Shady

"Thank you, Edward," Rana said sweetly, resting her hand on his arm for the briefest moment before continuing down the path. She tugged her dress straight -- and, a little ...

"Of course, dear," Rana answered, voice sickly sweet. They both knew that they were equally disdainful of the elite. Fat, entitled bastards that laughed as they kicked the poor in ...

"I have reservations about the intentions of all men." Rana smirked and settled back into the seat. "Are we there yet?"

Rana cracked open a bag of chips shoved some in her mouth, grateful for the free food. She'd be sure to swipe some actual food at the event, but she ...

"Always." Rana flashed a charming smile, prepping herself for what was going to be a long, hellish evening no doubt. She sat down and shut the door, then craned her ...

"Hah," Rana answered, smirking. "Yeah, let's go. Never too soon to start chatting the assholes up."

"Yeah, well, divide and conquer." Rana shrugged, not so interested in arguing between methods. Kris seemed to be the type to fight first and ask questions later. Rana figured punching ...

"Oh, I'm armed and dangerous," Rana answered with a wink, pulling her dress down ever so slightly to reveal a little more of her bust. "And we'll see who finds ...

Rana smeared bright red lipstick on, then stepped back and observed herself in the mirror. Her blonde hair was curled, a single strand swooping across her forehead. She'd contoured her ...

“The universe isn’t something that you can set in motion then forget about.” Aerik shrugged. “Humans need mediators, whether they think they do or not. And kings are much, much ...

Aerik took a deep breath and then sighed. "It's complicated." Jayk looked between them, then took pity. "Aer..." Aerik looked at Jayk, then back at Elias. "Oh, very well. I'm ...

"I'm sure that would bring no greater joy to some people," Aerik said, striding back in the room. He settled down on the hearth opposite them, smirking. "But mostly, we ...

"If you call that hostile, I've got some bad news for you." Jayk snorted, but was smirking. He rubbed his face. "But mostly because it had to be believable. I ...

"Well, I don't mean Jerica," Jayk laughed, then strode across the room and flopped down in one of the overstuffed chairs, gesturing at the other one invitingly.

"Yeah." Jayk's mouth quirked into a little smirk. "I learned when I was a teenager. But even if it were hereditary, I'd still be able to use it." He gestured ...