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Stalinist attitudes towards homosexuality and the events surroudning criminalization of homosexuality in Soviet Union in 1934 - excerpts from professor Dan Healeyâs book âRussian homophobia from Stalin to Sochiâ
In the same chapter I analyze the Soviet return to a ban on âsodomyâ in 1933-34. It was a Stalinist measure, proposed by the security police and backed with relish by Stalin and his Politburo. Stalin personally edited the new penal article. This was the moment when the Soviet state adopted a modern anti-homosexual politics, the birth of modern Russian political homophobia. (âŠ)
On September 15, 1933, deputy chief of the OGPU (secret police) Genrikh Yagoda proposed to Stalin that a law against âpederastyâ was needed urgently. Stalin and Yagoda used the crude term pederastiia to discuss male homosexuality; but government lawyers revived the tsarist term muzhelozhstvo (sodomy) for the published law that was eventually adopted in March 1934. Yagoda reported that in August-September 1933, OGPU raids had been conducted on circles of âpederastsâ in Moscow and Leningrad, and other cities of the Soviet Union. Yagoda wrote that these men were guilty of spying; they had also âpolitically demoralized various social layers of young men, including young workers, and even attempted to penetrate the army and navy.â From a recent collection of FSB archive documents of political cases against young Communists, it is clear that during the early 1930s, the secret police were obsessed with detecting counterrevolutionary moods among young people. Stalin forwarded Yagodaâs letter to Politburo member Lazar Kaganovich, noting that âthese scoundrels must receive exemplary punishmentâ and directing a law against âpederastyâ should be adopted. In the months that followed, Yagoda the secret policeman steered its passage through the various legislative drafts. (âŠ)
When in mid-September 1933 Yagoda wrote to Stalin, recommending the adoption of a formal law against sodomy, he apparently cited a figure of 130 arrests of âpederastsâ for the operations in âMoscow and Leningrad.â According to Ivanov, the archives of the St. Petersburg FSB reveal that during August-September 1933, 175 men were arrested on grounds of homosexual relations in Leningrad alone. The raids on âpederastsâ continued and probably expanded to the principal âregimeâ cities, including Kharkov and Kiev. It appears that somewhere inside the central secret police machinery, an order originated in late July or early August 1933 to begin arrests of âpederastsâ known to the authorities on their card-indexes either as âanti-socialâ or âdeclassedâ elements, or as a security threat with international dimensions. (âŠ)
In the 1993 release of correspondence between Yagoda and Stalin leading to the sodomy ban, one other significant document was published from the same file in the Presidential Archive. It is a sixteen-page letter to Stalin, from a homosexual British Communist, Harry O. Whyte (1907-60), an ex patriate journalist living in Moscow who loved a man who was a Soviet citizen. His Soviet lover was arrested sometime during late 1933 or early 1934. The release of the Whyte letter said little about its provenance and the author. It was typical of the 1993 publication that this document also appeared without commentary, but was labeled âHumor from the Special Collectionsâ by archivists or editors who failed to show any historical empathy or intellectual curiosity.
Whyte, who worked for the English-language Moscow Daily News, wrote to Stalin, in May 1934, asking him to justify the new law. The journalist boldly explained why it violated the principles of both Marxism and the Soviet revolution. He argued that persecution of the law-abiding homosexual was typical of capitalist regimes and fascist ones: Nazi Germanyâs âracial purityâ drive was just the most extreme example of the push in both systems for âlabor reserves and cannon fodder.â âConstitutional homosexuals, as an insignificant portion of the population . . . cannot present a threat to the birth rate in a socialist state.â Their position was analogous to that of other unjustly persecuted groups: âwomen, colored races, national minoritiesâ and the best traditions of socialism showed tolerance of the relatively insignificant number of naturally occurring homosexuals in the population. He asked Stalin, âCan a homosexual be considered a person fit to become a member of the Communist Party?â In a revealing reaction, Stalin scrawled across the letter, âAn idiot and a degenerate. To the archives.â Whyte got a blunt answer to his question: he was expelled from the Communist Party; he hastily left the Soviet Union for England in 1935. (âŠ)
The dictator turned to his cultural spokesman Maxim Gorky, to explain the lawâs rationale for Soviet and European readers. Gorky wrote an article that appeared in Izvestiia and Pravda on May 23, 1934, and later in a German-language socialist newspaper in Switzerland, in which he compared healthy Soviet youth to the degenerate youth of Nazi Germany. âDestroy the homosexuals - and fascism will disappearâ he concluded, propounding the genocide of a social group on the grounds of sexuality. Later in 1936, Peopleâs Commissar of Justice Nikolai V. Krylenko gave a speech to the central Soviet legislature in which he explained that the law was necessary because homosexuals were not healthy workers but âa declassed rabble, or the scum of society, or remnants of the exploiting classes.â
#life in the stalinist utopia am i right#don't let tankies trick you into overlooking the crimes of stalinism#stalinism#ussr#soviet union#eastern europe#lgbt#lgbt history#communism
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At least a dozen employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed medical files for JD Vance and Tim Walz, and now officials have launched a medical investigation.
A breach involving records of the Republican and Democratic vice presidential candidates, both military veterans, could amount to violations of federal medical privacy laws.
VA employees had accessed Vanceâs records roughly two months ago, according to The Washington Post, which first reported the incident. The office of VA inspector general contacted both campaigns to alert them of the breach.
Terrence Hayes, a spokesman for the VA, said in a statement to The Independent that the agency has âreported to law enforcement allegations that VA personnel may have improperly accessed Veteran records.â
âWe take the privacy of the Veterans we serve very seriously and have strict policies in place to protect their records,â Hayes added. âAny attempt to improperly access Veteran records by VA personnel is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.â
The agency referred The Independent to the Department of Justice for further comment.
Vance spent four years in the Marines and served a tour in Iraq in 2005 as a combat correspondent. Walz served 24 years in the National Guard and retired in 2005 before a run for Congress.
Officials at the VA had notified both campaigns about discovering that employees within the agencyâs Veterans Health Administration healthcare arm did not have authorization to review their records, according to The Post, citing people familiar with the investigation speaking anonymously.
The office of VA Inspector General Michael Missal has reportedly shared evidence with federal prosecutors about the employees, which include a physician and a contractor who âspent extended timeâ reviewing medical files, according to law enforcement officials speaking to The Post.
Investigators are now trying to determine motivation, and whether any of those records were shared as a result of the breach.
Itâs unclear what medical information was reviewed.
An August 30 memo from VA Secretary Denis McDonough to VA staff on the importance of medical privacy states that veteran information âshould only be accessed when necessary to accomplish officially authorized and assigned duties as an employee, contractor, volunteer, or other personnel.â
âViewing a Veteranâs records out of curiosity or concern â or for any purpose that is not directly related to officially authorized and assigned duties â is strictly prohibited,â according to the memo shared with The Independent.
Failure to comply with those requirements âmay result in disciplinary action, including removal, as well as referral to law enforcement for civil penalties and criminal prosecution,â the memo says.
News of the breach arrived hours before Vance and Walz are set to participate in what is likely to be their only debate ahead of the presidential election.
The Ohio senator and Minnesota governor will spar inside the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on October 1. Moderators include CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah OâDonnell and Face the Nation moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan.
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Velaryon Family: Part 1
Amari Qo, Princess of Sweet Lotus Vale and Wife of Daemon Velaryon
It was under her rule that Driftmark began to attract more merchants, and she encouraged trade with her home country, attracting many sailors and experienced shipwright to further enhance her husbandâs fleet. It was well-known that she had a long desire to make connections further into Essos that was denied until the days of her grandson Corlys, who, by all accounts, inherited her adventurous spirit and clever mind.
Lord Daemon Velaryon married a Princess of the Summer Isles, Amari Qo, descendent of famous Queens Xanda Qo and Chatana Qo in 27 AC. The two met during a diplomatic event during Aegon I's reign in 25 AC to celebrate the anniversary of Aegon I's crowning an event attended widely by representatives from many countries that praised the lavish event and the apparent wealth of the Targaryen's on display and secured by the King's two heirs who were both equally on display.
Lord Daemon, a favorite at court dominated by his sister and her husband, however only had eyes for the Princess in her finery and it was rumored that he declared to his sister that he had found the only woman he would ever wed who outshone all others. This is a well-known story though not mentioned in any of the remaining letters of the couple or their various friends, chief among them Queen Alyssa. It is how ever well documented that the two shared many dances and were often found in conversation in High Valaryian, the only shared language they had at the time, and the language of Aegon's Court, as Princess Amari had not yet learned to speak the Common Tongue. Something she was quick to rectify as by the end of the week long celebration she had already learned enough to give a formal farewell to the King and Princes and get assurance from Lord Daemon of his correspondence.
A promise that the Lord kept all throughout the couple's long marriage. Shown in the well kept letters preserved by their many descendants. It was by all accounts a love match as well as a practical one. Princess Amari was well-known to have a lust for adventure and seeking a match and was well aware Lord Daemon came from a family well placed to keep her in an estate she was accustomed and grant her considerable influence even if it would mean surrendering her title as Princess and potential successor. Princess Amari herself was one of seven children, the fifth, and wanted to stand out. Lord Daemon had a corresponding sense of pride, well aware of his own family's prestige and finding himself well please by both his bride's mind, familial connections and wealth, and her title of princess.
For many reasons Princess Amari accepted his suit eventually and left the Summer Isles for Driftmark, accompanied by several close friends and attendants and a considerable dowry. The couple had a fairly happy marriage by all accounts, resulting in eight children who lived to adulthood.
As Lord Daemon was frequently away at the Court due to his role, Amari ruled Driftmark often in all but name proving to be quick and clever, adapting to her new lands and people. She is known for popularizing the use of "summer spices" as they were known within Driftmark, marking its cuisine as unique. She also brought with her in hew dower some famous hardwoods from her homeland that were used to reinforce the Driftwood throne's base.
She always spoke the language of the Andals with a pronounced accent that was smooth and with a musical quality according to her admirers. She was a known polyglot, speaking at least five languages due her family's position in trade and her own love for learning and curiosity. She was firm but had a kindness to her from all accounts wanting to speak to others in their own tongues to understand them better.
She outlived her husband, sons, and daughter-in-law before she passed in her bedroom at High Tide after having been introduced to her great-grandchildren, Laena and Laenor Velaryon.
Women of the Tides by Maestor Aurion
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Playing into Marco being a romantic letâs go with a different theme
A correspondence shall we say, anonymous of course between the revolutionary army and wbp.
The blue gentleman is odd exciting, he taunts and teases between paragraphs, punctuating with perfect prose. Itâs stupid and silly and by god Marco is way too old to be keeping all these letter and rereading them like a love struck fool. Because heâs not, obviously. Itâs just the prospect of matching wits with someone is.. exciting. The letters, the writing itâs all part of the game. Secrets and lies.
Thereâs no billowed shirt man, no fair maiden..
The letter ends,
Yours,
Blue.
Marco can feel his face heat up and he curses quietly. He is literally grasping at straws here, if you counts rolled up letters as straws. And yet in his minds eye a phantom smiles with a sharp grin.
Catch me if you can mr Holmes
(This is before ace arrives, whaddya whaddya you get where Iâm going with this, kisses and all that. May you be given shelter from the hell of a 40 hr work week)
The news coo never has an address to take the letters to, but they somehow know anyway.
The letters that arrive for Dragon's chief of staff are all the same stationary and always sealed with an unmarked wax blob. The signature at the bottom is a bird claw without a name.
My Blue Gentleman, the letters always start-
As a child of the sea, roaming and rambling is in my blood. First and foremost, 'settling down' is as foreign to me as I'm sure it is to you given how many ports of origin your letters have found me with on their address labels. Your attitude can certainly make a man wonder, though, what it would take to have a home island.
But I suppose we must all have a place we started? I assume, as secretive as you are, you'll merely tease me with a hint or insinuation instead of telling me outright despite how much I'd wish you would. So, in the spirit of beginnings, I'll tell you of mine. I was born on an island in the calm belt that doesn't exist any more. I am told I was supposed to be a slave but I honestly barely remember much of my life from then, only that my first years of life were generally unremarkable. I remember watching the sea and a great thunderous event that made me think the world was ending, and then I remember meeting my father.
He isn't my father by blood, but he is my father in all ways that matter. He found me after the event that shook the island and took me with him when he left. He is my captain and the man who gave me the wings with which I soar today. He is the man I will follow to my death and to whom I owe everything. But aren't all fathers supposed to be that way? Supportive, inspiring saviors to guide you in life?
Do you have a father, Blue Gentleman? Do you have a beginning, a place you started?
Don't go thinking I haven't noticed you don't much refer to your past. Forgive me if I'm pushing too hard, too soon. For pushing at all. I can't help my curiosity, I see something shiny and exciting and I can't help myself wanting to peck at it until I know every turn and facet of it's existence. It makes me an excellent doctor and an excellent hand to my father on this ship. And I've always had a soft spot for the color blue. But I know it's invasive and discomforting to receive such treatment.
Yours,
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#AR writes#letters between friends or maybe more#raccooon once again on that good shit#I love letter writing AUs I just don't get the chance to write them often#and I'm running with an idea that marco was a child slave for celestial dragons in god valley and WB found him in the aftermath of the figh#just like how roger found shanks lmfao
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Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta Returns For Season Nine
Despite the "red alert" status at CNN, one of several bright spots for CNN has been Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent. Gupta has been a consistent voice of scientific reason in the face of weirdos and wingnuts who deny science because it doesn't comport with their current political viewpoints. Witness former Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate and current GOP chair Kandiss Taylor, who has recently advanced her conspiracy of globes. While claiming she's not a flat-earther, Taylor commented, "every store, you buy a globe, there's globes everywhere. Why?" With globe antagonists around every corner, Gupta took a constant barrage of virulent criticism from anti-vaxxers, COVID conspiracy theorists, and anti-science advocates during the pandemic. Despite the poisonous nature of some of those attacks, Gupta remained steadfast and reasonable in his commitment to science-based treatments and support for vaccines. Gupta's CNN podcast has been around for eight seasons and has consistently been one of its best. CNN Audio has announced Dr.⯠Sanjay âŻGuptaïżœïżœïżœwill delve deeper into how weight fits into our understanding of what it means to be healthy in the ninth season of his podcast Chasing âŻLife âŻwith Dr. âŻSanjay⯠Gupta, which returns Tuesday, January 16.
