WeepingWisteria

Tempest Briar braced himself for the feeling. "Just do it, Pel. It's fine. Bully the poor kid for not knowing."

Tempest Briar flushed. “I’m uh… poor. I kind of grew up homeless. Never went to school. So, I have… no idea.”

Tempest Briar flinched as… something just flashed through them. “What was that? What did you just do?” It had hurt. Not awfully, but still. Enough to be offensive.

Tempest Briar blinked. “Going to have to agree with him here. That’s not a real place. There’s no Poland.”

Estella Fay nodded. “Just lay him down. I’ll go fetch the doctor.” She left the room, patting my shoulder as she left. I glanced back at our guest. “So… you ...

Heliodor Everett sighed. “Practice. The first time I was stabbed I reacted. But after a while, you just… get used to it. My father taught me. It’s all in the ...

Marion hummed. "Toaslandia traditions always fascinate me. Wish danishes." She smiled. "I like it."

I pushed Saturn away. “As much as I appreciate your affection, I am unharmed. And our company is not.” Saturn frowned. “Always the bleeding heart, Hev. Never change.” He turned ...

He shrugged. “I… I don’t think about it. It’s better that way.” He didn’t like thinking about her. Or how she treated him kinder than anyone ever had before. But ...

I smiled, holding out my hand. “Call me free real estate again-“ I let a flame flicker to life in my palm. It burned an angry bright red, casting sharp ...

“What do you mean?” Heliodor Everett frowned. “Doctors aren’t trained to handle alis. They don’t know how to set alis bones. If there’s something wrong with our wings…” He shrugs ...

I nodded. “Alright. I’m going to approach now, okay?” I walked towards them slowly, keeping my hands up. “I’m just going to put a hand on his shoulder.”

“She wasn’t six feet tall. To humans that was basic. Women weren’t supposed to be anywhere near that tall. But to us alis…” He shrugged. “But it wasn’t my place. ...

He sighed. “She was so… dainty. The lords called her the perfect wife. Small, thin. Shorter than me and lighter still. But alis women aren’t meant to be like that. ...

I could hear Skull, but Skull didn’t know one important thing about me. He wasn’t the first man to get in my head. He was the one to do it ...