjoy a good vicarious adventure liberally sprinkled with interludes of boisterous romping in the hay.
Ms Foxworthy describes her writing process this way: “I never know what is going to happen. The characters tell me their stories and I write them down the way I hear them. A character comes to me and sits down for coffee and starts talking. I’m as surprised as anyone by what they tell me. If I like the story, I publish it. If you like the story, you read it.”
Series by Marilyn Foxworthy (without giving away too many spoilers):
• The Shrine Maidens of Barsoom. The “Red Planet” of John Carter’s stories is real, but not quite the way we were told. The great white apes are real, and the princesses really are naked, but a lot of the details a hundred years later are different.
• The Guardian Maidens of Sturgil's Mark. Ronin is a novice Adventurer Monk out to kill some monsters and make a name for himself. The elven girls who join him don’t like wearing armor very much, but overall they’re a great team. Monsters beware. We’re coming to kick down doors and take the loot.
• The Woodland Fairies. They aren't really fairies. They're just the girls who work at the particular resort that Robby Jensen enjoys vacationing at. And this time he finds out that most of the female the staff have a crush on him. And the robots are terrible scamps. It starts with a drowning girl in the river - and Robby just happens to be there in a canoe to rescue her.
• The Nogud Legacy. What if you wake up on a road with no idea who you are? The place seems medieval, but is it the future, or the past? The population is low and good men are at a premium. A smart guy like Joshua knows how to make a new life, even if he can’t figure out how he got here or what the rules are at first. And what's with these girls in the hoods and tunics?
• The Sea Nymphs. Robby is established now and wants to share his good fortune with his older brother Tom. Tom adjusts to Robby’s lifestyle quickly. He has his own way of doing things, but he’s Robby’s brother for sure.
If you don’t see all of these series in the store yet, they’re coming soon.
If you would like to keep in touch, hear about new releases, or anything else, you can find the contact information on the Amazon author page for Marilyn Foxworthy.
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