The Mermaid and the Dagger
The Mermaid and the Dagger by shalimar They called me Boris. I was the younger of two brothers who were considered outlaws by our King. He was a good king, and fortunately for us, our offenses were minor and limited to hunting in his private preserve, a forested area on the border of our kingdom and two others. Sergie, my brother, and I often told the authorities about incursions from one of those other kingdoms. I believed we were tolerated and not hunted down like the deer we...