Can a holistic picture of your health really be painted by a number on a scale? This season, Dr. Gupta explores societyâs deeply instilled beliefs around weight and helps guide listeners to redefine what being healthy really means. A new year means New Yearâs resolutions, and itâs the time of year people are bombarded with advertisements advocating for the newest workout or diet fad to shed those extra pounds. Whether your resolution is to eat healthier, exercise more or lose weight, the goal is to become a healthier you. This season will feature expertise from a variety of guests, as Dr. Gupta uncovers what the science tells us about weight, and how it should impact how we view our overall health.
âOur society has long adhered to the notion that your weight and your overall health are synonymous,â said Dr. Gupta. âI hope this season of Chasing Life gives listeners a better understanding of a science-based approach to a holistic and healthy lifestyle, and how much weight should factor in the equation.â
Season nine of Chasing Life will debut new episodes every Tuesday and will be available to listen to on CNN Audio or wherever you get your podcasts.
Since Dr. Gupta joined the network in 2001, he has covered some of the most important health stories in the United States and around the world. He plays an integral role in CNNâs reporting on health and medical news for all of CNNâs shows domestically and internationally, and regularly contributes to⯠CNN Digital.âŻIn addition to his on-air duties for CNN, Dr. Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon.
There are too many bad doctors on TV and in other media. They exploit people's fears, damage the guest's privacy and self-esteem for ratings, and downplay science in favor of any opinion that attracts the most listeners or viewers. Dr. Drew, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil! I think Dr. Gupta has an honest intellectual curiosity and well-developed sense of altruism. While I may not agree with everything he says, I've never doubted his motives.
Season nine of Chasing Life will debut new episodes every Tuesday and will be available to listen on CNN Audio or wherever you get your podcasts.
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#ScienceRules: One Bottle of Oil
#ScienceRules: One Bottle of Oil
This was written in 2011 but not submitted to Smithsonian Magazine when my family and I went to Orange Beach for vacation, a few years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. â
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#Beach Pollution#Chief Curiosity Correspondent#Clean Energy#Crude Oil#Deepwater Horizon#Environment#Environmental Writing#Gulf Coast#Museum Exhibits#Oil Spill#Renewable Energy#Science Communications#Science Rules#Science Writer#Smithsonian Magazine#tar balls#There Is No Planet "B"
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No idea what brought me to Hankâs YouTube channel...but I did end up on this video which brought me to Emily Graslieâs channel.Â
Iâm not much into Natural History but watching a number of Emilyâs videos made me consider popping by the one closest to me.Â
Itâs one thing to have something youâre interested in....itâs another thing to be able to infect others with that interest. This is Emilyâs talent. And I have to be reminded that she actually spent years studying art...rather than taxidermy methods.Â
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#Hank Green#Emily Graslie#taxidermist#Speaker#The Brain Scoop#Finding Your Dream Job#Finding My Dream Job#Chief Curiosity Correspondent#specimen preparation
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In 1824, the American naturalist James Pierce traveled to the newly acquired Territory of Florida, where a Seminole chief told him a story [...]. Pierce wrote that âit is believed [...] that a monster, with a large serpentâs body [...] occupies a large sink or cave in East Florida, guarding a mine. [...] The Spanish authorities made a fruitless search for this treasure a few years hence.â Pierce published this anecdote in the American Journal of Science as part of an article of Floridaâs geography and natural resources, yet he included the Seminoleâs story merely as âan instance of Indian credulity,â an ethnographic curiosity that might amuse his readers but was unrelated to the scientific observations [...]. Far from being credulous, however, this Seminole was recounting an actual scientific expedition that had occurred in Spanish East Florida in 1790, one in which Native storytelling was central.
Through the power of his stories, a Creek Indian named Yaolaychi motivated this expedition, influenced how its members pursued and narrated knowledge while in the field, and shaped how officials and men of science in Saint Augustine analyzed and acted upon the information the expedition generated. [...] Creek stories were coherent, memorable, and -- in certain circumstances -- compelling packages of information, and the collections and observations that the expedition members generated [...] remained associated with these narratives even after the expeditionâs return to Saint Augustine. Tracing the presentation and reception of Yaolaychiâs stories reveals how geopolitical power and knowledge production were interconnected in some of the Southeast borderlandsâ many geographic and social contexts. These included spaces in which Indian political power and approaches to nature were preeminent, particularly in the Florida interior [...].
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On February 15, 1790, an Indian-language interpreter named Alonso Gil visited the Saint Augustine office of Bartolome Benitez y Galvez, the royal treasurer of East Florida, to share some information he heard from a Lower Creek Indian named Yaolaychi about a deposit of shiny rocks [...]. Although Spainâs main goal in Florida was to protect the sea-lanes of the Gulf of Mexico and forestall U.S. intrusions into New Spain, Benitez expected the discovery of a silver or mercury mine could bring an influx of settler, money, and prestige to a province with a reputation for stagnation. [...] Although Bourbon Spain funded many massive scientific expeditions, Benitez was obliged to finance this journey out of his own pocket [...]. Governor Zespedes gave him permission to explore the mine and provided passports for the expedition members [...].
At one level, Yaolaychiâs tale was similar to the adventure stories about monstrous animals attacking humans [...]. More specifically, twentieth-century [researchers] have recorded Hitchiti, Muskogee, Yuchi, and Sminole tales -- collectively known as Monster Lizard stories -- in which the scenario, action, and beast correspond with Yaolaychiâs narrative about Achuguilipalasco. [...] Yaolaychiâs story may have expressed southeastern Indiansâ interpretations of the relationship among precious metals, dangerous powers, and European colonialism. [...] These narratives were prevalent in northern Florida, often centering on the ruins of the Spanish mission of San Luis de Apalachee. As late as 1824, one Floridian writer described how âthe Indians have preserved a [...] story, which keeps them at an awful distance from San Louis [...].â Stories such as this expressed enduring associations among disease, death, Spaniards, and precious metals. [...] Yaolaychiâs skill as a storyteller, the settings in which he told these stories, and the congruencies among the three expedition membersâ understanding of nature all enhanced the Monster Lizard storyâs capacity to influence how the commissioners pursued and narrated knowledge. [...]
Benitiez also looked to Saint Augustineâs small learned community to corroborate his claims about the minerals and the beast. He hosted a kind of scientific conference [...]. For a small and isolated city, Saint Augustine was home to an impressive multinational community of learned men. The group that witnessed the mineralogical tests and discussed the monster included the cityâs captain of engineers, a physician at the royal hospital, a Cuban pharmacist, a âvery knowledgeableâ Swiss planter, an Irish âProfessor of Chemistry,â and, for better or worse, âmany other people who happened to enter the house.â [...]
