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EM Fiction Out From Under The Eye

EM Gotan

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Out From Under The Eye

Alone in his sparsely furnished tower, Skaros stood and glared out over the countryside; would any observer dare to be spying upon the Spymaster at this moment, they would no doubt describe his mood as “incandescent” before quickly escaping to less unpleasant company. Upon his desk, where he meticulously recorded the lives of the people, lay an obviously scrumpled piece of doggerel;

‘a Songbook
by …’

But it wasn’t signed. At the recollection of this, Skaros suddenly threw up his arms and cursed; “They expect the state to always act openly, but take the liberty of slandering anonymously as they wish! This they call Honesty! Pah!” If you could somehow smooth out the paper without him noticing, you’d read the lines that had so offended the man…

‘Sweet Molly was taking a bath when she heard a sound
A man at the window looking in, was having a look around
It’s Skaros the Peepin’ Tom who has an eye on us
It’s Skaros the sneakin’ Worm satisfying his lust

Busty Ann was changing her clothes when she felt a touch
It was a man feeling her up and that was a bit too much
It’s Skaros the Peepin’ Tom who has an eye on us
It’s Skaros the sneakin’ Worm satisfying his lust

A bunch of girls were getting ready for a naked swim
When they beheld a man hiding, leering with a broad grin
It’s Skaros the Peepin’ Tom who has an eye on us
It’s Skaros the sneakin’ Worm satisfying his lust

Drunken Tom nursing an ale was having his last one
When he returned from a piss he noticed that his ale was gone
It’s Skaros the Peepin’ Tom who has an eye on us
It’s Skaros the sneakin’ Worm satisfying his lust

A lovers couple was gettin’ busy in a boat
And on the shore a man was busy taking notes
It’s Skaros the Peepin’ Tom who has an eye on us
It’s Skaros the sneakin’ Worm satisfying his lust’

“It doesn’t even scan!” roared Skaros, “And it’s repetitive and devoid of literary merit! Do they really think the high and mighty of this realm are interested in their sordid little couplings?!” At this he spun from the window and grabbed the tatty paper, rolling it into a ball for perhaps the 10th time, before remembering even this rubbish might lead to a criminal, and so attempting to straighten it out for the 10th time in turn, ready to be filed away later.

“Well” he thought, “if the people of the realm do not understand yet the need for an intelligence agency, let us stand back and see how they handle events without one.” Glancing at the calendar upon the wall, a smile only a hair’s breadth from a sneer came to his face; Information had revealed that rotten Bladderstick planned to attack those turbulent Governors who despised him so much. Had they not asked him to not interfere to the King directly? Well then, he would not! Let this be the month where the Governors do all the work…
 
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