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July 27, 2012
Chapter 6 Part 2 | Son in Sorrow | IHGK Book 2
This section is NSFW.
They ran along the gardens' lit paths, until they came to the wide expanse of lawn between the formal gardens and the grove of trees stretching dark and wild toward the river. Lantern-bearers hurried behind the runners, waiting to stake out a path for the worshippers. Behind them, muscular Lovers loitered with sections of a portable dais; the King and Queen attended the Spectacle this year and would be given a proper viewing platform wherever the Lovers happened to fall.
Fall They finally did, on the lawn near the fringe of the forest, but first Neya and Nerr led them all a chase through the trees, whipping rhododendron branches back into Their followers' faces to Temmin's great irritation. When they assembled the guarding circle round the Gods, they were all breathing hard; Justinna Postulant had lost her vest, the flounce on Anda's best skirt had ripped clean off, and Mathanus's blond hair resembled a haystack more than ever.
July 23, 2012
Chapter 6 Part 1 | Son in Sorrow | IHGK Book 2
The First Day of Spring's Beginning, 991 KY
Twenna Shelstone stepped down from her father's carriage into the throngs crowding the Lovers' Temple for the Neya's Day Spectacle. An orderly procession flowed from the Promenade to the Temple garden gates, where the Spectacle would be held. Postulants and servants bore hundreds of bright lanterns through the crowded gardens until every leaf seemed illuminated. Twenna fretted to be without even a footman to look after her, but she reassured herself. Harsin had said Winmer would find her there and protect her from unwanted advances.
July 20, 2012
Chapter 5 Part 10 | Son in Sorrow | IHGK Book 2
Embis Winmer was straightening papers on the desk he shared with his master when the King entered their office. "Ah, Winmer. Just when I need you. Might we get Miss Shelstone admitted to the Neya's Day Spectacle?"
"I don't know, Your Majesty," answered the secretary, correctly interpreting the question as a command. "There are several barriers to her guaranteed admittance, not least her unmarried state."
"I find it hard to believe there's anyone in the City who thinks she's a virgin because she's unmarried," chuckled Harsin.
Winmer gave a sliver of a smile. "Oh, most certainly not, sir. I believe she is well known. Perhaps the best known of your intimate friends ever."
July 16, 2012
Connin the Traveler Prince High-Resolution File
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Ansella of Tremont High Resolution Character Study
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Standfast Jenks High-Resolution Character Study
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Chapter 5 Part 9 | Son in Sorrow | IHGK Book 2
Whether the Queen intended it or no, Harsin found his wife unexpectedly captivating. Chatting with Donnis and his daughters over the day's events at dinner, Ansella seemed almost happy. Wise Sedra to send for Donnis so quickly.
July 15, 2012
Anda Barrows High-Resolution File
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July 14, 2012
IHGK High-Res Character Study Pack
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July 13, 2012
Chapter 5 Part 8 | Son in Sorrow | IHGK Book 2
Lady Donnis Provisa, Dowager Marchioness of Petras, looked nothing like her younger cousin. Her eyes were nut brown, her hair the same color though lightly threaded with somewhat wiry white; her skin less like a dainty porcelain creamer and more like the pottery the cream arrived in from the farmyard; her face broad, ruddy, and good-natured.