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Information about valuable minerals was potentially critical to Indian-Spanish power dynamics. Zespedesâs overriding concern in early 1790 was maintaining good relations with powerful Creek leaders and, both before and after the expedition, he tried to ensure that the travelers were not violating Indian territorial boundaries. [...] Powerful Creeks such as Alexander McGillivray would have taken the presence of mines in their territory -- and a betrayal of their existence to Spanish or U.S. officials -- very seriously. [...] It is possible that [...] leaders would have killed Yaolaychi for revealing the location of a mineral deposit [...]. Writing from Creek country in 1801, southeastern explorer John D. DeLacy told Thomas Jefferson that âit is said and asserted as fact that there is a gold mine in this Country [and that] an Indian took a small quantity of the ore to the Spaniards at Augustine [...].â However, when news of this transaction came âto the ears of the Head of the Nation they [...] decreed the death of any person that should ever attempt to [...] open the mine or take carry or give any of the ores to any white persons whatsoever but especially to the Spaniards whose inordinate thirst for it they considered as the sources of all the evils [...].â
The governor [Zespedes] thought [...] that Benitezâs experiments and his own interrogations had indicated the material validity of mineralogical findings [...]. But Zespedes did understand that the actual collection of minerals at the spring had to be approached within a larger geopolitical context. [...] He thus denied Benitezâs request to send a second expedition to the site because violating the boundaries of the Creekâs hunting grounds could alienate Spainâs Creek allies [...]. The governor worried that exploring the spring a second time might âresult, on their part, in zeals, anxieties, and maybe an open breakâ between Indians, Anglo-Americans, and Spaniards in the Floridas. As Helen Hornbeck Tanner has argued, âthe two vital concerns for a governor of East Floridaâ in early 1790 were forestalling Anglo-American incursions and maintaining peace with the regionâs Indian groups [...] He thus decided that âit is my invariable ruling that, even if the mine really were of mercury, or gold, far from being in the interest of the royal service, it would actually be exceedingly harmful to it.â
Just like the âHead of the Nationâ in the Creek story that John D. DeLacy recorded in 1801, Zespedes proclaimed the mine off-limits. Though the expedition revealed some of the congruencies between Native and European approached to nature, Spanish and Creek leadersâ reactions to the mineral knowledge it generated also suggest key similarities in their approaches to regional geopolitics [...].
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Unlike officials who sought to discover natural resources that would aid Spain in its global competition with other European empires, Spanish leaders in the borderlands sometimes avoided exploring potential sources of wealth because they aimed to maintain the geopolitical balance, not to gain ascendancy. Accruing natural knowledge did foster European power and wealth in many places [...]. But studying science in imperial borderlands suggests that colonizers were not necessarily [always] interested in or capable of producing power-promoting knowledge [...]. Power -- both Zespedesâs authority as governor and the exigencies of regional geopolitics -- determined what naturalists in Madrid and elsewhere would learn about Floridaâs nature: no evidence suggests that Spanish accounts of the expedition [...] traveled to Europe. [...]
The Monster Lizard story has proven even more resilient [...]. Within the Americas, [...] Indian storytelling may have circulated colonial knowledge -- and the social and historical contexts in which it was embedded -- more effectively than European texts.
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All text above by: Cameron B. Strang. âIndian Storytelling, Scientific Knowledge, and Power in the Florida Borderlands.â The William and Mary Quarterly Vol. 70 No. 4. October 2013. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me. Presented here for criticism, teaching, commentary purposes.]
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White specks of paint, scattered across an inky sky - they truly were beautiful. You adjusted yourself on the grassy hill, eyes closing as you tried to calm your nerves. Sighing, you ran your hand over crimson scales, trying to ignore the blinding lights of your village in the distance.
âThe stars are beautiful tonight.â
You wished you could stay here forever. Where the only sounds that grace your ears are the deep rumbling snores of the enormous draconian creature you're curled up against. It's a comforting sound, and yet you knew you were going to have to leave soon. Your father would be absolutely enraged if you were late to such an important event- in fact, you were sure heâd have absolutely no qualms killing you in front of the entire village and crowning a broomstick as his heir instead.
Perhaps that's why you delayed the inevitable for a little longer, nuzzling your head against the dragon's hide. Your heart was pounding in your chest as you observed your bustling village from above, frantically getting ready for the festival and the welcoming. People were decorating their houses, painting murals onto their walls and making sure everything was perfect for the guests that would arrive tonight.
The streets were lit up with lanterns, and the people milling about outside their houses were dressed up in their best. The excitement in the atmosphere was palpable, and you could almost feel it from atop the hill.
Sighing, you looked to the side, your eyes meeting enormous yellow ones.
âAeracus...I know what youâre thinking.â You sighed and curled up your knees to your chest. âAnd youâre right. Iâm nervous, but also excited. I canât believe weâre going to be seeing him again after all these years. Can you?â
The dragon slowly shook his head from side to side, and you chuckled. âDo you think heâs changed? Or do you think heâs still a feline-obsessed asshole?â You smiled, his laughter ringing in your ears as you reminisced.
Slowly though, the good memories bled into terrible ones. Loss and pain, mingling in your heart and taking over your emotions. The smile disappeared from your face as you remembered what had happened. The reason he left. The reason you werenât allowed to participate in the championships that were to be a part of the festivalâs celebrations...the reason the whole village considered you an outcast, despite being the chiefâs daughter.
You swallowed the lump in your throat, pushing your hair back as you slowly stood up, dusting off your tunic. You pressed a kiss to the dragonâs neck, sighing.
âIâm going to go, Aeracus. Honestly, you should be grateful you donât have to partake in these events.â
The dragon let out a disapproving rumble at that, and your face softened. That was a low blow. After all, it wasnât his fault that he was forced to to refrain from joining his fellow dragons in the games. No, the blame was to be shared between you and Minho.
The felicity in your heart was intertwined with a faint sense of lingering sorrow. It happened so many years ago, and yet the echoes were still fresh in your mind...
You couldnât deny that you were desperate to see him again. In fact, saying you were desperate would probably be an understatement. You were thrilled, electrified- and yet, oh so anxious.
You clenched your fists, taking in a deep breath and starting to descend the hill. Youâd put it off for long enough.
***
âChildren, listen carefully, now.â
The boy next to you didnât heed the elderâs warning, continuing to draw on the back of his hand.
âMinho! Pay attention, or I will have to call your father.â
Minho looked up, scowling. He placed the chalk down and pursed his lips, directing his attention towards the clay figurines that were laid out in front of the elderly woman. You, as well as the 10 other kids in the cottage, were fascinated by the story being told. The woman was teaching you about your culture, the information you needed to know regarding the upcoming ceremony. It was important, and yet Minho couldnât bring himself to care. He liked cats more than dragons anyway.
âAs I was saying.â She cleared her throat, resuming her lesson.
