Sherwood Smith Quote
Though few had seen him go, his leaving seemed to constitute a kind of subtle signal, for slowly, as white wore on, my guests slipped away, many of them in pairs. Elenet left with the Orbanith family, all but her laughing. The Renselaeuses came all three to thank me formally for a splendid--memorable--evening, and then departed in a group. After they left, I felt tiredness pressing on my shoulders and eyelids; and though I stood there, back straight and smile steady on my aching face, I longed for my bed.The lake blue light of morning was just paling the eastern windows when the last guests departed and I stepped wearily up to my rooms.They were lit, and steaming listerblossom tea awaited. A surge of gratitude rose in me as I wondered how many times Mora had summoned fresh tea that I might come back to this.I sank down onto my cushions, wondering if I’d be able to get up again to undress and climb into my bed. My hand clattered the cup and saucer as I poured--and then froze when I heard a slight noise come from my bedroom.I froze, not breathing.The tapestry stirred, and then, looking two steps from death, Azmus came forward and sank down onto his knees a pace away from me.They’re going to war, he wheezed. The Merindars. They’re going to march on Remalna-city as soon as the last of their hirelings arrive.
Though few had seen him go, his leaving seemed to constitute a kind of subtle signal, for slowly, as white wore on, my guests slipped away, many of them in pairs. Elenet left with the Orbanith family, all but her laughing. The Renselaeuses came all three to thank me formally for a splendid--memorable--evening, and then departed in a group. After they left, I felt tiredness pressing on my shoulders and eyelids; and though I stood there, back straight and smile steady on my aching face, I longed for my bed.The lake blue light of morning was just paling the eastern windows when the last guests departed and I stepped wearily up to my rooms.They were lit, and steaming listerblossom tea awaited. A surge of gratitude rose in me as I wondered how many times Mora had summoned fresh tea that I might come back to this.I sank down onto my cushions, wondering if I’d be able to get up again to undress and climb into my bed. My hand clattered the cup and saucer as I poured--and then froze when I heard a slight noise come from my bedroom.I froze, not breathing.The tapestry stirred, and then, looking two steps from death, Azmus came forward and sank down onto his knees a pace away from me.They’re going to war, he wheezed. The Merindars. They’re going to march on Remalna-city as soon as the last of their hirelings arrive.
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About Sherwood Smith
Smith's works include the YA novel Crown Duel. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the Exordium series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the Solar Queen universe.
In 2001, her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her Wren's War was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and The Spy Princess were Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists.