LMM 73: Intended Use

Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who embodies the prompt.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Intended Use

“Trade names?” asked Jacques.

Mark helpfully explained, “An exchange of names—like the giving of a nickname—signifies the beginning of a bond. Posey is a...