“Senior, Axton is capable.” Piers’ words made Tori smile just a bit. No matter how much he dragged Axton, when the matter was serious, Piers was Axton’s number one supporter.
“Do yo...
2023-02-04 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“What do you mean you’re going to see your goddaughter? Sebby didn’t say you were going to be the godparent!” Tori snatched her bag off the ground and stormed in. “And why didn’t you te...
2023-02-02 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostA thud was heard behind her, and she looked over her shoulder. Montan had dropped a package in his hands and Ewan was standing behind him with wide eyes and a dropped jaw.
Tori inwardly grima...
2023-01-31 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAside from the crystal masters, Kasen, and Piers, Tori didn’t share the results of their mem crystal experiments on the island or the information learned from Master B’alan with anyone else. It...
2023-01-28 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe old man took a deep breath and turned the small blue crystal in his hand. His calloused fingers moved over the rough surface. If it was removed from the pale stone still connected to it and pol...
2023-01-26 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDespite the urging of Piers, Kasen, and Instructor Ignatius, Tori remained awake the rest of the night, taking turns with her instructor to heal Kasen. She had a few prolonged moments of rest, but ...
2023-01-24 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps it was the lull after her first real ‘mission’ in collaboration with Piers and his intelligence team, but Tori felt as if a weight was lifted off her shoulders. While she knew that the ...
2023-01-07 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“The consistency is malleable, and it will retain its stickiness until it dries in place.” Mr. Hale, one of the master tanners that did business at Daybreak Garden, told her. Tori sat at the co...
2023-01-05 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere was nothing she wanted from Alessa except peace and quiet, but she doubted the childhood love interest of Alessa’s would understand that. Tori stared Tom down as she spat out her words care...
2023-01-03 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Keep your elbows tucked! If they’re out, they’re a target!” Tori walked along the row of first-year students who were new to long swords. There was a half dozen of them, and Tiff had asked...
2022-12-31 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“It was one of the last villages to be abandoned in the later end of the great drought,” a thin, weathered middle-aged man said as he stood in front of the table where Tori sat, looking over a ...
2022-12-29 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhile her brother was playing the gallant hero, Tori turned her attention to Ilyana, interested in seeing her reaction. Sonia seemed to have the same curiosity and the two of them looked at their f...
2022-12-27 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“You stay here and be good.” Mom picked him up and cuddled him in her arms before kissing the top of his head and putting him back on the bed. “I left the balcony open and put som...
2022-12-26 02:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post“I said I have no plans to marry,” Tori told Dimitri. “Anyone. Not specifically Piers.”
He blinked and didn’t seem to know what to say. “Then that means you won’t...
2022-12-24 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA massive thank you to everyone for reading up to the current 200 chapters! The original plan was to do about 50 chapters per school year to total up to 200 chapters, and obviously, it spiral...
2022-12-22 06:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostTori and Ilyana were up early on their first official class day of school. They picked up their breakfast from Cafe Fortuna and then rushed to their homeroom to ensure that they arrived well before...
2022-12-22 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThey were cutting her out.
Tori didn’t say it out loud, but that was essentially what Gideon was doing, putting distance between them and Alessa. He wasn’t just excusing them from one inv...
2022-12-20 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTori slowly narrowed her eyes as she watched the smiling face of the Empress pass to get to the last row. Maybe she was overthinking it, but did the Empress request for the judges to start at the e...
2022-12-17 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostShe was irritated with herself for being so curious as to wonder what was happening with Pargath and the Duraga Federation. There was an annoying sense of anticipation, as if she was waiting for an...
2022-12-15 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThey paid careful attention to the passing days, trying their best to speculate where the Ocean Queen was on a map based on the route planned and location of the merchant vessel harboring ...
2022-12-13 06:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“The Empire of Varsha submits a formal plea to allow the immediate entry of three of our consuls as their safety has been threatened in neighboring Parsha. We submit this request under Soleil Int...
2022-12-10 06:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a time and a place for Tori to correct an individual on her relationship with Piers.
And this was one of them.
Across the table, next to Prince Cyrus, Gideon’s head shot up ...
2022-12-08 06:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome!” Ewan and Albert chorused as they stood in the foyer in their togas with a gray and brown palla wrapped around them, respectively. Their animal masks went over their faces, leaving th...
2022-12-06 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“You sent her an imperial carriage?” Tori’s glare bore into Gideon as he shrank back. They stood on the upper floor of the restaurant. Eventually, it would be turned into rooftop seating that...
2022-12-03 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMontan looked nervous. He glanced from his hands to the shore and back as the small ferry vessel was steered through between the islands to get to the embarkation island.
“You don’t have ...
2022-12-01 06:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHe jerked back his head and from the wide-eyed, speechless look on his face, he didn’t expect such a rebuttal from her.
Tori didn’t know what he expected. She wasn’t a life coach. She w...
2022-11-29 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHer birthday was approaching and since it wasn’t considered an important milestone birthday, as she was already an adult, Tori didn’t put much effort into planning her celebration. She thought ...
2022-11-26 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHe was hungry.
That was his first memory, or rather, feeling. He couldn’t see and could only let out small, pitiful mews as he blindly searched for warmth and a teat to drink. T...
2022-11-24 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Does your niece dislike me?” Piers’ voice asked as Tori tried to control her laughter from the swing.
“No, how can you think such a thing? Isn’t it obvious she thinks highly of you...
2022-11-24 06:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you all right?”
Tori brought the wooden brush down against Layla’s mane in gentle, rhythmic motions as she zoned out. The wooden brush with the boar bristles was strapped to her ha...
2022-11-22 06:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post