Despite the mild hiccup of falling asleep on Lou’s chest, Alana had a wonderful afternoon. Kierra returned and, with a touch to her brow, cured her hangover before she could really experience it....
2022-10-19 23:13:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Tell me a story about you.”
“Hm? That’s abrupt.” Lou stretched out on the couch and propped up her head with a hand. “What kind of story do you want to hear? I have to say, my li...
2022-10-19 23:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe ride ended far too fast. Alana wiped her sweaty palms on the leg of her pants as the carriage slowly rode up the small dirt road that led to the estate. The thrall brought them to a stop in fro...
2022-10-17 23:57:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, Alana was a ball of nerves as she awaited the first day of her sleepover. Her morning training was a joke with her lack of focus and she didn’t taste a bite of her breakfast. Th...
2022-10-17 23:57:20 +0000 UTC View PostCompared to the letter from her…Alana didn’t quite know how to describe what Lou was to her, the second letter was quite bland. She couldn’t think of anyone who would bother to send her a let...
2022-10-17 23:57:18 +0000 UTC View PostAlana stared at the clothes spread over her bed with a pensive frown. At the start of the qualifiers, she made a bet with Lourianne Tome, her best friend and possibly much more. In hindsight, it wa...
2022-10-17 23:57:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe two approached the hutch, crouching to peer at the visible inhabitant. The small golden fluff paused in her meal, turning to watch them in turn with big green eyes.
“Does she have a nam...
2022-10-12 20:06:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Funny name,” Anna said carefully. She’d been told the name of her temporary teacher was Cloud, but it wasn’t enough to make her drop her guard.
“Strange ways don’t preclude under...
2022-10-10 23:18:36 +0000 UTC View PostAnna used to think a good night’s sleep was a rare gift.
She had few memories, faint impressions mainly, of the time her family was whole. What she did remember was waking in the middle of ...
2022-10-10 23:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post“May I make a request?” Talia asked once Dunwayne and the irate knight left.
“You may always ask, lily.”
“Please do not disturb the peace of the Hall.”
“Oh? Would it...
2022-10-08 01:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post“Talk about a surprising appearance. I thought I would take all the attention with my flower on my arm but who could steal the room from the grandmaster himself when he decides to grace us.” 2022-10-08 01:33:55 +0000 UTC View Post
“May I?” Talia asked, hearing they had arrived.
“Hmm. Alright,” Kierra said, a trace of warning in her tone. “Be careful. I would hate to damage one of your petals for being naughty...
2022-10-06 01:07:52 +0000 UTC View Post“My duties ran late and I have no plans to change,” Talia said, following the voice to her visitor, Kierra helping her the last few steps with an outstretched hand. She was pulled into a warm h...
2022-10-04 01:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe mind, the sacred dominion of the individual. The key to their rise or fall. Within, they sheltered their vulnerable hopes and the secrets that could bring them to their knees. Naturally, they t...
2022-10-04 01:50:10 +0000 UTC View PostArthur's final chapter! After this, we drop in with Miss Talia and Anna. I was going to give Anna and Earl their own miniarc but it won't be long enough for that
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2022-10-01 01:26:27 +0000 UTC View PostContent Warning! Nothing graphic but Geneva isn't nice, and allusions to sexual violence are made. I don't know if it's enough to need a trigger warning, but the warning is here. For an...
2022-10-01 01:26:25 +0000 UTC View PostArthur pushed back his chair as the thrall walked in front of him, tail swinging and smiling softly. Her white dress and cute features gave her the appearance of an innocent girl but her usual demu...
2022-09-27 04:08:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Hey, Lou. Lou~”
Arthur looked up from forcing William to chug another glass of watered down Herbanacle to an interesting sight. After a delicious dinner, the liquor was brought out, as p...
2022-09-27 04:08:30 +0000 UTC View PostArthur had an afternoon to fill before dinner and he did so with errands that he’d put off during the week.
The first thing he did after returning to his room was clean. Not an activity he ...
2022-09-23 20:10:45 +0000 UTC View PostThankfully, Arthur’s overnight guest had vacated his room by the time he returned from washing up. He quickly dressed before heading to the dining room.
Unlike earlier in the year, the expa...
2022-09-16 22:27:52 +0000 UTC View PostArthur opened his eyes only to shut them immediately after. Faint light entered his room through the wooden shutters covering the single window beside his bed but it was still painful, worsening th...
2022-09-07 22:23:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt took all of one second for Maxine to realize the meeting was going to be particularly unpleasant. Her visitor did not wait near the door, ready to greet her with a hug like loving family. Nor di...
2022-09-05 23:19:31 +0000 UTC View PostA merchant’s day greatly depended on their level of success. If they were successful, they could spend their days leisurely while their minions did their bidding, tamed by gold and ambition.
<... 2022-09-05 23:19:28 +0000 UTC View PostNomad finished his patrol of the garden. And, as always, once he stepped through the front door, Geneva waited for him, standing in the middle of the welcoming room with her arms crossed behind her...
2022-09-03 23:53:07 +0000 UTC View PostNomad roamed the manor, a silent witness as its residents retired. Bedtime meant something different for everyone. For Gajin, it meant willfully falling into the embrace of nature under the effect ...
2022-09-03 23:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostNomad woke as his room began to darken with the fading light of sunset. As always, he didn’t rise immediately. His dreams, dizzying marathons of distorted images and garbled sounds, left him unse...
2022-08-31 23:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostOnce Kierra departed, Gajin attended to the rest of his chores, finishing early in the afternoon. He stopped for a late lunch, snatching berries and edible leaves from the plants in the garden. Whe...
2022-08-29 23:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostDays started early for Gajin.
The mistress of the house was an enthusiastic gardener. He had no idea where the woman got the strange plants populating her garden or what she used them for. Su...
2022-08-29 23:27:31 +0000 UTC View Post“…grow up?” the youngest prince asked hesitantly.
“Yes, Bastian. You are a Harvest prince. Certainly, you didn’t think I’d allow you to thoughtlessly flaunt our wealth amongst the...
2022-08-26 22:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostSebastian surveyed the room like a lord overlooking the fields where the peasants under his governance worked. A comparison that was not too dissimilar, to Angelleen’s chagrin. Theirs was not a h...
2022-08-26 22:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post