Gisela woke up wonderfully late. All of the work yesterday, plus Bert being sick, had knocked her right out. But now she felt much better, more energy. Bert wasn’t anywhere to be seen, so she assumed he was off working out or eating or doing whatever it was he did. She took his absence as a sign he was feeling better ( Read more... )

Gise woke up early and had already gotten dressed.  She already put away all the clothes and shoes that she picked out in town yesterday.  She was wearing a white sundress with lace frills and had tied her hair into pigtails with blue satin ribbons.  She was dancing around her room, barefoot, with a smoldering smudge stick in the air.  Fortunately ( Read more... )

Gise was in bed very comfortably and woke to the sweet smell of flowers from the gardens of the castle.  She opened her eyes and stretched her arms up and her legs out as she yawned.  She vigorously threw the sheets to the side and pulled herself to sit on the side of the bed.  She got up and walked to the window and threw open the curtains and ( Read more... )

The walk back to the resident wing where her room, and Bert’s room, were located seemed to take an eternity. She was aware Bert was not happy - the look on his face as they left the infirmary was proof enough. It was also hard to miss how close he hovered. But she wasn’t going to confront him about it now. A pair of guards trailed after them, close ( Read more... )

Something was wrong. He was aware of this before he opened his eyes, before he was fully awake. Light was the first thing that registered. His cell-room was dark - always pitch black except for a line of light under the door - until he lit the lamp on the desk. But he could see light, even through his closed lids. The air was cool, not stale, and ( Read more... )

Ken stared up at his ceiling for a long while after waking. Something was off, but he couldn’t put his finger on what. Well, his clothes were too big, but he couldn’t recall if they always had been or if this was a new thing. There was nothing else to wear, except a too-large pair of pants, so he had to assume the oversized shirt was all he had. He ( Read more... )

  The sun was shining bright on that early morning in Baton Rouge.  The Louisiana heat and humidity was already getting to Gisela as she was rushing to get to her first day of classes at Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine.  "Mon Dieu, I'm late, I'm soo late, sacré bleu!" She continued running as the sweat poured down her brow ( Read more... )

Gisela sat quietly on a bench outside. She had been feeling weird all day, at first she thought it had something to do with her illness but that wasn't quite it. There was this uncomfortable feeling surrounding her and making her feel almost dizzy.

She sighed and took in the evening sky. She was probably just missing home, she thought.

Yozak and Gisela walked alongside the beautiful flowerbeds, the garden a haven of tranquility.
They appeared deep in conversation, sometimes interrupted through Yozak´s laugther or Gisela´s witty words.

What an unusual pair. Yozak in his familiar all day clothes and Gisela in one of Yozak´s tunic and pants. Three numbers to big for her small figure, ( Read more... )

Gisela was outside training alone with her sword. She didn't like that she lost her match against Yozak and was now determined to become more skillful with her weapon. Maybe she could take her own double's advise and join the army after she'd practiced enough.