PREFACE: Once upon a time there were four royal being with the power to possess the elements. They were strong and peaceful elementals. Everyone in their kingdoms adored them. Lenora was the Queen of the Earth Kingdom, and a strong Earth elemental. She was also the most beautiful being in the entire universe. It was said that she wore a veil around anyone...
It had been a long afternoon in the keep's garden and Helga had enjoyed the conversation with her lord's new servant Julia. Julia had been given the task of cleaning this common meeting area from a gathering the night before. Lord Henry had won the conflict with the neighboring kingdom, and most of the countryside had been celebrating. The keep was quiet tod...
Lily's soup was delicious. She had loaded it like a baked potato minus the sour cream, but with extra chives and real bacon bits and tons of cheese. Rogue had had a bowl and a half of soup while Antonio had helped himself to two large helpings and had offered to take the left overs home. Lily had been more than content with the outcome. She even wrote down h...
Once upon a time, in a far off land, there was a beautiful flame-haired princess who lived by the sea. Although she was fiercely intelligent and challenging and had the most wonderful smile and eyes that lit up every room she entered, and put a beautiful song into the heart of everyone who spoke to her, she was sad inside. She could remember the happy person...
I woke up on the Destiny islands to see seven insanely hot women all wearing bikinis "Hello are you okay, i'm Aqua" Aqua had dark blue hair and pale white skin, almost as pale as my own "I'm Larxene" Larxene had short blonde hair and a very slight tan "Hi my name is Namine and these two are my twin sisters, Kairi and Xion" Kairi...
For my 8th birthday, my parents brought me to see a play about a cat who wore boots and was a hero to many people. I adored the play, and when we returned home, I reenacted it as often as possible with the cat my parents gave me. I used him like a doll, dressing him up, and pretending he was an invincible force of justice. A strange thing happened; one day,...
The sunrise's first golden rays fell across the castle's tallest spire like honey as the entire eastern horizon turned shades of palest cream and delicate yellow. Songbirds, those who had not yet gone south that autumn, danced through the lightening air. Xeralstalis perched on the spire and shaded her eyes against the light, her long, demonic tail swishing i...
Postscript 2 - Notes on the History of the Grand Duchy of Upper Danubia (more stuff that didn't make it into the novel) King Vladik and the Judicial Reforms of 1524 Prior to the rule of King Vladik the Defender in the early 16th Century, an offender was convicted of a crime by his local village council, collared by the village blacksmith, and then became...
After his meeting with the Seer, Demetrius prepared for his journey. Forced to be naked, he packed light, only carrying a bag in which to collect the items needed to use to break the curse, a spear for protection and a map. His new status as an immortal did give him the benefit of not having to worry about food or water, but it was still going to be an arduo...
Lady Gwendolyn descended the staircase, bedecked in gems and silks with her maidservant a few steps behind in. Before her was the court, spread out in brilliant colors and sparkling jewels, a long pathway to the thrones lay before her. In front of the thrones were the King and Queen, looking resplendent in purple and crimson, beside them, leaning around the...