Chapter 1 -- Begin Anew ***** Having escaped Cyrodiil, it took a couple of days to cross the mountains, thankful I had enough warm clothing to keep the worst of the cold at bay. Being a Nord, I was capable of withstanding cold naturally, but when the wind whipped up snow into my face, leaving me half blinded as I walked along, even my teeth would chatter a...
It had been, frankly, a rather wretched Friday. It started badly when Mr Jameson, the chief librarian, trapped me (again) in Maritime History (M to R) and practically wrestled me to the floor. When I told him for the umpteenth time that my interests lay in a different direction, he rather breezily replied that he was 'up for soixante neuf if that's what you...
Chapter Nine Intrepid - 3756 C.E. Despite her being imprisoned within an impenetrable force field, Beatrice was still able to monitor the Intrepid's steady progress towards the Anomaly. Because she had an entire Proxima Centauri space fleet at her disposal, she could do this rather more comprehensively than anyone else on the space ship with the obvious exc...
They sat at the dark oak dining table; two candles set between them; outside beyond the panes of glass in the window it was not yet quite dark. George Crombie seated at the head of the table, young Ivy Reid at the other, a little formal in their placing but so was the setting out of cutlery, glassware and china. Between them a bottle of wine in an ice bucket...
It was a pleasant stroll in the sunshine. Randolph Trevais, unused to the bustle of London, was pleased by the greenness and comparative quiet of the many lawned oases within the great city. Finsbury Circus was no exception and he looked with pleasure at the City's planting, the great London Plane trees and the bowling green in the middle of the circular pa...
Saturday morning and Ewan rose, as usual, to sit on his rooftop drinking tea. His penis rose, as well, to stand on its own as he thought about sexual things This had soon become his other habit in the mornings in Greece. It had not been his habit back in Scotland, not that he had had some private rooftop terrace there but, even so, the days would have been f...
Gemma was tired of being taken for a younger girl. Now twenty-two, she only looked about fifteen. Her diminutive figure and small, pale features all added to the image. So she was not pursued by many men, which was annoying for her because she was really very sexy and keen on the opposite sex. In fact, her main preoccupation when not working – and sometimes...
For the perhaps as many as two of you paying attention, before this one I mention the District Attorney. The problem is Chicago doesn't have one, they have a county attorney. Cook County Attorney to be specific, which is a little surprising and then I never looked it up before. Did finally since I wanted to have an idea on what the offices look like. Which...
The Right Honourable Rupert Crumpet esquireCrumpet Lodge, Lower Hardon, Buckinghamshire From: Lady Camilla Crumpet To whom it may concern: I am writing to provide a character reference for Miss Lucy Ripley. Miss Ripley was employed as my personal maid for four years. Her employment with me ended two weeks ago, when Miss Ripley informed me that she wishe...
Chapter 11: Justice The crowned female figure of Justice, depicting Astraea, Goddess of Justice in Greek mythology, is seated between the pillars of positive and negative forces. .. . She does not permit temptation or envy to misguide her. -Tarot Classic, Stuart R. Kaplan Harmony. Restoration of balance. Fairness. Maintaining a proper balance. Order resto...