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178 - Interlude: The Pikeras Fokas and the Foken Kanas

(Translator`s Note: Pikeras Fokas - Puckered Fig and Foken Kanas - The Figgish Gourmand)I finished watering the plant and patted the little potted Fig tree I'd set infront of my scrubbed clean wine shop. There were actually a full ten of the pots all along the front of my shop and of the newly opened expansion next door. We would be getting the new signs soon, with the proceeds from this party

177 - I Don't Want to be Married to a Monster

"Mirror of the Radiant Light," Inensa asked calmly, "When the Imperatrix has entered the Crystal Throneroom for the Presentation of Glory, who are the officers of the court upon her right hand?""The Chamberlain of the Mirror Halls, the Under Chamberlain of the Mirror Halls..." Kyriala sat on her folding chair, her hands clasped correctly in her lap, her voice as smooth and calm as still water.

[Author's Note: Chat with Characters]

If you have ever wanted to talk directly to a character, now is your opportunity! Vote in the Poll on the left and once Karen and I have tabbed up our relative tallies, we will set up dates, times and links.We've invited the characters to come online for only a half hour at first, unless they can be persuaded to stay longer, but most are not very used to the medium. Be gentle, they're from a

176 - I'm not clean yet.

Oh Celestialis. Oh Celestialis thank you that I only need this much training in torture. I walked up the steps and closed the door on the silence below. 2nd Amitzas kept reminding me how crude and usubtle this was, and typical of rough conditions with few pieces of equipment. After the full day, he had deemed I understood basic principles enough to be able to direct my Mahid or, if

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Happy Yule!I am now off till Boxing Day. Have fun and stay safe. May this coming year bring you better days and happier sleep. May all your cares be ephemeral and fleeting and your joys be fulsome and substantial.The three-fold blessing upon your heads.

175 - May his heart or brain give out quickly.

Graphic content warning: gruesome description and soul violence______________________________________ The first day, while all the habitable portions of this ruin were made as whole as could be, and both spies were sent out to neighbouring villages, I was allowed out of the armour for one day. Joras and Matthas had been sent out to purchase new supplies and set up their bona-fides as itinerant

174 - The Haunted Villa

Thankfully Ice-Eyes decided not to instruct me immediately. The man was bound and gagged and lashed onto the horse with the panniers for the furniture, still unconscious. He was just another rolled rug as far as the horse was concerned.It was too bright and too open by the time the bodies were stripped and stashed in the ravine, all signs of deaths being meted out by Mahid erased. The bridge

173 - The Screaming of His Ghost

The plan for moving us, I thrashed out with Ailadas before handing it to 2nd Amitzas. The horses weren't in good condition, we were apparently low on grain. Of course there was less grain for them to haul. It was trade-offs. Since Kyriala had not ridden here but had started in a litter all those months ago, one of the other women would have to give up her postern saddle and be carried

Christmas Hiatus

I will, beginning tomorrow, take a three day posting break. My sons will both be with me and I must deal with Christmas trees and decoration. And the Siamese Demolition Squad. Next week I'll be posting on Tuesday and Wednesday and then not until the 26th with a boxing day special. After that I shall be back on the normal five day schedule!I may focus more on Kyrus or Hero's Whoreson rather

172 - Wild hunt, Moon Riders and Star Sprites

My face and body healed up well enough, just in time for the illness to run its course in the camp. No one else came down with it though Ailadas said it was very close for one of the youngest of the Mahid. I wasn't sure if I cared very much. The warm weather came and went in that eight-day and I followed every move that 2nd Amitzas demanded of me. He became more smug under his bland face