ASoI - A sip of cosmos

A sip of cosmos
My dreams were disturbing me. The Princess suggested I try a cup of her airag before I went to bed. 'I have been taking lessons from an expert,' she told me. 'He is most experienced.'

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Back in familiar streets
'I walk those dreary, wet cobblestones every night; they are so familiar to me now...'

I had never seen what - or who - was on the other side of the window. But when I drank the Princess's airag, the dreams felt more real, the city more possible, and I knew I would finally see through the glass.

I walked the same route. I touched the bright, cold glass. My eyes focused on a woman, wearing an outlandish costume and holding a crystal goblet of wine. It was the Princess. She saw me, too.

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