âNow that you children are 13, you are no longer babies. Certain things are expected of you. You have embarked on your journey to adulthood...and thus, there are certain things you must know. The elements of our village, for one.â
She gestured to the figurines on the dirt floor in front of her. âAs you all already know, there are four elements.â She pointed to a spiky pyramid, and then to a smooth sphere. âEmber, Aqua...â Her fingers moved to the next pair- a rough cube and a glassy cone. â...Terra and Aer. These are the symbols of the elements. Of course, you all have already seen the life-sized versions of these in our square.â
Eager nods, making her continue with a pleased smile.
âEvery dragon on this planet has a corresponding element that they have control over. They possess immense power, and the ability to command these elements.â
Minho raised an eyebrow, intrigued. Hm, maybe this wasnât as lame as heâd thought it would be..
âIâm sure you children have seen your parents, older friends and relatives with their dragons.â There was a chorus of agreement, and the woman nodded.
âWell, from next week onwards, you will each have your own dragons. Through the ceremony, you will all be assigned a hatchling, with which you will spend the rest of your life.â
Minho hummed in curiosity as the woman dismissed the class. âGood luck, loves. Remember, there will be a few more classes to brief you further.â
The others started filing out slowly as you turned to Minho. âIsnât this exciting?â You tilted your head, running your eyes over the figurines. âSince my family are all fire elementals, do you think Iâll get an ember dragon?â
âI donât think it works that way. My father said it doesnât matter what family you come from, the dragon you get matched with can be of any element, apparently. Though it hasnât ever happened yet.â He shrugged.
âReally?â
âYeah.â He yawned. âI already knew everything she said. I could have used this valuable time for something else.â He was lying, to be honest. The only thing he knew about dragons was what heâd just told you. Â
âLike what?â
âI donât know. Do you wanna go to the lake?â
You grinned. âSure, letâs!â You nodded in agreement as Minho stood up eagerly, grabbing your hand and pulling you out of the cottage. You giggled as he dragged you. âHey, slow down! Also, we canât be there for long. Weâve got to be home for that joint dinner, or our fathers will be very mad.â
âEh, theyâd barely notice if weâre gone. When discussing village matters, they donât give a fuck about their own children, even.â He muttered bitterly.
âWell...that is true.â You sighed as Minho pulled you all the way to the lake, weaving past the villagers, even bumping into some of them. A few of them frowned and made shouts of displeasure, while others didnât seem to mind. Or maybe they did, and was just too afraid to voice their anger towards the chiefsâ children.
The cottages start becoming more sparse, the trees more tightly clustered. Minho held your hand tightly as you made your way through the woods. Finally, the two of you reached the clearing.
Letting go of your hand gently, Minho sat at the edge of the lake, beckoning you over to sit next to him.
âI wish this place wasnât so far away from the village.â You sighed, legs aching as you flopped down onto the grass.
Minho shook his head slowly, his fingers fiddling with a tiny dandelion heâd pulled out. âThe further away, the better.â He grumbled, blowing on it and watching as the seeds floated in the breeze.
You sighed. There it was, again. You knew better than to oppose him, so you hummed, scooting a little closer and placing your hand on top of his. âI know you want to leave this place. I know you want to...to explore the world. I just want you to know that whatever you decide to do, Iâll be by your side.â You said honestly.
Minho looked up at you. âReally?â
âYeah.â
He felt like there was a lump in his throat. Minho knew how much this village and its culture meant to you. You were really willing to do that for him? Leave, and never come back?
âListen here, Miss L/n.â He turned to you, inhaling as he pressed a kiss to your forehead, his lips soft as they brushed against your skin. You blushed, staring at him with wide eyes as he spoke.
âIâm the one whoâs going to be making the sacrifices here, alright? Iâm older than you, remember? I call the shots.â He chuckled, booping your nose.Â
âI love you so much, star.â
You cringed at the nickname, shoving him away. âStop calling me that, you sound like a character in one of Mr Yangâs cheesy novels.â
He smirked at that. âIâll never stop calling you that. Youâre my star, cause you light up my world and guide me when everythingâs dark.â He reasoned, laughing and throwing his head back as he watched you wrinkle your nose in disgust, looking a little like a bunny.
Humming, Minho lay back on the grass, and you followed suit after a minute of hesitation.
âI donât mind you calling me that. Just donât do it in front of people.â
âOkay, I wonât. Itâs just us all the time, anyway...â
The two of you stared up at the sky, listening to the calm sounds of frogs ribbiting, birds chirping, and the splashing sounds of the fish in the lake. Above it all though, was the sound of your heart, beating persistently as Minhoâs fingers creeped closer to yours, intertwining your hands.
âItâs always us...â
***
Your father had explained to you that since your family consisted entirely of ember elementals, your dragon would be of the same kind as well. This went against what Minho had told you before, and your mind was swimming with all the different information you were receiving.
âBut...Minho said it doesnât work that way.â
He sat on his armchair, chewing on  a chicken leg as he raised an eyebrow. âReally? Well, heâs wrong.â He sighed, shaking his head. âItâs never happened in centuries, and itâs not gonna happen now. Youâre an Ember, through and through.â
You purse your lips. âWell, youâre always right, Father.â
He nodded, not picking up on the snark your sentence was dripping with. "The bond you share with your dragon is one that can never be replicated. You choose it, and it chooses you. It is truly a beautiful process, a spectacle to behold. Every single villager will be watching, so you better hold your head high. Make me proud."
You were about to reply when you heard a knock on your door. Glancing at your father for permission, you stood up. heading through the long hallway to open the front door.
âMinho?â
You looked at him, tilting your head at his troubled expression. âWhatâs up?
âI came to give you these.â He said softly, looking around before showing you the fiery petals in his palms. âI borrowed a herbology book from the library a few months ago, and learnt how to grow these. Ignis flowers. Theyâre symbols of good luck, apparently.â
He took your hand, placing the petals on your palm. âThey reminded me of you.â
Your eyes widened slowly. âWow...Minho, I didnât get you anything...â You said guiltily, humming when Minho gently pulled you into a hug.
âYou donât have to. Iâve got to go home, now. See you tomorrow!â
You nodded, the petals safe in your hands as he left hurriedly. You watched him head to his house, opposite to yours.
After he left, you were about to head to bed when your father asked you to stay back. Confused, you went over to sit in front of him, tilting your head in confusion.
âWho was at the door?â
âIt was just Minho.â You shrugged, eyeing your father as he groaned, massaging his forehead. He looked like he was contemplating something, his wrinkles seeming especially prominent.
"Child, be wary of your...friend."
"Friend...?" You knew he meant Minho. You'd never heard him address him in that manner though - void of affection.
Minho's father and yours were co-chiefs of the village, best friends since birth. Heâd always treated Minho like his own son. What had brought on this sudden hostility?
He noticed the expression on your face, sighing and patting your shoulder. "I'm just asking you to be careful, dear. There is talk of the Aer elementals gaining power at an accelerated rate these days. Aer dragons are growing up to be stronger, even more so than our Ember ones. It's truly a strange phenomenon. I do not want to be one of these people who is suspicious of everything and everyone...but both the kid and his father have changed. Even I can't deny that."
