By Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann
A set of twelve stories of myth that includes the mythical unicorn comprises the paintings of Michael Bishop, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Patricia C. Wrede, Jane Yolen, and others.
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But all of them understand about this, and are tolerant. All know that there would be no home life at all without acceptance of the hearth spirits. So your bond with Violet is your guarantee of your commitment to this community. You will not have any interest in the women of other homes, except as associates in the colony, and no other man will have interest in Violet. There is no marital discord here, and there is no conflict between members of the colony. " I love it, Van thought. A woman who seemed beautiful only to him, while other women seemed beautiful only to their men.
Van said. "Oh, darn," Tara agreed. " They reversed course and went around the bend. There was the boy, standing terrified before a monstrous dog. The dog had his teeth locked onto the boy's robe, holding him with one head, while the other head licked its jaws and sniffed the best place to bite first. Van drew his sword. "Turn loose that boy," he said. " the free head inquired growlingly. " "It's wrong to eat a human being," Van said, somehow not surprised that the creature could talk. He had already seen other magic as surprising as this.
I—I know Violet is not exactly what she seems to me, and that I am not exactly what I seem to her, but I love that seeming. I think my heart is pure, in that respect. "The dragon will know. Beware his test. If you have any doubt about this, do not face the dragon. " No! I don't want to leave! Van was surprised at his own vehemence, but it was from the heart. "Then you must take the risk. Your life depends on your heart. Today you can come to know the village and the land. " Van waited, but V was silent.