Sophia Williams
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“Why won’t you wear it?” Tori frowned and glared at the open comcry on her desk as Nanny Rey brushed and tied up her hair for the day. “I charged it myself!” She was indignant as Axton seemed to hesitate to answer. Tori narrowed her eyes and her voice lowered. “Do you think it’s going to explode?” “That...has crossed my mind....” Axton admitted. Tori drew her lips inward and stifled her growl. When she overheard Gideon and Fabian talking about Axton possibly joining a skirmish while…-
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“I’ll miss you.” “I’ll miss you, too.” “Don’t overwork yourself.” Ilyana stepped back and Tori smiled helplessly as they stood beside one of the many carriages that lined the driveway in front of Lycée. It was the last day to move out of the dorms for the summer and most students, especially the local ones, had already left. Their rankings were posted two days earlier, at the start of the week, and immediately afterwards, students began to leave. Ilyana and Tori began to pack, but…
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“You can pack. I can go without you.” “Senior Kasen told me to watch you.” “Are you Senior Kasen’s knight or mine?” “Yours, but you won’t kill me. They will.” Gideon heard the voices of his brother and Sir Nassaun around the corner and quickened his speed. He came for a family dinner with his parents the night before, but his brother and his godbrother, Sir Axton Nassaun, weren’t at the table. His mother distractedly told him that they had a prior engagement and couldn’t make…
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“Are they bothering the village or construction?” Tori frowned as she sat on a chair in the front of the dining hall during the weekly meeting. She knew that this most recent annoyance was her fault, and it made the irritation she felt worse. “The visitors have not been able to go to the islands, so they haven’t gotten in the way,” Professor Meyer said from his seat in the front. “However, there have been requests to visit the islands.” “We have made the precaution of refusing to bring…
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The room went quiet. The musicians stopped playing and the chattering of teenagers around the table ceased. Tori could feel the sudden tension fill the room as the restaurant master and a server tried to pull Duke Alvere away from the door that led to the enclosed rooftop dining room. Axton looked at the clear, tinted liquid in his wine glass and swirled it around. “I mean, it’s not as if you can afford to eat here.” Tori drew in her lips as a small voice in the back of her mind screamed…
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“Signs for Lycée?” Tori raised a brow as she stood outside the doors of Lions Gate High Street, speaking to Headmaster Laurent, who just finished putting in his order for an Axton Spring Trench. The man nodded, enthusiastically. “Yes, where did you have them made? It would be good to have some that say ‘Lycée du Soleil’ for next year's competition.” “There really isn’t a specific store that makes them,” Tori said. “We arranged for our usual workshop to sew letters onto fabric. It…
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So as not to disturb the participants, Tori asked Albert if their cheering would be a distraction during the event. The crowds normally cheered when the participant entered and when the event was complete, but were silent during it. This was Tori’s first ever equestrian competition in both worlds and she followed the first set of participants carefully to try to understand what was going on. Today’s events were the “pairs” and there were two rounds; a sort of coordinated freestyle dressage with…
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When they returned to Horizon, the city was decorated with flower garlands draped across its busiest streets and wrapped around light poles. There were many stalls and most streets adjacent to plazas were completely closed to traffic. Axton watched with amusement as Tori sat by the carriage window, peering outside at the brightly lit streets at night with the wonder of a small child. “It’s your first Spring Festival here, isn’t it?” Axton asked. Tori didn’t peel her eyes away from the window.…
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Every weekend, whether Tori was in the delta or not, there was a village meeting in the largest of the dining tents. It started off with statuses on various large and small projects around the camp and on the islands; reviewed problems and what was being done to try to solve them; then, topped off with announcements and calls to action before time was spent taking questions from the villagers. It was a standard project meeting and, while Tori knew it was important to keep everyone updated and on track,…
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She really should’ve considered him more. Any position with that much prestige, power, and responsibility also carried a significant burden. As much as Tori didn’t want Gideon to become the crown prince, she also didn’t want to put Piers in a situation that he really didn’t want. He was her friend. She should’ve thought about this more and she was a bit upset at herself for not having done so. Piers’ expression didn’t change. He looked at her and seemed to think for a moment before he…
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