You swallowed at his words, watching as his face drifted off, deep in thought. You'd heard of it too- hushed whispers claiming that a single chief would be preferable for the village. And if your father's hunch was right...no, you didn't want to think about it.
Minho wouldn't ever betray you. You'd known him since before you could talk. youâd build up a lot of trust in each other over the years. There was no one else you knew as well. If you couldnât trust him, who could?
No. He would never hurt you. You were sure of it.
***
The whole village was buzzing for weeks after the ceremony took place. They simply couldn't understand what had happened. It was unprecedented- and the news spread like wildfire.
You were matched with a majestic Aer creature, and Minho a beautiful crimson beast of Ember. Mistakes weren't possible- the process was never questioned- but that didn't mean people weren't bewildered.
For centuries, no one had managed to match with a dragon that controlled an element that differed from theirs.
Neither of you could understand why your fathers and the villagers were so perplexed, though. Was it really as big of a deal as they made it seem?
"I don't get it. Why is it such a humongous problem? Theyâre just dragons. Whatâs the need for all this drama?" Minho rolled his eyes as he spoke.
You stroked your dragon's neck slowly as you watched him, huffing and ranting away. âJust dragons.â There was a part of you that understood all the hubbub. The people loved gossip- especially if it involved the chiefs.
"It really isn't. They're both so beautiful, I don't really care what element they control."
You looked at your dragon, curled next to you. You wouldn't admit it, but she looked a little too beautiful- almost to the point where it intimidated you.
Translucent, white scales that reflected rainbows of light...long, beautiful almond shaped eyes that were the color of the ocean. She was larger and brighter than Minho's dragon as well. Your father had been right...the Aer dragons were evolving quicker, somehow.
She was quiet and regal, her sleek body elegant and her demeanor refined. You didnât really have much in common, to be honest. Youâd named her Caeli- a name that wasnât really all that creative, but it would do. Besides, it seemed to fit.
Minho looked at you, sighing slowly. "Aeracus seems hungry. Father will be expecting me soon anyway, I think I'll go home now, Y/n."
"Bye, Min."
He shot you a dashing grin before standing up, climbing his dragon.
As they left, a great whoosh of wind rustling your hair, you looked up at your dragon. She was staring at the water, her eyes narrowed.
You were starting to feel a little worried. You couldnât exactly...hear her thoughts. She seemed too closed off, barely even looking at you as she blankly watched the frogs jump from one lilypad to the other. You didnât feel that special bond everyone had been talking about for years, insisting to you that it would be a connection so profound you wouldnât be able to live without it.
Did she not like you? You looked so average next to her ethereality, drab and plain as opposed to her stunning beauty.
You couldnât blame her, really.
***
When Minho stood next to your dragon, the sight somehow made more sense. He was  beautiful, and so was the creature next to him. They fit together perfectly.
Aeracus on the other hand, was slightly more average. He was majestic as well, but not on the same level as Caeli. You felt more at home riding him, somehow. Like...he was the one that was meant to be yours.
Of course, you wouldnât ever tell anyone about this. It could be considered infidelity, even. Your father was disappointed enough in you as it was. Four years of training with Caeli, and you still werenât able to channel her power into...anything. She just wouldnât co-operate.
"There you go..." He finished slipping the harness onto Caeli, dusting off his hands as he came back over to you, giggling as Aeracus rubbed his big head against your side.
Minho raised his eyebrows at the display of affection. Aeracus was never that amicable to him. Yes, he listened to him...but that was about it. And yet, to you...he always noticed how the two of you seemed to have some sort of connection. Heâd mentioned this to his father once, only to be called ridiculous.
Then again, he couldnât blame the dragon for having a soft spot for you. Who wouldnât?
âHey...â He looked down at you as the dragon pulled away, ambling off to Caeliâs side. You glanced up slowly when Minho cleared his throat, leaning in a little as his fingers ran through your tresses. Your cheeks flushed, eyes widening slightly at his touch.
"A leaf. In your hair." He mumbled, throwing said leaf onto the ground as he stared into your eyes.
Your heart was thudding loudly in your chest as your gaze ran over his features, so close to your face. Fuck, he was so deathly handsome, even more so now that you were both almost adults. Puberty had treated him well.
A little too well.
The girls in the square swooning over Minho became a regular occurrence now. You couldn't even seem to go anywhere with your best friend, without having a mob of fangirls following closely.
When he was this close to you, it became overwhelmingly evident why his fans were so enamored by him. Lee Minho really was beautiful.
"Careful, a fly might make its nest in your mouth." He chuckled. "What's up, kitten? You look on edge."
That was the other thing. His latest habit of calling you pet names- the likes of which included princess and kitten- had come out of nowhere. He really seemed to enjoy making you blush. At times like this, you wished he would have just stuck with âstarâ.
âNothing.â You stuttered, avoiding his eyes and choosing to focus your stare on the ground. Minho wasnât in the mood for your shyness, though. He placed his finger under your chin, tilting your face up to look at him.
âYou sure about that? Is there a reason you look so flustered right now?â He breathed, leaning in closer until your noses were brushing.
Oh, fuck you, Lee.
You'd always thought Minho was attractive. Of course. You'd be blind not to notice. And yet, at this proximity, you felt like you havenât ever truly appreciated just how fucking hot the man in front of you was.
And so you did something you never thought youâd have the courage to do.
Leaning in, you closed the distance between the two of you, lips crashing against his. To Minhoâs credit, he wasnât all that shocked. Smirking against you, his arms wrapped around your waist as he pulled you closer, gluing your body to his.
Backing you up against a tree, Minho was quick to lift your thigh, slotting your hips together as he ran his tongue over your bottom lip.
A groan left you as he slid his hand under your shirt, pulling away to stare at you, the sight of your swollen lips affecting him in ways he couldnât quite describe.
âWhat...what did we just-â
He shut you up with another kiss, rougher than the last one. Breathless pecks, desperately claiming you with his lips as he pressed himself against you.
âJust go with the flow, baby.â
And so you did.
***
As you carefully made your way down, your mind was racing with a million thoughts. The thought of seeing your boyfriend again after so many years scared you as much as it excited you. After all...it wasnât like you parted on good terms.
You still remembered the heartbroken look on his face, the last time you saw him. You couldnât tell him that youâd tried everything, tried your best to reason with your father who simply refused to budge. Heâd expected you to do something more...but what?
It wasnât his fault. It was a fucking accident, and yet heâd had to take the blame.
Deep down, though, you knew what your fatherâs real intentions had been when he banished Minho and his father from the village. Of course, Caeliâs death had shaken him- the entire village had been in a state of shock. The death of a dragon was the most tragic event that could possibly befall a village. And when said dragon happened to belong to the chiefâs daughter? Shattering.
At the end of the day though, it was a convenient incident...one that happened to take place just as your fatherâs status was being questioned. A blessing in disguise, for him.
