There were two routes they could be taken that made the most sense for a delegation. First, the land route, obviously. They would enter from Osten in the east and take the main road down, through the Fekete Duchy, and into the Central ...
2023-05-26 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Tell me the truth.” Albert sat on a wooden desk chair, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and his fingers steepled as he narrowed his eyes and stared ahead of him. He took a deep breath. “I have been scammed?”<...
2023-05-24 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIf it weren’t for the fact that she was in a fantasy world, she would’ve believed that the former Marquis and his wife had pulled ideas from pre-existing romance stories where there were ‘cute meets’. At first, Tori didn’t think th...
2023-05-19 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostTall, slender, white-washed keeps topped with tilted roofs peeked just above the high tree line of the forest laced mountain that overlooked a scenic valley and river. It was every bit as ‘fairy-tale’ castle as she imagined, right down t...
2023-05-17 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I didn’t think it was necessary to point it ou
2023-05-12 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs she watched Ilyana go through the motions with her dagger, sparing against an imaginary partner with narrowed eyes and a concentrated expression, Tori played ‘Eye of the Tiger’ in her head. Ewan, who was practicing with an imperial kn...
2023-05-10 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Ready?” Ilyana sat on the edge of a steamy pool that had water sourced from a small geyser several paces away. In the night, with just a few light crystals illuminating the edges of the pool, they could barely see her.
“Can you ...
2023-05-05 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostTori leaned against the starboard bow railing, feeling like something was missing as she gazed across the chilly, choppy indigo waters. For Whom the Sun Rises bobbed up and down with the waves as they approached the coast of Enda, t...
2023-05-03 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Yes, I know,” Tori said as she stood on the balcony, watching the light crystals slowly fade into the fog below. “We’re keeping an eye on them.”
“They did not sound scared for ghost hunters when she called,” Piers replie...
2023-03-31 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“Legend has it that on the night of a full moon, if you walk east of the castle’s old walls for two hundred steps, you will stand on top the most ancient tomb of the O’Tuagh Warlords. If you stand above their tomb when the full moon re...
2023-03-29 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Lord Kasen is a gentleman. He would not say that.” Ilyana appeared unconvinced.
Several pairs of eyes looked at her as if wondering what filter she used when looking at Kasen. It wasn’t that Tori thought her brother was pe...
2023-03-24 05:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So, don’t be surprised when she tells you.” Kasen leaned back against the carriage with his legs crossed. Next to him, Robert was lying across the seat with his head on his lap, sleeping.
Fiona was seated next to Tori, looking o...
2023-03-22 05:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“This is just a casual match, you said,” Ilyana huffed as she stood with her legs akimbo and her hands on her waist. “No one is taking it seriously, you said. Well, what do you call that!?” She waved her hands towards the...
2023-03-17 05:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostShips belonging to the marches that were non-military in visit, and the imperial family, were supposed to dock around the bend from Tres Arcos city proper as a safety precaution and for convenience, as the port of Tres Arcos was busy being the clo...
2023-03-15 05:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThere was no mirror in his room, but he stood tugging at the plain white gown he’d been given to wear to his marking ceremony. The ceremonies themselves were normally a few hours to half a day long, depending on how large the marking would...
2023-03-10 06:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe first person he called after he had officially completed his seminary studies was his uncle.
The second person he called was Tori.
Tori always picked up her calls in the past and Constantine couldn’t help but become worried when ...
2023-03-07 21:13:06 +0000 UTC View PostSo, here we are. The main story is finally completed (for the highest tier, but it's coming!)
Let's get through this in as organized a way as possible!
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2023-03-04 06:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe was placed on academic leave for a month, waking up on the day her friends graduated from Lycée du Soleil. The exact details of her leave of absence were kept tightly guarded, and all most people knew was that she was in a ‘carriage acciden...
2023-03-04 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn all honesty, she didn’t think goading him into proving her wrong would actually work. Despite getting confirmation that in the network of underground tunnels and caves beneath the village housed more than ten thousand soldiers, Tori couldn’...
2023-03-02 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWood splintered above them and as Tori dragged Gideon past the threshold that was barely held up by a column of packed dirt, she strengthened the energy output of the ice crystal to surround them and block the sudden gush of hot air blowing out as...
2023-02-28 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf she never smelled that syrupy sweet scent again in her lifetime, she could die satisfied. The lingering smell seemed to penetrate the upper reaches of her sinuses.
This is all that idiot Gideon’s fault. God, how could he possibly be...
2023-02-25 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThey were responsible, experienced people who knew what they were doing. Deep down, she knew she could trust them. She should trust them. Yet, Tori didn’t take the step towards the awaiting imperial carriages like she was supposed to an...
2023-02-23 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostA pair of big, violet eyes seemed to pierce her very soul with such intensity that her heart began to race. Tori could only take another step back. Except, she couldn’t go any further. A stone column brushed against the back of her dress.
...
2023-02-21 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Auntie, please tell Daddy to stop giving me so much work. If he keeps giving me work, I won’t finish and can’t go to Moss Hill.” Fiona sounded upset as she complained to Tori.
On her seat at a corner table at Duel Cafe, Tori adjuste...
2023-02-18 06:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, we are near the end. I see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Also, as I'm away from my computer all day Monday on a long drive back, I may not get back in time to release the chapters for the first and second tiers, so ...
Somehow, ends of semesters and ends of school years did not give her as elated a feeling as when she handed her completed Lycée Project report to Instructor Rosemund. Perhaps it was because this project stretched into four school years and now, i...
2023-02-16 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Then each room can have the temperature changed in accordance with the guest?” the Emperor’s sharp eyes looked at Tori from across the table.
The central courtyard of the Lunar Pavilion almost appeared as a different space the morning...
2023-02-14 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHer fingers touched his wrist, and she gently pushed his hand that held the tiara down. “That’s fine, but how is Axton?”
“Axton is well.”
Tori let out a relieved breath and looked at Montan, who looked just as relieved. He se...
2023-02-11 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe fabric was soft and cool; comfortable despite the seasonal chill weather. Tori closed her eyes and buried her face beneath it. If she could slide underneath, she would do so.
“I missed you so much,” she said in a soft voice. Her fing...
2023-02-09 06:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe scraping of chair legs against the pavement stone beneath the dining area sounded as Kasen shot up from his seat. His eyes narrowed as he followed Piers’ gaze beyond the low wall.
“I don’t see anything?” Uncle Dom squinted unsure...
2023-02-07 06:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post