Bruce_Sentar

AO 7 Ch 29

I shook my head, rousing myself from inspecting the recently dead princess's soul.

The other people in the room looked up at me expectantly, but I was here to compare two things, I couldn’t do that without taking a look at the second.

AO 7 Ch 28

Aphrodite watched as Ard broke the tension with ease, nearly at awe with how comfortably he navigated the current situation. 

People were glaring at him, stifling chuckles, or even drawing weapons, yet there was no tension in any of the...

AO 7 Ch 27

Emlyn drummed her fingers on the bench as we sat in the central garden of the palace. "Let me get this straight. No one gets to leave the palace?" Emlyn asked again, already knowing the answer. 

"That about sums it up," I said with a sm...

AO 7 Ch 26

Emlyn giggled as she looked at me.

"Really?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. My anchors were their usual selves, donned in their kingdom blues, which stood out like a sore thumb in Zenovia even a touch beyond normal. Though, more than a few eye...

AO 7 Ch 25

The capital of Zenovia came into sight a day and a half later. A rich splotch of colors amid a bustling city. All wrapped in a hard grey wall.

I had been asked by the captain of the knights to stop along the way so that she could give her me...

AO 7 Ch 24

Chapter 24

I ate the food provided, a giant smile plastered on my face, not uttering a word as I resisted saying anything bad about what I was eating. But inside, I was cringing.

Bitter was an understatement. Lord Valk...

AO 7 Ch 23

Chapter 23

"I still don't know what you're complaining about, Emlyn," I said four days later as we got to the other side of the bog. I rode calmly on Cyam's back. For the last several days, he had simply insisted that I don'...

AO 7 Ch 22

"I swear to God, Ard, even though you healed me, my hips are still killing me." Emlyn grumbled and rubbed her hips.

I groaned in agreement as we walked out of the village. Our carriage would have to stay behind for the moment. My hips still ...

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AO 7 Ch 21

Uncle Valken sat beside me as I hacked away at the logs of wood, enjoying myself far more than I had expected. 

"Arden," Uncle Valken's voice was oddly serious. 

"Yes, Uncle?" I paused mid-swing. 

"Defend yourself....

AO 7 Ch 20

I got through the first round of orders in time for Beth to come stomping down the stairs, baby in each arm. They were old enough to have heads of wispy hair, but both completely filled Beth’s arms.

"Holy shit, they're big," I said, "Beth,...

AO 7 Ch 19

Ditzy began talking, telling about her life when she was younger, a small goddess of the budding pantheon known as Olympus.

Ditzy had taken the guise of a simple mortal to experience the world. In her folly, she had failed to temper her budd...

AO 7 Ch 18

The journey went smoothly, with Viviana unexpectedly becoming a delightful social lubricant among the ladies. She effortlessly wove in and out of conversations, a skill I could only dream of.

However, I often needed to take breaks from her. ...

AO 7 Ch 17

I let out a sigh of relief and laid back in the carriage, folding my hands behind my head. Of course, this carriage had been modified by Missy to be plenty spacious for us. It even had a kitchen.

"Why aren't we taking Cyam again?" 

AO 7 Ch 16

Hours later, we came to our senses. Or at least I did. Maribelle had satisfied me enough that my curiosity returned.

My maid was nearly unconscious, lying on the bed with a glazed look of utter satisfaction. For now, she wasn’t going to de...

AO 7 Ch 15

"Are you sure that I couldn't convince you to come back with me?" Ditzy twirled a finger against my chest as the final dance came to an end. 

"I am so terribly sorry," I shook my head, "but it is simply not in the cards for the two of u...

AO 7 Ch 14

"You took the first dance," I said, grabbing Ditzy's hand as the band began to prepare themselves.

"I took the first and the last," Ditzy corrected, batting her lashes at me. "By the way, you haven't complimented me yet." She stepped back fa...

AO 7 Ch 13

"Come on, let's mingle." I grabbed the ladies and pulled them through the crowd before I spotted shocks of bright red Virel hair. "Ooh, Aurelia, it's your family!" I said hurriedly, freeing up my arms and switching to grab Aurelia more firmly. I p...

AO 7 Ch 12

Two guards stood in front of the royal palace. Magic was in the air, literally, with floating orbs of light illuminating the path up to the palace and glittering balls of ice reflected the light into a myriad of angles, showering the ground with g...

AO 7 Ch 11

Bianca sat down across from me as Ditzy set down the saucers, followed by the cups and, of course, the tea itself. It was all very ritualistic and how nobles had their meetings.

This one was in a House Aldis parlor and I had only agreed so t...

AO 7 Ch 10

"P-p-princess," the guard stuttered, interrupting the veiled woman who was kneeling before a statue in the depths of the Zenovian palace. He could barely find his way through the pillars with how dimly lit it had been, nevermind how the princess h...

AO 7 Ch 9

Somehow, my mother had convinced me of this, and I still wasn't entirely sure how that had happened. Perhaps some of my anchors’ fear of my mother was justified.

The carriage bumped along the cobblestone road. I had my cheek leaning on my ...

AO 7 Ch 8

"To think he had the gall to do something like that and invite Bianca to the family dinner," I grumbled into my cup, happy that my ladies were sticking with me even if I was in a poor mood.

"Well, I doubt he'll do that again," Emlyn offered,...

AO 7 Ch 7

"You know, you didn't have to go to all this effort just for me," Sienna said after our long walk.

"Of course I didn't have to do anything. I am pretty incredible all on my own." My words earned me a well-deserved eye roll. I added it to my ...

AO 7 Ch 6

“Sir” One of the house's oldest guards, stepped into Anadonis's study and he looked up from his work. "Sorry, sir, we would normally go looking for the matriarch. However, no one's been able to track her down," he reported. 

Anadoni...

AO 7 Ch 5

People in the Capital often rose early to accomplish the basic necessities. They set up their market stalls, making their way early to work like the blacksmiths to heat up the forges, or heading to the inns where they'd warm the hearth and begin b...

AO 7 Ch 4

Chapter 4

"Thank you for the time," Bad Kitty said, batting her eyelashes at me as the two of us walked alone outside of town. 

"Of course. Anything for my Bad Kitty," I smirked, watching as she rolled her eyes pl...

Ask Me Anything! July '25 Edition

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AO 7 Ch 3

"Come on, let's stop here for the night," I said to the group as we rolled up on a small town just as the sun was beginning to dip below the treeline, painting the sky a beautiful orange.

"Well, I guess that's it for us," Ditzy said, startin...

AO 7 Ch 2

I hadn't even left the sightline of the guards on the wall before the three goddesses descended into my carriage.

Missy was looking fine with a purple silk dress cascading off of her while her dark hair fell in ringlets around her beautiful ...