âItâs okay, my child. Yes, you suffered a great loss, but I know you werenât that close to it. We must move on. On the bright side, you can focus on your studies now! Isnât that what youâve always wanted to do?â
You scoffed, his words repeating themselves in your brain. Bullshit. There was no bright side, nor would there ever be one without Minho in your life.
***
âThere you are. Where were you?"
"I...was with Aeracus." You didn't see the point in lying. Your brain was too tired to come up with a believable fabrication anyway.
As expected, his face screwed up in anger as he glared, standing up.
"Why?" He hissed. "Let me remind you he is not your dragon. How many times have I told you not to get too close to it?"
"Aeracus and I have a bond." You mumbled.
"No. You don't. A bond is forged between a dragon and its owner by forces beyond our control. This measly 'friendship', if you can even call it that, is trivial. At the end of the day, it doesn't really belong to you. It belongs to the boy who betrayed you."
You couldn't bring yourself to react any more. Your father was old-fashioned, his opinions set in stone. âBetrayedâ. You wanted to scoff.
You turned around without a word, heading for your room. There was no energy left in your body, yet the exhaustion was overpowered by your emotions.
"Y/n, wait."
You stopped, turning and looking at him. "What?"
"Your maids are waiting to dress you. Don't argue with them. You are to wear the outfit I picked out for you. Today's dinner is extremely important." He paused. "And...what I said before still stands. The dragon won't hesitate to betray you, especially now that his true owner is coming back. Be...be careful." Your father said quietly, his face softening.
You sighed. "I will be."
"Good."
He dismissed you. You heaved a sigh of relief under your breath and headed out, opening the door to your own room.
You would never admit this to your father, but as nervous as you were, you were secretly looking forward to the dinner. To see him again.
If you closed your eyes and immersed yourself deep enough into your imagination, you could still feel his touch ghosting along your thighs. His soft lips, pressing against yours.
You missed his voice, his tight hugs...you missed everything about him. You'd only ever felt safe in his arms.
The loneliness and pain had consumed you when he left. Maybe that's why you latched on to Aeracus, the last remnant of Minho in this village that seemed so much more dreary without his presence.
"Miss Y/n! We have no time to lose." Your head maid scurried about your room with two others, spreading out your dress on your bed. One of the maids- Sylvia, you think her name was- snuck up behind you and began undressing you. Yes, you were used to this, but the layer of urgency in the atmosphere was a lot more profound tonight.
The entire village was on edge, and you couldnât really blame them. The first Elemental Championships, and they were being hosted at your village. The exhilaration was understandable...you couldn't bring yourself to feel the same way, though. Maybe if you were actually participating, youâd feel different.
You looked at the dress the maid was holding onto, initially without much interest...but your eyes widened when it came into view.
It was beautiful, yet simple...the color of spun gold, with tiny rubies clustered at the bodice. The sleeves fell of the shoulders delicately, and the material was diaphanous, the texture rich.
âWow....Sylvia, you made this?â
âI did. It took me a year.â She smiled widely, your grin satisfying her. âDo you really like it, Miss Y/n?â There was a hopeful lilt to her voice, and your grin grew wider as they started helping you into it.
âLike it? I love it! Youâve really outdone yourself this time.â
She nodded in content, lacing up the back as the other maids began on your makeup. Usually, you didnât like being treated as a doll, your servants fussing over you and your appearance. Today, though...
You could barely believe the reflection you were seeing in the mirror belonged to you. You'd never felt so glamorous before.Â
âYou look beautiful, Miss.â Sylvia said softly, adjusting your sleeves.
You couldnât wait for Minho to see you in this dress.
âAnn?â Another servantâs head appeared around the corner. âItâs time. They will arrive any moment now.â
A flurry of anxious noises and exclamations filled the room as they worked on you faster. You took a deep breath in, your mind blank and full of thoughts at the same time.
***
You stood next to your father, hands clasped in front of you. Surreptitiously, you raised your hand to your forehead, wiping away a few drops of perspiration. It was happening, you were finally going to see Minho again. And if your father successfully manages to make amends with his- fuck, you were grinning just thinking about it.Â
The villagers standing behind you were all dressed in their best as well, and the lanterns shone brightly, washing over everything. The air was sparkling, the atmosphere charged with electricity. Everyone had their eyes trained on the sky, waiting for Minhoâs people. The two other villages were to come tomorrow, according to the letters.
Four villages. All competing in the championship yours was hosting. It was nerve-wracking, the amount of people who would be crammed into your village, which was big enough, really- possibly the largest in the country- it still stressed you out, though. Since there werenât enough guest houses to fit everyone, a lot of the visitors would be staying with your villagers, the chiefs and their families staying at your house. You were keenly aware of the fact that this meant Minho would be in the same living quarters as you. Your heart pounded at the prospect.
Later in the night, you were planning to sneak into his room, since you obviously wouldnât be allowed to talk to him during the dinner. At least, you wouldnât be able to communicate the things you so desperately wanted to say to him. Every part of you tingled as you thought about what youâd say to him.Â
You felt light as a feather as you stared at the starry sky, eyes widening slightly as you spotted the thousands of dots in the distance, flying closer. Anticipation and exhilaration mingled in you as you waited for them to arrive. Just the thought of feeling Minho pressed up against you again, whispering in your ear how much he loved you...it made you want to cry, almost. Youâd waited for this moment for too long.
The conch shell was blown as they reached the edge of the forest. More than a thousand dragons, covered in finery, just like their riders.
Hmm. There were a lot more than you expected. Youâd only been anticipating about a hundred, since it was only Minhoâs village that was coming tonight. Or so youâd thought...
You turned your head to look at your father, letting the confusion show on your face. Noticing your expression, he shrugged. âIt looks like all three decided to come tonight.â
You frowned, looking back at the dragons that were at the border now, preparing for landing. That was weird.
You observed the dragons that had landed, your eyebrows furrowing. Huh.
The three dragons at the front were a lot bulkier than the ones in the back. Darker colors, almost hulking muscles and narrow eyes. They looked like no dragon youâd ever seen before. The sight was almost unsettling. You felt a faint sense of dread spreading over you, a feeling you tried to push away as your eyes searched each dragonâs back for Minho.
You recognized Minhoâs father right away. He was at the very front, along with two other old men on a green and blue dragon respectively, that you realized were the chiefs of the other two villages. Surprisingly though, Minho wasnât sat behind him. Youâd assumed it to be that way...after all, Minhoâs dragon was still here. So where was he? Your eyebrows furrowed, not wanting to assume the worst right away. You wildly looked over them all, craning your neck slightly. You didnât want to seem too eager, but itâs not like you could help yourself. Could anyone blame you? Here you were, about to meet the first and only person youâd ever fallen in love with, after years of yearning and loneliness.
As your father stepped forward, a smile on his face to greet the chiefs, you finally saw him.
For a minute, it was like you couldnât breathe. He looked as beautiful as ever, his feline eyes twinkling, his dark hair exposing part of his smooth forehead. His hands gripped the reins so tightly his knuckles were white, and the way he sat on his dragon was regal, his expression confident and filled with determination. He was older, and somehow even more handsome than the last time you saw him. You didnât even think that was possible.
