“My Lord.” Garrothan Tyrell didn’t look up from his paperwork, but spoke loud enough for his strong voice to permeate the door. “Enter.” A servant entered the room and presented the Lord Paramount of the Reach with a tray of letters. Garrothan gestured for the servant to place them on his desk, butContinue reading “An Unexpected Proposal”
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Troubling You
“My Lord! Your favorite cousin has returned.” Jonatan burst into Nikolaus’ study, an action Nikolaus hated and wouldn’t have tolerated from anyone else. Everyone else knew better than to risk his wrath. Nikolaus didn’t respond or even glance up. He didn’t retort, as he occasionally did, that Jonatan was, in fact, his only cousin, andContinue reading “Troubling You”
Stopping Jack
“Jack.” Nothing. “Jack.” No reply. Thirty-six year old Albert Masterson was greeted with nothing more than the sound of furious typing occasionally being punctuated with pencil scratching against paper. “Jack. Ross. Ford.” He said, raising his voice and speaking each syllable of his friend’s name with extra emphasis. “‘M busy…” Finally cameContinue reading “Stopping Jack”
First Look at Lydia
Lydia was sitting in the reading room, rather unsuccessfully attempting to read a novel she’d bought in the market. The reason she was being somewhat unsuccessful at it was standing in front of her, trying to draw her attention away from the frivolous book by talking, of all things, about suitors. As the only daughterContinue reading “First Look at Lydia”
LOL
“Silya.” Silya looked up at her father, sitting at the head of the table, in surprise. It was not his custom to speak much during meals unless it was a formal dinner or some important business had come up that he needed to relay to all of his family and close vassals, and rarely didContinue reading “LOL”
Fighting or Making Love
“I told you that there wasn’t going to be enough! Nothing ever goes as it should when you plan anything!” Jasmyne shrieked at him. They’d been married two years, loved each other for years before that, and somehow her anger still seemed to shake the earth with the magnitude of it. Not that he wasContinue reading “Fighting or Making Love”
Doubt
“Steady there, my Lord. That’s right. Be quick with your footwork.” At ten years old, Nikolaus was already proving himself to be a strong child. He wasn’t pushing the swordmaster back just yet, but give it a couple years, and the man would have to exert himself to stay on top. Once he reached hisContinue reading “Doubt”
His Insanity
Ting stripped off her armor furiously, metal plates hitting the floor of the Third Cohort barracks with a loud series of clangs. Shreya tried to pat her on the arm reassuringly, but her sister threw off her arm. “I hate that guy.” The Chinese-American girl said, brushing her short black locks back from her foreheadContinue reading “His Insanity”
Omnia Vincit Amor
“Are you sure you don’t want me to come with you?” Caelan rolled his eyes at his brother’s question. He should think the answer was obvious, considering it was the third time he’d asked just today. He didn’t respond curtly, though. Even a year into it, Jamie wasn’t taking very well to being homeless.Continue reading “Omnia Vincit Amor”
It’s Beautiful
Three weeks. Kassius was mostly settled now. Dorne was pleasanter than he had expected, but he still felt the most at home in the gardens. After he’d gotten over his initial nervousness, he’d actually come to appreciate being away from home. Lord Nymeros had been surprisingly kind to him, and had supplied him with anythingContinue reading “It’s Beautiful”