Sarah’s arm came around her in a hug that managed to combine affection and exasperation. “He adores you. You both just need a little bit of time to settle and let reason back into your heads. Now come and have dinner, you’ve a long day tomorrow.” Matthew nodded as he joined them at the table. …
It was a large settlement, more than a village but too much of it was temporary for it to be considered a town. Maybe it would, one day, if brick and stone replaced enough of the canvas and wooden planking. In the meantime, it felt like a cross between a market square and a campsite. …
The drizzle has changed to fog. A thick, heavy blanket of cloud with a bruised purple tint, as if the air itself is hurting. My visitor tonight wears the green tunic and cloth badge of a forester, and moves as if he too is bruised. It’s more memory than physical maladies that pain him. A …
It had been three days since Lord Marcus had taken Charlotte and Anya to tea and Lord Tristram still hadn’t visited. But…there had been such stories flying between the servants’ halls as to have Anya quite hopeful. She checked to make sure their mothers weren’t listening, then leaned towards Charlotte. “Apparently, Lord Tristram has been …
His thoughts seemed to be following hers as he pulled her closer and began kissing her with that focused attention Eleanor adored. She threaded her fingers through his hair, then froze. “What’s that noise?” Cadan sat straight and looked around. “It’s coming from the cupboard by the door.” It was a whirring sound, with the …
“And yet again, I do all the work, and Janice takes all the credit.” Maya slumped onto the battered sofa and took a swig from her can of beer. Dylan was not sympathetic. “I’ve told you a million times, either don’t do the work, or make it so she can’t take the credit.” “Oooorrrrr,” Maya …
Area summary, according to Ilsa Rolling hills and lush valleys southwest of the Fall, including Moss Island; many wealthy individuals have large estates here. Our visit Our second outing was to the Vale, a wide expanse of rolling hills and lush valleys on the western side of the Cauldron.We took the first bridge across the …
The ruby lynx prowled the perimeter of its cage, glaring out at the people beyond the bars. It seemed annoyed rather than afraid. Affronted by the gawking gaggle of humans disturbing its peace. But it was so beautiful, so soft yet ferocious, so cute but dangerous. We couldn't do anything but gawk. Well, that and …
Abigail added the last of the ingredients to her largest cooking pot and stirred the gently bubbling brew. It was exactly the right colour, and consistency for this stage of the process. Now it just needed to simmer for a few hours. Which meant she had time for a little bit of pruning and harvesting, …
“Well it’s quality innit? You can see just by lookin.” The stallholder wasn’t wrong, the little silver snuff box was a high quality piece, but it was also ugly as sin. Deliberately so, if Jerry was any judge, whoever made the box had either actively disliked the person they were making it for, or the …
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