Sophia Williams
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Tori silently acknowledged her pettiness as they split up into small groups in front of the carriages that were taking them to the delta. The knights and footmen accompanying them were putting their belongings into the back of the carriages, except for the last one. She was still irritated that Piers had colluded with his parents to sneak out of the palace, endangering them. She didn’t know what the imperial couple said or did to convince him, or if they even had to, but she couldn’t help but blame…-
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When she got to her room, two maids were waiting to attend to her, as well as a large tub with hot, but not scalding water. Tori removed her layers of padded training clothes at once and as soon as she took off a piece, a maid took it from her. She was then ushered into the bath and she sank into the water, letting herself relax for a moment. She couldn’t stay long. Lunch was going to start soon, but she took a moment to rub her arms and legs and had a maid beat her upper back and shoulders a bit. When…
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As her best friend and roommate, Ilyana wanted to have the utmost confidence in Tori’s swordsmanship. She’d seen Tori at practice before, as well as seeing her do light sparring, but she hadn’t actually seen Tori in a formal match since Ewan challenged her at the start of their first year. Everything else she knew of Tori’s abilities came from secondhand information, given to her by Ewan, who had witnessed Tori’s last fight against von Dorn. From what Ewan had said, Tori decimated von Dorn. They…
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Tori couldn’t sit still. She wanted to try all the crystals on the bracelet, though looking at them, she wasn’t sure what to do with some of them. The carnelian and ice calcite she had worked with for over a year; she was quite used to working with them. The terracrystal she’d been focused on for farming, so she felt comfortable with it. There was a black stone, but it wasn’t obsidian. It was dull, with little luster, and a few specks of gold. The other three crystals were amethyst, aquamarine,…
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Ilyana slapped her hands on the table and her eyes narrowed. “Do you know what she wants? Is she trying to find out Sonia’s riding competition choreography for St. Germaine? I know they took part in last year’s Three-Day Competition!” Tori lifted her hand to try to calm Ilyana. Nanny Rey shook her head, but kept a serious look on her face. “I’m not sure. During the winter break, when Sonia was out riding, this Miss James was on the same horse trail. I also noticed her multiple times in the…
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The snowstorm took another night to pass, but, as Tori feared, the road in both directions not only had a substantial amount of snow that needed to be moved, but there were several fallen trees that had to be cleared. To even get to the said fallen trees took time. They didn’t leave the inn for another four days. In addition, while the snowstorm had subsided, there were still more snowfalls well into reaching Horizon, making them much more cautious when traveling. When they reached the city, it was…
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Tori couldn’t remember seeing that much snow at once outside her window. Growing up in California, she’d only see that much if she headed up the mountains during winter. She’d never had to wake up to snow, shovel it, or somehow defrost her car before using it, as she was told by friends from Canada and Minnesota. To her, snow was a novelty. But she was well aware of how troublesome, if not dangerous it could be in enormous quantities at once. “I’ve never seen so much snow.” Ewan sat across…
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She was the last one to attend dinner. Tori needed a moment to collect herself and lessen the redness in her eyes before she stepped out of her room and faced her family. She put on a bright face and skipped down the stairs to get to the dining hall. With both her Auntie Lucia’s family, her Uncle Lorenzo, and Uncle Rom present, as well as Ewan joining them, the dining hall was full and filled with noise whenever dinner arrived. Breakfast was usually a ‘come at your own pace’ setting. Sometimes,…
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Sebastian tilted his head to the side and gave her a quizzical expression. “What are you talking about?” She settled against the chair, but didn’t take her eyes off of him. “Before we left, you didn’t protest when I embraced my friends.” “I don’t have a problem with you telling your friends good-bye and that you’ll miss them.” “You have no problem with Ewan sleeping just outside my door when we’re in Axton’s inns,” she said, raising a brow. Sebastian shrugged. “He was in…
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Most of their discussion returning back to Lycée revolved around Gideon’s annoying interest in their game. Sonia and JP weren’t interested and would wander around if they were hanging out with them. Piers had watched plenty of times, and despite having the occasional judging look at one of their gameplay decisions, he never made a comment or questioned their actions. Gideon had slowly inched himself closer to their table until he was seated between Axton and Henrik and giving ‘suggestions’. Tori…
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