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For theatrical_muse Three Things
It had rained from the moment she woke up, which was a good half hour before anyone else, to the moment they arrived back in camp after another day of shaking hands. Everyone was soaked through and in surly moods. Even Glitch snapped at someone with a sudden and surprisingly wicked description of just how clumsy the young guard had been. The boy ( Read more... ) -
For the_bigshow Light my fire
“I hate to seem ungrateful, but I'd much rather just stay here.” Azkedillia shrugged slightly. Captain Cain's offer to personally escort her to the nearby town was made pleasantly enough, but she had no interest in accepting it. "I don't think anyone needs me today ( Read more... ) -
For the_bigshow A map to show the way
DG had a map. The Royal Cartographer drew it for her. Each county and town was marked on the map, but no detail had been filled in. It was like something from a child's coloring book. As they traveled, DG drew her impressions of the places they visited ( Read more... ) -
for theatrical_muse A thousand words
“Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words ( Read more... ) -
#224: Madness
No one seemed to have any trouble calling Ambrose mad because they meant it kindly. Certainly it was better than calling him brainless or broken. Even calling him Glitch was an acknowledgement of his condition. He was maddening, charming and well loved by the Royal family as well as the citizens of the OZ ( Read more... ) -
for theatrical_muse Madness
No one seemed to have any trouble calling Ambrose mad because they meant it kindly. Certainly it was better than calling him brainless or broken. Even calling him Glitch was an acknowledgement of his condition. He was maddening, charming and well loved by the Royal family as well as the citizens of the OZ ( Read more... ) -
for theatrical_muse Flowers for Azkedillia
"I swear I didn't put those in your room, Sis. Why would I?" DG buried her nose in one of the huge, bright yellow flowers that stood out of the arrangement at odd angles. She breathed in deeply and made a noise of pure pleasure ( Read more... ) -
for the_bigshow Death is no holiday
Death ends a life, but it does not end a relationship, which struggles on in the survivor's mind toward some resolution which it may never find.The universe was divided into three parts. Before the witch, during the witch and after the witch. The witch was gone. Dead. Sent away. No one ever had to worry about her again ( Read more... ) -
for the_bigshow Lies told with conviction
"Lies, told with conviction, can spread faster than a wildfire and we had effectively lost you, so it wasn't difficult, really ( Read more... ) -
for the_bigshow White Lies
DG stormed into Azkedillia's rooms and threw herself onto a settee. The bit of furniture groaned under the impact. With her arm thrown up over her eyes she looked like a heroine from a melodrama. That, Azkedillia decided with a sigh, was exactly what her younger sister was ( Read more... )