LMM 253: Manhandling

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 caught in the middle.

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Manhandling

Sonnet started toward them with little mincing steps that quickly lengthened into a businesslike bustle. “Is something the matter with Jacques?” Leaning close and touching...