Shady

Aleth noted Lyra's flinch, glancing briefly at Ky. She'd noticed it too. Aleth nodded at the table, silently ordering Ky to take the seat furthest from Tarr -- taking the ...

Aleth looked at the sorry state of the man who had been sent to fetch him. It was yet another aspect of noblemen that he'd never understand. Why have so ...

Ky leapt to her feet the instant Tadaaki walked in with the chest slung over his shoulder. A few of Tarr's servants carried some of their smaller bags, then dumped ...

“Perfect,” Aleth smiled at him. “Thank you again.”

Aleth nodded. “I’d quite like to hear more about your ancestors sometime.”

“Sounds very interesting. What was the Tarr household’s contribution?”

“Incredible!” Aleth answered. He would clearly need to study up more on Tarr’s ancestry, since it seemed so important to him. “What does the symbol mean?”

“These are beautiful,” Aleth said, eyes flicking around the room before settling on the gruesome on Tarr was pointing at. “What does that one mean?”

Aleth hesitated a moment. His habit of having his servants sleep in the same room as him — only when they were away from home, of course — had originally ...

So, apparently siblings weren’t the only family that powerful men needed to keep away from themselves. “Can’t wait,” Aleth said with a smile. He hesitated a moment, mind now taking ...

Aleth sobered a bit. He’d expected the duel to have been further removed. “That sounds unpleasant all the way around.”

"And is that when the duel broke out?" Aleth asked playfully, smirking a bit.

"Inside the castle?" Aleth asked curiously.

(hahaha right? I hate them sooooo much but I'm so pleased at the development between them) Aleth hesitated, for once, caught off guard by Tarr's words. His mind stabbed back ...

I had a tattoo consultation! And I really like my artist! And I'm super excited! I grinned stupidly for like a solid half hour after my consultation and am so ...