Mary Jones
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Timothy had not taken the recommendation to wear sunscreen and sunglasses seriously enough. He had thought, “I won’t be in the sun long enough for it to matter. I am just walking from the airport to the car picking me up, and from the car to a hotel.” If he had a Class that granted him increased Endurance or Vitality, that might have been true. However, a who recently evolved his Class into a had very little of either to spare. certainly get some of those Stats, but he hadn’t had…-
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I woke up on a bed- one with actual cushions! While that was admittedly nice, I wondered how I had gotten here. The sun was shining through an open window and the room looked rather nice. If it wasn’t for the smell of smoke in the air, it would be quite a nice and peaceful morning. I jolted fully awake a second after I had that thought, the memories of yesterday flashing through my mind. The smoke in the sky, the ride to Ugareet, watching Sut enter the city, and then singing on the…
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It was around a campfire that we had made - stopping for the night south of Bilos - that I finally learned what Shatti’s second Class was. To my surprise, his second Class was . “Why hide it though?” I asked as I warmed myself by the fire during the cold night. “I know that magic is monopolized by the in Ra’Sharon, but I don’t think they would harm the of a .” Sut and Shatti just chuckled, and explained that magic had a complex relationship with society. The of both…
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I seem to have gotten into the habit of sleeping late these days, and I can’t imagine why. Sarcastic thoughts aside, having There was also a Skill involved in there somewhere, but knowing that my Stats could influence how much sleep I needed made me rethink my Stat distribution choices a bit. Not that I could change them while I was alive, although my latest Class consolidation had effectively reduced my total levels so it was possible for me to get another Class relatively easily…
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I had a few more surprises in the following days. The first, and largest, was that Prince Sut was already married. I have to confess that was a real blow to my determination to live as Princess Hemere, it seems even in my introspection I was naive. What, after all, was I expecting? Father had many wives, concubines, and mistresses. Even if I had been Sut’s first wife, I was unlikely to be his only one. As it was, if we were married, I would be his second wife. I was instinctively put off by…
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The of the Hin’Tye was not what I was expecting. He flirted with anyone who had a pretty face and was quite intelligent once he started to speak. I had been expecting a far more martial personality considering the constant conflicts that the Hin’Tye were in. Whether it was monsters or wandering tribes or other empires like Ra’Sharon, the Hin’Tye were always in battle. Sut was quite refreshing to talk to actually. Perhaps because our rank was relatively close but we didn’t have the…
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The further south I had traveled, the drier the land had become, with the scrub finally giving way to sand on the final leg of the journey south of Bilos. I had left Hasa weeks ago, and was looking forward to finally reaching Ra’Sharon. Originally, I admit, I had been looking forward to visiting the legendary kingdom simply to visit such an ancient land. Now, I just wanted to stop travelling for a change! “My Prince,” Shati spoke from where he drove the chariot I was traveling on.…
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The second village was just a village, only noteworthy for being built around an oasis having more fortifications and storage than most villages of the same size. It served as a supply depot and fallback point for forts at the border and was far more military than civilian. In fact, it seemed that many of the at the fort had their families live here. I, personally, had very little opinion on the place. As far as I could tell, nothing of importance was produced here. The spring gave…
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Travelling in the desert turned out to be exceptionally unpleasant, and it was far worse when travelling with a caravan. For me, anyway, I am sure it made sense for people who couldn’t afford a chariot and driver, which was most everyone except high ranking nobles and priests. If we had to travel by donkey, I might have gone mad before we made it to the first village, but thankfully we were able to use mules which were much faster. Compared to donkeys, anyway. I could have probably made it…
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Morning came too soon. Over thirty years without coffee and I still miss it dearly. Not the taste, mind you, black coffee to me is basically a punishment game, but I ran on caffeine and I would take it however I could get it. On the other hand, unlike my previous life, I didn’t actually have to do much to get up. Aj and Sere more or less hauled my mostly asleep form over to help me bathe and then to help me dress. I have to confess that when presented with the power and riches of an I…
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