Mary Miller
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The Princess was found. A lost young Noble was restored to glory. A man had to start from scratch. Everything had gone so wrong and perfect at the same time. A Cook, no, a Noble now, tried to fix his collar and hoped it didn't choke him too much. It was terribly itchy for the young gentleman, and having to go around the House of Crowel to attend and meet with tutors and learn of his duties was draining. Even more draining than learning spell-casting. Not much time had passed since he arrived here, and…-
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When Han Jing finally returned to the otherworld, blearing open his eyes to see the familiar sight of a screen hovering in front of him. He only managed a weak grin and sat up from bed to stretch. He was finally back this time to see how much he had missed. How were the others doing? Any news about Iola's whereabouts and did Timothy ever actually send a message at least? While he had been touched by the Demon Lord's—out of all available people in the room—words spoken… he still felt the need to be…
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"What do you mean you need to head back into the Kraelonia Academy to study?" Odele asked Han Jing with a curious look. "Can you not simply choose to spend time with us here?" "I mean I could…" Han Jing hesitated. The idea of leaving his body to travel back to the Otherworld did seem like a precarious thing to do when he was surrounded by them, but he was almost afraid of what would happen if he left his stupid Soul Waves to keep maneuvering 'Han' alone. He was nervous of coming back and realizing he…
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Time flew quickly if you closed your eyes and allowed it to pass by with no desire to hold it back. The first day had been difficult for Han struggling to come to terms with both the presence of Timothy and Iola gone, and yet it had been done. Lessons were listened to, conversations ebbed passed him, but it also ended. Then came the second and third, almost as difficult as the first one—the reality of things sinking into the man's psyche that even when Han Jing himself was gone, Han would lie awake in…
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Did she manage to detect him trying to read her thoughts? He didn't think so, but it was a bad idea nonetheless. "Haha… please don't." Han Jing scratched the back of his head and weakly grinned. "Not in front of the food at least," Faeran said as the waiter approached them and finally served them their dinner. "Thank you for the meal, here's your tip." The waiter looked oddly at the gold coin in his hand and said, "Is this some sort of trap? Fake gold? We don't accept toys here." The man returned the…
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Dai Song Lan nodded. "Lots." Han Jing stopped himself from making a face—and eventually looked back at the people over this guy's table and assessed them. It really looked like they were affluent enough to go on vacations and have fancy family dinners at a restaurant. More than that, they were more than willing to not bat an eye at this guy's strange personality. He frowned and then looked back at Odele, "Do you have pearls with you now? Even just one piece?" The Mermaid tilted her head, but promptly…
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Tonight was the time for fine dining and wine—and Han Jing did choose a good restaurant, or else forever be called a cheapskate by the rest of the people he brought with him. To some extent, he still did care about what they thought of him, no matter how ridiculous that was. But that wasn't the problem. He failed to account for one thing, when he looked at Odele across from him. She was still wearing the swim suit he got her. It was a little difficult to check the menu in his hands when he knew that…
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"Where did he go?" Han Jing looked around to only find the ocean and sand dunes—and realized they were still trapped in the Veil. The man was nowhere to be found, so he must have slipped back into the 'normal' world. Odele pointed towards the beach. "He went that way! To the crowd of humans!" The two of them couldn't see the same thing, but he trusted her. "Then let's go!" "Okay!" She started to run towards the beach, and then nearly toppled over a wooden plank. Han Jing grabbed her arm at the nick…
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"I'm here for a vacation," Dai Song Lan said. The Mermaid gave a fist-pump and smiled. "Like Odele!" Han Jing was unconvinced by such words and phrases. He motioned at the spear at the foot of the dock, carefully avoiding stabbing his own foot with it. "What do you have this for then? Who carries a spear during vacation?" "Well, you know Han, I also brought my own things for safety and precaution. I'd like to think that he's doing the same." Odele brushed her golden hair back and glanced at him with a…
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Time, place and meaning often brought significance to one's world and how one perceived it, and for Han Jing, the sight of the orange sunset sky was enough to make him stare at it far longer than he should have. The sky was now nearly dark as the sun began to give way to the moon, but it was still dotted with clouds of varying shades. He was eager to admit that in the Other World; the world was magnificent and beautiful; the landscape was better and everything was more magical. However, it would be a…
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