Kelpies

"Good is a matter of perspective." I evaded the question. I didn't really want to shake his hand either- I didn't like people touching me.

Elly My hand slipped when I heard the knock on the door, slicing a piece of my back I hadn't been particularly keen on cutting. I grumbled, there were still ...

I would prefer not to become involved in a raging temper tantrum. I decided to read a book- almost any book. I pulled one off the shelf that looked interesting. ...

I quickly read the paper- it felt extremely strange- being involved in someone else's world. But now that I had this information- I didn't know exactly what to do with ...

"My bad, I ask too many questions." It made sense- I hadn't been alive for more than nine years. And... I'd been free for less than half of that.

"You are immortal, however based on the fact that you are the third implies that you have predecessors. So... What happened to them? Or are you the first immortal being ...

I glanced at King Lionel the 3rd. "What's a king exactly?"

I sighed- I didn't particularly want to argue. However- magic, and unethical experimentation happened to be my two worst pet peeves for very good reason. I was beginning to learn ...

"Ethics is infantile until you're on the receiving end." I bristled.

Elly "My name is Elly Osborne. That jokester-" I pointed at the robotic lioness briefly. "-is Cogs, my sidekick." I continued taking bullets out. "Spot me." I told Cogs as ...

"I most definitely am not an assassin." Annoyance took the place of a stutter in my voice. "No political affiliations- economics bore me. I have no objection to the basis ...

"Umm... Th-that would be m-me. That h-happens a lot."

I chuckled slightly. "Of c-course. Why else w-would I b-be in a library?"

"H-hi." Gosh darn it, I'm stuttering again. "I'm F-flaerwin, a-and I'm f-fine."

??? I gave- whoever it was that had opened the door- a curt nod. "Thank you." I settled down on the floor nearby. Cogs had a bit of a struggle ...