I went looking for Paladin Warren first, reasoning both that he’d be up earlier, and that I’d have more difficulty finding him. On the first count, I was right.
On the second count…
... 2024-01-26 22:41:07 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve never had the temperament to truly understand betrayal. Only to know its pain.
—Jii’Hssen Ssyii Ssyri’Jiilits
Huddled together, we floated with...
2024-01-23 07:40:29 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Volume 1 (updated) and 2 pdfs will go up this coming week. I was hoping to have more time to edit them, but I'd want to do more than I should, especially for volume 1, and I don't wan... 2024-01-21 22:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Seyari woke up mid-way through the long night, and I looked up from the farming ledger I was going over at a table across the room. Behind it sat a stack of notices; sitting prominently on top was ...
2024-01-17 06:33:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment my aunt looked at me, the entire room seemed to shrink down until it was only me and her, bound up in coils of emptiness. I felt myself shaking, remembering that night on the Jii’Hssen...
2024-01-12 06:11:48 +0000 UTC View Post“Don’t forget my book.”
I glanced over at Sey, who was getting dressed despite the setting sun casting long shadows across our room. “Won’t that take extra time?”
My wife ro...
2024-01-10 05:21:45 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: A sneks n sneks chapter? Yep! It's been absolutely kicking my butt, but it's finally taking shape. This scene, that is. I'm not intending there to be more than 2 parts to this chapter... 2024-01-05 06:33:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It took me all of a minute to realize I had no idea where my wife was, and a few moments more to decide to risk scaring one of the people running around the place. Some were servants, but we’d no...
2024-01-04 05:21:18 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Hi all! last post of the year! I was hoping to get the next S&S chapter finished, but it's a monster and repeatedly stymieing me. Expect it nebulously next week sometime, around t... 2023-12-31 04:13:40 +0000 UTC View Post
The demon whom Nelys had been fighting was the last of the greater demons involved with the assault. No Lorelei. Mordwell wasn’t directly involved either, but that was no surprise. I learned all ...
2023-12-28 04:39:55 +0000 UTC View PostBlood had spattered across Kartania’s amulet, dulling its shine. More had spilled down the front of Countess Elstein’s meticulously-tailored dress, the torn and battered garment now sticky and ...
2023-12-25 04:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostSeyari felt the castle shake. Without hesitation, she changed course toward it and sped up, wishing her wings could open in the cramped hallway.
This is bad. We’ve been compromised. 2023-12-20 04:03:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A/N: I finished it by the end of the weekend in my time zone! Quarter to midnight!
The next two weeks passed with agonizing slowness, as we were confined strictly...
2023-12-18 07:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Hiiiii! Sorry for the sudden hiatus. FlitterPuff and I got an apartment at what seemed like mach speed and a pretty normal week ended in a big move. Add a busy work w... 2023-12-16 04:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post
For one strange, incomparable evening, we were a family without station. Word spread, certainly, and Ynna ended the evening out of food far before the crowd dispersed, but we were together and I di...
2023-12-06 06:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostI flew so fast that the air felt thick against me, and the bubble of wind I’d created heated of its own accord. Astrye at night looked peaceful, almost cozy. From within nearby trees, I could see...
2023-12-04 02:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostKartania glanced up at the sky just in time to see a crimson comet streaking across the sky low and to the west. It’s the same color as Zarenna’s fire, she thought wistfully.
A w...
2023-11-29 06:37:23 +0000 UTC View PostUssen Ysta Ssyt’s life had taken an impossible twist. She’d come to Uzh in the hopes of meeting the Guardian’s students, of brushing shoulders with knowledge she could use to arm herself. She...
2023-11-29 06:32:29 +0000 UTC View Post“What are you thinking about?” Inva asked, standing up from getting the evening’s fire going. “And you still look cold. Should I get a blanket from the cart?”
“No, I’m fine,” ...
2023-11-25 04:26:42 +0000 UTC View PostMy plan had a fatal flaw. Something that all my life experience couldn’t have prepared me for—could have prepared none of us for: waiting busy tables. Ssiina and me, specifically, as Kyrae’s ...
2023-11-24 08:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostDignity didn’t get considered. Decorum couldn’t get a word in edgewise. I scooped Paladin Warren up into a princess carry and darted with him out into the hallway.
“Close your eyes and ...
2023-11-22 05:02:32 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Wow sorry for the hiatus! Life and writer's block hit me hard, and I was struggling to find mental energy and motivation to write S&S. This story's a lot more involved, and often ... 2023-11-21 02:36:25 +0000 UTC View Post
“Duchess Kapel!” Paladin Warren was the first to react, turning from me to dash toward the duchess.
Duke Reynard moved next, catching her arm just as Duchess Kapel fell to her knees, pale...
2023-11-20 02:59:33 +0000 UTC View PostSeyari had taught me basic spellwork, Tren had expanded upon that with theory, and Seyari had returned with practical application. Even Tania had given me a few pointers. Lilly as well, while never...
2023-11-11 05:09:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the week wasn’t a blur. It was a moment-by-moment, hour-by-hour effort of concentrated focus. By the end, I’d hardly noticed a difference other than knowing more potentiall...
2023-11-08 05:31:33 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Hi all! Here's a crossover for Halloween! And yes, this unfortunately means the regularly-scheduled SoW chapter for tonight is delayed. It's a pretty complex one, and this week's been... 2023-11-01 02:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Under Dyni’s “lack” of guidance, we stole out of the Emerald Palace under cover of the morning sun. That our bodyguard had acquired ssen’iir clothing for us, instead of Ssiina, was a boon: ...
2023-10-31 07:24:55 +0000 UTC View PostTina looked almost disappointed that I was awake and ready in the morning. In truth, I’d finished the novel mere minutes before she’d intruded on my peace to have her and Mary run me through an...
2023-10-28 03:00:38 +0000 UTC View PostSeyari pulled her wings closer against the chill of the night’s wind. She stood alone on the highest balcony of Castle Astrye, the room that would be come her and her wife’s behind her. Down be...
2023-10-22 04:29:51 +0000 UTC View PostI expected to find a greater demon of envy—or of avarice—when I drew close to the shouts. This part of the city was older, more tired in the way the rooves sagged, and it had probably only ...
2023-10-19 04:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post