“Is there any news?” Ilyana sounded cautious. Tori sat on her bed, legs crossed, and papers spread around her. Sketched copies of maps had grids drawn over them and each section that was search...
2022-04-16 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostOh, fuck. Now what happened? Tori took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and suppressed her initial irritation that unnecessary drama was happening, and she would now be involved...
2022-04-14 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEven as an adult, there was something about stationary and organizational items that excited her. In her original world, she was the only one of her crafting friends who actually had their supplies...
2022-04-12 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostTori sneezed. She narrowed her eyes and rubbed her nose. She looked around the plaza and the flowering plants in the gardens and pots. Her lips pulled into a frown. She didn’t think this body had...
2022-04-10 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHer brother’s green eyes went from Piers to her. All at once, Sebastian’s concerns regarding her closeness to Piers flooded into her head. The scene now before him was something he didn’t wan...
2022-04-08 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostDespite her best attempts, Tori kept finding herself glancing at Fabian. He didn’t seem at all upset when they returned to Horizon. He didn’t act out of the ordinary during classes and she’d ...
2022-04-06 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostIn the back of her mind, Tori couldn’t help but think about the showdown theme to a classic western. She sat in front of Ewan on their outrigger canoe. A few paces to their left was another canoe...
2022-04-04 05:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“There is a shop in the fifth district that is closing.” Guild Master Skuldsen sat with Tori out on the lounge chairs, just past the deck where another surprisingly tense game of bingo was happ...
2022-04-02 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Where have you two been?” Albert looked almost frantic as she and Ilyana rushed down the steps to get to their seats at the front row.
“It’s a long story,” Tori said as they scoote...
2022-03-31 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIlyana wasn’t talking. Tori knit her brows together and leaned forward.
“Ilyana?” Tori glanced at her brother and then moved closer to her friend. “Are you all right?”
Ilyana...
2022-03-29 05:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“She just bowed to them and then left?” Miss Vissage crinkled her eyes and lowered her cup of coffee before looking towards where Tori and Piers were seated further away. A small table was betw...
2022-03-27 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe fastest way out would be to exit through the small side door leading to a back hall, opposite the main entryway of the ballroom. It was where Piers and Axton slipped in and out unannounced. Unf...
2022-03-25 05:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTori froze with Ilyana beside her. She was prepared to deal with Dimitri, Montan, and Alessa by herself, but didn’t expect Axton and Piers to arrive. With other problematic love interests, it was...
2022-03-23 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhile his usual training sessions with the knight cadets were relegated to drills and conditioning, the weekend-long training exercise in the mountains east of the city left Fabian feeling energize...
2022-03-21 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“So...this tent was empty last night,” Tori said as she, Piers, and Axton stood at the furnished, but unoccupied tent that was between Axton’s and Ewan’s. “This was supposed to be Axton's...
2022-03-19 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
I apologize for being so quiet and not responding to the comments. Aside from taking a break from writing, I also had PTO from work for two weeks, so this week, I was catching u...
2022-03-18 19:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostThere was an excitement in the air, and Tori was quite certain it was mainly hers at the prospect of personally beating Gideon. She liked the Empress, but had no issues destroying her in a race, es...
2022-03-17 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostTori silently acknowledged her pettiness as they split up into small groups in front of the carriages that were taking them to the delta. The knights and footmen accompanying them were putting thei...
2022-03-15 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen she got to her room, two maids were waiting to attend to her, as well as a large tub with hot, but not scalding water. Tori removed her layers of padded training clothes at once and as soon as...
2022-03-13 06:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs her best friend and roommate, Ilyana wanted to have the utmost confidence in Tori’s swordsmanship. She’d seen Tori at practice before, as well as saw her do light sparring, but she hadn’t ...
2022-03-01 08:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostTori couldn’t sit still. She wanted to try all the crystals on the bracelet, though looking at them, she wasn’t sure what to do with some of them. The carnelian and ice calcite she had worked w...
2022-03-01 08:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostIlyana slapped her hands on the table and her eyes narrowed. “Do you know what she wants? Is she trying to find out Sonia’s riding competition choreography for St. Germaine? I know they took pa...
2022-03-01 08:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe snowstorm took another night to pass, but, as Tori feared, the road in both directions not only had a substantial amount of snow that needed to be moved, but there were several fallen trees tha...
2022-03-01 08:10:01 +0000 UTC View PostTori couldn’t remember seeing that much snow at once outside her window. Growing up in California, she’d only see that much if she headed up the mountains during winter. She’d never had to wa...
2022-03-01 08:06:00 +0000 UTC View PostShe was the last one to attend dinner. Tori needed a moment to collect herself and lessen the redness in her eyes before she stepped out of her room and faced her family. She put on a bright face a...
2022-03-01 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSebastian tilted his head to the side and gave her a quizzical expression. “What are you talking about?”
She settled against the chair, but didn’t take her eyes off of him. “Before we...
2022-02-27 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostMost of their discussion returning back to Lycée revolved around Gideon’s annoying interest in their game. Sonia and JP weren’t interested and would wander around if they were hanging out with...
2022-02-25 08:21:47 +0000 UTC View Post“Are you two insane?”
Gideon almost didn’t register the sharp, irritated voice he heard as he began to wake up. There was a dull throbbing in his head that was slowly fading as he lifte...
2022-02-23 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostEvery time Tori saw her rank was above a love interest, she was filled with a sense of accomplishment. When the midterm ranks were released, and Ilyana, who unsurprisingly retained her number one s...
2022-02-21 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhat the hell is going on?
The person in front of her, telling Dimitri to release her was one of the last people she’d expect to be doing so.
“Your Highness?” Dimitri app...
2022-02-19 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post