“Please,” Marquis said. “What does this say?”
The old man ran his hand over the markings and said, “Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor.”
Marquis drew breathless and reached for a chair. “I have heard of words spoken like this. This box must contain the mythical magic stone that holds the key to peace.”
“One way to find out,” the old man said. “Open the box.”
Marquis did.
Copyright
Then Came War
By Jacqueline Druga
Copyright 2012 by Jacqueline Druga.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any person or persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Special thanks once again to Ann Cochran for all her help