You swallowed, your breath catching in your throat as his eyes finally met yours.
It was like time had ceased for a minute. You smiled slowly, happy tears pricking at your eyes as you took in his face.
He didnât smile back.
And thatâs when you noticed the pale arms wrapped around his waist. Confused, you watched as the chiefs dismounted the dragons, along with their heirs. Minho alighted from the dragon, helping down the woman who had been holding onto him. He held her hands gently, leaning in to press a kiss to her forehead.
You felt like your whole world had collapsed, bile rising in your throat as you watched her giggle. You noticed she was dressed in blue, her clothing that of a heiress. As they approached, your eyes fell on the sparkling ring on her finger...one that matched Minhoâs.
When his eyes looked into yours again, they were cold, just like your heart.
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(Painting - Antoine Gros: EugĂšne Beauharnais, aged 15) And yet another Egyptian tale from EugĂšne de Beauharnaisâ memoir fragments. This time, itâs a real harem story. It takes place shortly after the French had won the »Battle of the Pyramids« and occupied Cairo. Mourad-Bey, one of the two Mameluk leaders, had fled the city, but his harem, apparently consisting of several dozends of women, had remained behind, like most families of the Mameluks. As EugĂšne puts it:
»Quelques jours aprĂšs notre arrivĂ©e au Caire, je fus envoyĂ© chez la femme de Mourad-Bey, que ce chef de mamelukes y avait laissĂ©e avec tout son sĂ©rail. Voici Ă quelle occasion. Des officiers français, et entre autres le chef dâescadron Rapp, avaient reçu des coups de poignard dans les rues du Caire; les assaillants avaient Ă©chappĂ© Ă nos pursuites, en sorte quâon pouvait craindre quâil nây eĂ»t des mamelukes cachĂ©s dans cette ville. Dans cette supposition, la maison de Mourad-Bey devait paraĂźtre plus suspecte que toute autre. En consĂ©quence, je me rendis chez sa femme, par ordre du gĂ©nĂ©ral en chef, pour lâassurer que sa maison et ses biens seraient respectĂ©s, et quâelle pourrait compter sur la protection des français, pourvu quâelle sâabstint de toute communication avec lâennemi et quâelle promit de ne donner aucun asile aux malintentionnĂ©s. Madame Mourad-Bey me reçut avec la plus grande distinction et me servit elle-mĂȘme le cafĂ©. On a imprimĂ© quelque part quâelle me fit cadeau dâun diamant dâune grande valeur, mais câest une erreur. Elle protesta de son exactitude Ă remplir les conditions quâon exigeait dâelle, et, pour me convaincre que sa maison ne recĂ©lait aucune personne suspecte, elle voulut absolument que je la parcourusse avec elle. Nous traversĂąmes, au rez-de-chaussĂ©e, de vastes piĂšces oĂč se trouvaient empilĂ©s une grande quantitĂ© de coussins et de carreaux de toute espĂšce, et je dois avouer franchement que je nâĂ©tais pas sans une sorte dâinquiĂ©tude, craignant de voir sortir Ă lâimproviste de dessous ces coussins quelquâun de ces mameluks habiles dans lâart de couper les tĂȘtes.
Le premier Ă©tage Ă©tait occupĂ© par les femmes composant le harem de Mourad-Bey; elles y Ă©taient distribuĂ©es comme par chambrĂ©e. Câest lĂ quâune scĂšne grotesque et fort embarrassante mâattendait. A lâaspect dâun ĂȘtre aussi nouveau que je lâĂ©tais pour la plupart de ces femmes, elles manifestent la curiositĂ© la plus importune; elles mâentourent, me pressent, veulent toucher et dĂ©faire mes vĂȘtements, et poussent leurs attouchements jusquâau dernier degrĂ© dâindĂ©cence. En vain Madame Mourad-Bey leur ordonne de se rĂ©tirer; en vain je les repousse moi-mĂȘme assez rudement; il fallut appeler les eunuques, qui, accourant Ă la voix de leur maĂźtresse, frappent Ă coups redoublĂ©s de nerf de boeuf sur ces forcenĂ©es et les obligent enfin Ă lĂącher prise.«
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A couple of days after our arrival in Cairo, I was sent to the wife of Murad-Bey, left here by this chief of the Mamluks with all his seraglio. This is why I was sent. French officers, and among others the squadron leader Rapp, had been stabbed in the streets of Cairo; the assailants had escaped our pursuits, so that it was to be feared that there were Mamelukes hidden in this city. On this supposition, the house of Murad-Bey must have seemed more suspicious than any other. Consequently, I went to his wife's house, by order of the General-in-Chief, to assure her that her household and property would be respected, and that she could count on the protection of the French, provided that she abstained from all communication with the enemy and promised not to give any shelter to the ill-intentioned. Madame Mourad-Bey received me with the greatest distinction and herself served me coffee. It has been printed somewhere that she presented me with a diamond of great value, but this is a mistake. She protested that she had fulfilled the conditions required of her, and to convince me that there were no suspicious persons in her house, she insisted that I should go through it with her. On the ground floor we passed through spacious rooms, where there were piles of cushions and tiles of all kinds, and I have to confess frankly that I was not without a sort of anxiety, fearing that from beneath these cushions one of those Mamelukes skilled in the art of cutting off heads might suddenly emerge.
The first floor was occupied by the women who made up the harem of Murad-Bey; they were distributed there as if by room. It was there that a grotesque and highly embarrassing scene awaited me. At the appearance of a being as new as I was to most of these women, they manifested the most importunate curiosity; they surrounded me, pressed me, wanted to touch and undo my clothes, and pushed their touching to the last degree of indecency. In vain Madame Mourad-Bey ordered them to withdraw; in vain I myself repulsed them rather roughly; the eunuchs had to be called, who, running to the voice of their mistress, struck these madwomen with repeated blows of pizzles and finally forced them to let go. (DuCasse, MĂ©moires et Correspondance politique et militaire du Prince EugĂšne, tome 1)
On first reading this, I was utterly convinced EugĂšne had made that part up. Just to spice up his memoirs â after all, whatâs a story about Egypt without at least a little harem story, right? But since then I have learned that Napoleon himself, writing about the Egyptian campaign on Saint Helena, mentioned that he had sent EugĂšne to Mourad-Beyâs wife, adding:
He sent to her Capitaine Beauharnais [sic; in truth EugĂšne was seventeen at the time and only a sub-lieutenant], his stepson, to convey his greetings and to give her a firman [document] guaranteeing her the possession of all her villages. She was very rich [...] and the harem over which she ruled consisted of fifty women from all countries and of all colours. The officers of the palace had a lot of trouble keeping them back; all the slaves wanted to see the young and handsome Frenchman.
I assume he was still grinning inwardly at the memory of his 17-year-old stepson, somewhat disconcerted and dishevelled, reporting back to headquarters that dayâŠ
And I love the idea of EugĂšne nervously checking every room for hidden assassins, only to be assaulted in a very different way.
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