War-Time Promises
"Da Ge..." Anyone could hear the sheepishness in my voice.
The soldiers who were guarding the tent looked away, knowing that the great General Han was a fiend when he was angry.
"Fourth sister, where did you go?" The tone in Da Ge's voice was dangerous.
The General crossed his arms over his chest as I lowered my arm, dropping the tent flap as I stepped back out guiltily.
Yi Mu had been sending letters to her children out here at the camp, and Su had had messengers sent from Ping He Fu to send me my letters from her.
Evidently, she was sick with worry. She had sent a letter every week, asking about us and hoping that we were all safe and sound.
I found out from Zheng that Da Ge's antsy behaviour around me was partly because of what Yi Mu had said.
They didn't tell me in detail what was written, but it was enough for Da Ge to watch over me like a hawk.
Knowing this, I endured the near-suffocating watch he had me under.