Sophia Williams
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“I am scheduled to speak to her doctor this afternoon, sir.” It was the same conversation that they’d had for years. “I hope the results continue to be positive. I just want her to get better.” Except this time, they were waiting for actual progression on her diagnosis. “Her condition has been improving this last year and the last several months, she hasn’t had any outbursts or showed signs of confusion.” As Thomas Fields spoke, his chest tightened. On the other end of the comcry, he…-
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In the city, nothing was ever completely dark at night. It was only when Fabian was outside Horizon and other well-sized towns that he knew how dark it could be. Even under the moonlight, he felt there were limitations. The pirate ships were painted dark colors and they had snuck up on No wonder the two aid ships had disappeared at night. If no one saw the enemy approach, infiltration was a simple matter. Gideon was right: the emergency beacons didn’t have a chance to be used. As such, the aid ships…
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Every year, there were only a handful of knights who were able to complete the grueling four-year training regimen to become a first-tier imperial knight. If he had followed his original trajectory, he would’ve been amongst that handful and take his place at the side of an imperial family member with vows to protect them with his life. “How did you get through your blue crescent when you get seasick!?” Gideon was trembling with rage as one of the new seamen aboard “I’ve never been out this far…
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“I’m afraid he’s been very busy lately. The Chamber has come to session and this is the time of the year when they get the most done,” Axton told him as he flipped over a thick notebook filled with notes. “To try to get in as much as possible, Piers’ days have started earlier.” Gideon’s heart fell, but he understood. No wonder Piers hadn’t shown up for training; he was too busy. “I understand.” He really did. He knew that his father was handing off more work to Piers. Piers was going…
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The salty sea spray hit his face and he stood at the bow of the naval ship, looking at the horizon in the distance. He could see two watchtowers protruding up, signaling the mouth of the delta. He took a deep breath to quell his excitement. It had been so long since he’d been home. Not that Viclya was his home, technically, but it was less than a day’s travel from home, so he counted it. And ‘so long’ was not even a full year, but still. He finally had an extended leave and could enjoy the…
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“Ancient artifacts and buildings always pose a challenge, even to the best of us,” Constantine said from the comcry as Montan carried a bucket and three water canisters towards the spring. There were two springs that provided water for site one, and both were across the site from the temple. Professor Hailan was depressed after using up all the attempts to activate the crystals that afternoon. He had fallen asleep on his bedroll, exhausted. Genet was reviewing the translated text on the tiles for some…
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“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 reaches its peak, you will feel them. Sonia chewed on a piece of bread pudding and nodded calmly from the other end of the table. “There’s a kind of romanticism to that.” Constantine nodded. “I was thinking that, as well. That they loved the ocean and where…
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It was a sunny, but chilly day, and the breeze coming off the water didn’t make it any better. On the private dock of his godsister’s island, where a large manor was nearing completion, the ‘fastest ship in the empire’ was waiting to take them to where they'd be for the next few months. For his godsister, the Hong Empire, and on the way, she’d drop them off at a different location. He and Constantine were going to Nazaria to study abroad at Université’s sister school’s research site…
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He thought that no one noticed, as he lowered his head and buried it in a book, but he should’ve known that they were watching. Not because they cared, but because he had wronged them many times before and were wary despite accepting them into their home. Still, he thought he had a valid reason to join them at that dining room table as they reviewed. “You’re here again?” Agafonova never did forgive him for what he did. Dimitri heard them laugh every now and then about how petty the Countess was,…
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He stood in front of the mirror and took a deep breath as he studied the man looking back at him. His dark hair was neatly combed, his face was washed and bright, despite being so nervous the night before that he barely got any sleep. His clothes were clean and pressed. It was the first time he’d attended a school without a uniform and part of him felt uncomfortable with that after four, no - five years of looking in the mirror and seeing Lycée du Soleil’s hunter green uniform with the gold trim. He…
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