[oom: Not a dream.]

Night falls, and the air begins to hold a slight chill ( Read more... )

It's been a long day, full of enough dirty work for a lifetime.

...No, Ossin hasn't been in the kennels. He's been entertaining, or rather clearly not entertaining, someone who he'd prefer never to see again. It may momentarily satisfy his parents to bring Trivelda around at regular intervals, but in the end it's a huge insult to his intelligence ( Read more... )

[oom: In a kingdom not quite as far away as you might think, a woman comes to court, and a prince, having hired her for a sisyphean task, reflects upon her.

And, days or even weeks later, a routine is set.]