Sophia Williams
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There 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 be. All initial markings started in one place; the upper back. The gown he was wearing had no sleeves and metal clasps held the straps of the gown together at the top of his shoulders. The plain leather cord acted as a belt around his waist and he was barefooted. His…-
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The 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 he couldn’t reach her for two days. The Tori he knew was likely long expecting his call around this time, when he was scheduled to finish the seminary. This was unlike her. What was stranger was that he knew that the last semester of Lycée for fourth year students was…
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She 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 accident’ and got crystal shock trying to protect Gideon and Fabian. Those two were not allowed to speak of the kidnapping, escape, and Tori’s subsequent overpowered use of terracrystal to anyone. Even when Tori awoke on Anahata Island, the details of the situation…
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In 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’t help but be a bit giddy. Staying behind was worth it. This answered several questions, the most important at the moment being where those soldiers that passed through the smuggler’s tunnel in the northeastern mountains went. And while she didn’t know if…
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Wood 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 the interior roof collapsed. “Guevera!” Fabian ran towards them and shoved a single-handed sword through his belt and quickly supported Gideon on his other side. “He inhaled too much smoke. We need to get somewhere safe so I can purge it, otherwise, he…
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If 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. Granted, she didn’t know if Alessa was actually involved, but really, who else could it be? It was laughable to pretend that their being attacked on the way to see Alessa had nothing to do with her. Tori was on a hard surface and resisted the urge to move in case she was being watched. There were better ways to find out who was around her…
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They were responsible, experienced people who knew what they were doing. Deep down, she knew she could trust them. She “The high-waisted skirts need to have samples in three fabric types to cover three general weather conditions,” Tori said as she looked at Ilyana’s smiling, but somewhat exasperated face. “With the summer coming up, offer the VIPs a complimentary skirt with their summer reservation at Viclya. For the men-” “The linen henleys with sleeves that can be rolled up, yes, Tori.…
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A 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. She was trapped. “Tell me, what do you like most about my nephew?” Princess Celine had grabbed her hands upon meeting her, then insisted on sitting next to her at the dinner table, and now she had cornered Tori during the reception ball. There were many guests…
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“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 adjusted the opaque pale blue and white crystal that was shaped and smoothened to fit in her ear. “Your dad told me that you don’t like doing your school work, so it piles up.” “I told you!” Robert’s voice could be heard from the crystal earpiece scolding his…
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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, it was finally over. At least the school portion was. Tori’s hands almost shook with excitement as she turned in the inch thick portfolio packed with maps, charts, an entire section on building a village, sub-reports from Université professors and master…
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