Sophia Williams
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“Are you two insane?” Gideon almost didn’t register the sharp, irritated voice he heard as he began to wake up. There was a dull throbbing in his head that was slowly fading as he lifted his head. He felt something around his mouth and he tried to open his eyes. “I told you he was coming.” Piers was still there and Gideon closed his eyes and allowed himself to relax. At least he was safe with his brother there. “I’m not talking about you bringing him,” a woman’s voice admonished.…-
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Every time Tori saw her rank was above a love interest, she was filled with a sense of accomplishment. When the midterm ranks were released, Ilyana, who unsurprisingly retained her number one spot, was lauded as a hero by many. Even if their rank had not increased, their individual scores had improved. Tori fell back to her third rank, but Dimitri was dropped once more. One more spot and he was out of the top ten. She thought this would fill her with glee, but she wasn’t as satisfied as she thought. It…
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The person in front of her, telling Dimitri to release her was one of the last people she’d expect to be doing so. “Your Highness?” Dimitri appeared taken aback. He didn’t seem to expect Gideon to appear, and get between them, either. Tori looked at Gideon. If she was reading him right, he “This is something you need to take up with the guild masters.” Gideon looked pained to admit it. “Lady Guevera might have been there, but it doesn’t seem as if she had anything to do with it. We can…
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She couldn’t believe she almost forgot. The winter often brought severe weather with it and many of the villagers lacked the experience and expertise to traverse questionable conditions on the water to get to the islands. The test island would be fine; the residents there had adequate water, shelter, storage for food, as well as a place to cook and bathing and toilet facilities. The problem was that Anahata Island did not. There was a well and an outhouse set up, but there was nowhere to cook. Meals…
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“If we get into a fight, I want Hart.” “Sonia, no.” Tori closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “We’re not going to get into a fight.” “What do we do?” Ewan clutched the bowl of ice water against him. “All of you, go upstairs,” Piers said. Tori looked towards him, surprised. When none of them moved, he frowned. “Now.” Ewan was on his feet, still holding his bowl of ice water while Constantine rushed back to help JP lift Albert to his feet. The others raced towards the stairs…
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It must’ve been the muffled sound of the horses pulling the large carriage or perhaps the slight creak of the wood, but Tori tilted her head and rubbed her ear. She was sure she heard incorrectly. “What?” She furrowed her brows and squinted at Axton, who was seated on the bench across from her, Ilyana, and Nanny Rey. “I must’ve heard wrong as well,” Ilyana let out a small, nervous laugh. She looked almost pained. “What did you say, Sir Nassaun?” Axton’s lips were in a tight line as he…
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This was not the birthday dinner that Tori thought they would be having when she asked Axton if he wanted anything to eat for his birthday. She had been hesitant to ask, as they were eating dinner at one of the poshest restaurants in the empire. Axton told her that he would settle for a frozen strawberry dessert and would like to play a round of dungeon crawl. He had listened in while she was leading her little cousins over comcry and wanted to try it. He’d arrived at the restaurant with a character…
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After having so many first years around the previous week, it felt much quieter now, when they were on their excursion. The upperclassmen and those in her class were able to focus on their training sets without having to stop and instruct the first years. Captain Messer was having a good spar with GG while Master McDouglass watched and shouted from the side of the ring. Tori finished checking on the plants in the garden next door. She had the fence fully repaired and had a new sign made at Daybreak Garden…
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It was a good idea to keep their supplies from the excursion together. Although Uncle Maurizo took some to Alpine Valley and the twins had brought their sleeping bags and tent when they visited the delta, the items were all returned to storage at Auntie Lucia’s. It made it an easy matter to gather all the items to bring to Lycée for the Sword Association’s sponsored camping lecture. Tori, Ilyana, and Albert all had backpacks on with the supplies split between them. Ilyana and Tori both had their…
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“You’re not wrong,” Tori said as she lowered her trembling hands. The folded sheet clenched in it was held firm. “Most students wouldn’t spend this much. Most won’t even come Ilyana swallowed hard and took a step forward. “Tori-” “I need to speak to the headmaster.” The emotionless smile on her face was disconcerting as she turned around and walked past the announcement board. She climbed up the steps of the administration building and anyone who was nearby seemed to purposely avoid…
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