Jennifer Jones
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Kit was in heaven. The influx of blessings never ceased. The human who had dared claim her had gone above and beyond in offering recompense. She served Kit well enough to earn her continued existence a thousand times over. Though, Kit was beginning to suspect that the human had other motivations for its largess. Kit held sway over more and wielded more power than she had ever thought possible, and the increases seemed unending. Now, she was not just a devourer, but a creator. All within her expanded…-
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Tala ate her fill of three silver worth of food. Her lunch companions, Rane and Aproa, who were already used to her large appetite, watched with disbelief as she simply continued to eat. Normally, she ate about twice what Rane did, despite being less than half his size. For this meal however, she ate nearly six times what the large man did. Terry had enjoyed trying a bit of everything but had settled back on jerky after the initial tastes. Tala smiled contentedly to herself, contemplating how much…
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Tala strode off the street and through the training yard with purpose. After nearly a week of coming back here to train, the guards were once again used to seeing her walk through their midst, and those that weren’t were quickly informed by some around them that she was expected and a regular. Most didn’t even get up, simply waving at her or calling out some derivation of, “Good morning, Mistress.” She waved to those who waved and acknowledged all the others who called out greetings. It was a…
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Tala took a moment to collect herself. She didn’t really know how to feel about that. How could she cope with another person, suddenly rammed into such a core part of her life? That caused Tala to recenter, if only just. Tala pasted on a smile. “That’s big news. I didn’t know you were considering taking on a mageling, Lyn.” Kannis glanced between them, a thoughtful look on her face, but didn’t comment. Lyn shrugged. “I’ve been considering it, and this one came and asked. I’ve just…
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Tala was breathing hard and raggedly as she trudged through the city streets. More and more people were joining her on the thoroughfares, heading off to start their days. Her heavy breathing wasn’t because of strain from the exercise, not in the least; she was falling under the stress brought on by her memories, still swirling through her head, and the eyes that wouldn’t leave her alone, despite their absence. She shuddered involuntarily. A passing stranger paused, seemingly noticing the reaction.…
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Tala exited the Archon Compound, Terry on her shoulder, looking more normal than she had in a long time. With a thought, she dove into her elk-leathers and gave power to the path which would give her shoes. She lifted up each foot just a bit as the tendrils grew out of her pants leg around the foot and filled in. After that, the shoes disconnected from the pants, seemingly separate pieces of clothing. She wasn’t wearing a coat, and it was actively snowing. She sighed. The snowfall wasn’t nearly…
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Tala followed Jenna into the room on the other side of the hallway, rubbing her nose after the impact with the stone wall. Honestly, Tala was a bit irritated by the incident. “Was that necessary?” Jenna shrugged. “Necessary? No. That said, it was entertaining; it lightened the mood; it conveys an important lesson; and I’m tired. You woke me up.” “I thought you said you had a long night.” “I did, then I finally got to sleep, and…” She cocked an eyebrow and gestured to Tala. “And I…
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Tala woke bright and early the next morning, at least according to her illusory landscape. Much of the time, magic was just a background part of everyday life, but there were still moments when it really hit her how amazing the power was, such as staring out at a vista that didn’t exist, created simply because she wished to see it. Lyn had gone to bed the night before while Tala had made herself another large portion of the venturing food. Once she’d eaten as much as she could stomach, even with her…
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Tala headed for home. She was a bit irritated that she was coated in dust, but there wasn’t really a convenient place to bath, and she was still dumping power into Kit to the point that she felt quite hesitant about stressing the item by opening a door inside and willing a bathing room to be ready for her. It was late afternoon, and the light was painting the snow a golden orange, revealing the playful trails, snow forts, and snowmen, both full and partial, that bore testament to a wonderful day of play…
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Tala walked out of the Constructionist Guildhall and into the late morning, winter air. She took a deep breath and let it out, a smile blossoming across her face. “Well, I might as well go to the Culinary Guild.” She glanced to Terry. “Thoughts?” He cracked an eye, then opened his mouth. Tala grinned and tossed him some jerky. “Fair enough. You just want this done with, so you can join in the training.” He let out a happy, quiet trill around the jerked meat. That settled, she went to the…
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