RICHARD: Sir Ruben sat on the throne, acting as King's hand. He wore the gold Borgion seal around his neck, staring down at his subjects. A number of King's Guards stood by in the throne room, being an intimidating wall of manpower that no one wanted to defy. Sir Leerwood approached the throne, bowing as he handed Sir Ruben a thick portfolio. "These are...
Chapter Thirteen -- Home for the Holidays "Hey cookie baby! I'll be up on December 9th to pick ya' up and bring you back to Brockville for Christmas break. Your Dad told me to use his car and make sure the trunk was empty for the fifteen pillow cases of laundry your Mom is expectin' to bring back with ya'! Hah, hah, hah!" "Why isn't he coming up, Sasq?" "...
RICHARD: These guards stood before me, seriousness written across their face. I was so shocked with the news they just told me. The rage and hatred I had for Sir Socoshian subsided as I tried to make sense of this craziness. "You're," I gulped, "Lutna Clan?" "I am..." He said back, "We're your Guard now. You're all that is left! Sir Socoshian will not...
You are Vance the Second prince of the Royal House of Chardeny and the declared crown prince... and you hate it. Your entire life has been scheduled and decided for you. You take massive amounts of lessons on etiquette, swordplay, history, etc..., you have a fiancé from the ducal house of Argent that you have never met, let alone like, love, or even want to...
Good relationships are ..good but dysfunctional relationships with a lot of angst and stuporousness is better :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunlight clawed at my eyelids and my left leg burned with pins and needles. Raising a hand to try and block out the blinding light, I slowly moaned my way to a awkward sitting position. Something really heavy was cutting off a...
Chapter 7 - The King & I Once we were safely in the limo and safely underway from the hotel , I voiced my concern. "Tam, why do I have the place of honor? You are Captain, I am just an Airman. Hell you both are princes; here I am, just a fucking nobody. God I need a drink!" "Jono, you are far from being nobody. You are the son of a great hero, the honored...
It was obviously meant as the ultimate form of degradation, the stripping away of any standing in the kingship sweepstakes. Over the previous several decades there had been so many claimants to the Scottish throne, with varied and unquantifiable bits of chits that this and that faction put into the balance to decide who should be given the crown. Thus, for J...
Comments, critiques and tips are warmly welcome. Hello guys and welcome to yet another chapter of this story. I am really hoping that this chapter will be able to make you happy. I have dedicated it to all of you. I love you guys a lot. Don't forget to drop your comments and rates at the end of this chapter. Enjoy... ***** Aidan woke up in the morning to...
"They are still going to be there in the morning, Willy. Come back to the bed." "Do you think that Roxburgh can be saved if I just walk out there and surrender to them?" the young William Howard mused. It was the year 1314 in the northeast of Scotland, and Robert the Bruce had been king of Scots for eight years. He had been using that time to cajole or bur...
Chapter 6: Homecoming Thursday I noticed Rob waited until my sister and I pulled into the parking lot before jumping out of his truck. He walked in with the two of us as we entered the school. He patted my back saying "see you around Bobby," as he started passing my locker to head to his own. "Rob, Rob, hey come here Rob" I winced as I saw Becky pulling R...