Vikkin was unusually quiet. It had been some months since they had last visited Highgarden, and Kovan had always been of the impression that his brother enjoyed seeing the Tyrells, but after exchanging a few pleasantries, he’d grown rather quiet. The older he got, the more serious he seemed to get, going from the carefree,Continue reading “Too Pretty”
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Persimmon
It was dark and grey, like someone had leeched all the color out of the world. I couldn’t remember how I’d gotten here, where I was. I looked down, wiggling my toes in my sandals, to dispel the uncomfortable feeling of being lost, but even the neat cobblestones beneath my feet reminded me that IContinue reading “Persimmon”
Stopping Aemer
Jillian stood in the corner of the room, supervising the children coming to test the sims as part of their career day. With her rank as it was, certainly no one forced her to attend these things, but Jillian still remembered her first time sitting in a mech sim, the weird sense of exhilaration andContinue reading “Stopping Aemer”
LOL the Other Side
Rhaecerys had never felt so nervous in his life. He was the eldest son of the king. He was tall, a decent swordsman, and fairly regarded as pleasing to the eye. By all rights, he had nothing to worry about. All the same, he found himself acting like he had when scolded by his fatherContinue reading “LOL the Other Side”
Dangerous
As the crown prince of the Seven Kingdoms, with the current king growing quite old, Rhaecerys Targaryen had never had any illusions about how big an affair each of his Nameday celebrations would be, but being in the midst of it was quite a different ordeal. Rhaecerys had never had any problems with large, grandContinue reading “Dangerous”
Glow
The Crown Prince Rhaecerys Targaryen found his gaze drawn restlessly to the window of his study. He was supposed to be reading and preparing for one of his lessons later in the week. The day was dull, grey, and chilly, but the window had been left wide open, a brightly colored cloth tied to itsContinue reading “Glow”
Parting, Step Two
Kassius’ footfalls were heavy as he left his chambers for his first dinner having returned from his fosterage. He loved Highgarden, but he would miss Dorne: Princess Myria, Prince Nymeros, the strange trees with fronds instead of branches, the pools in the Watergardens the little princess had convinced him to learn to swim in. HeContinue reading “Parting, Step Two”
Parting
Kassius kept his eyes carefully away from Myria’s tear-streaked face, partially because he could feel the tears welling up in his eyes as well, and knew if he saw her crying, he would actually start himself. He couldn’t cry. At least for her sake, he shouldn’t. The thought of leaving Dorne behind and never seeingContinue reading “Parting”
Flower
The weather was beautiful at the Arbor, the fresh smell the only indication of the rain that had fallen all over the island the day before. Kovan’s mother was with his little brother, still sleeping after the exhausting journey they had all just taken. His father had awoken early to directly take breakfast with theirContinue reading “Flower”
Dogs with Broken Teeth
“A northern wedding?!” Lady Rosby said, looking somewhat shocked, and failing to keep her voice down. Her companion, the young Lord Brune of Brownhollow looked absolutely delighted at her near palpable distress and surprise, and conspiratorially raised his voice as well, as if sharing a great secret with the whole table. “Yes, indeed. ItContinue reading “Dogs with Broken Teeth”