By newchapter2789. Read Part 1 Here ***** Chapter 3 Many days had passed in the rural Vorbild Refuge before Prince Weber was truly healed of his poisoning. He was now back at the peak of his strength, although that was almost as unimpressive as his physique. The little royal had lost any insolence of the day he came to be in Cari’s care. Still, his new temperament proved to be a completely different sort of task. Where once
Read moreBy newchapter2789. Chapter 1 The cool morning air hung about the forest grotto, still dim before the dawn. The frozen morning dew coated all the features of the wood in a glistening sparkle, enhancing the already beautiful green setting. Despite the larks only just starting to chirp with the coming day, a green-cloaked figure had been sitting atop a sturdy branch for close to an hour. A strong hand grasped the arc of a bow, the other lightly
Read moreBy newchapter2789. Chapter 1 A dim light crept through the window into the sparsely adorned room, with occasional waves of cool air from the ocean breeze. The matching white linen of the curtains, sheets, and rug became visible in the growing dawn entering the room. As the soft light continued its march, the white maple dresser and matching nightstand reflected the light with their clean sheen, seemingly providing extra illumination. The room was so clean that one would probably assume
Read moreBy Jessek12501. Read Part 1 HereRead Part 2 Here ***** Part 3… It had been fifteen minutes since his online tutoring session was technically over, and Justin was starting to panic. He was running out of questions to ask. On the screen, his tutor spoke, explaining the finer points of the most obscure topics Justin could think of, all in an effort to keep them on the screen together. Justin flipped his workbook forward, jumping ahead to sections they hadn’t
Read moreBy Jessek12501. Read Part 1 Here ***** Part 2… Justin placed his little blue spoon down in the now empty little blue bowl. It was a smaller breakfast than he was used to, but somehow, he felt satiated. Maybe it was the knot in his stomach. The knot that started the day he and his mother got home from cup shopping. Or maybe it was after the subsequent family doctor visit. Either way, he wasn’t hungry anymore. “May I be
Read moreBy Jessek12501. Justin sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes, which were only barely open. He yawned, glancing around the room as his eyes acclimated to the morning light peeking through the window. Looking down at the end of his bed, he could see his bedroom door was open, evidence that his mother had come and gone, no doubt in an effort to wake him up. He yawned again before kicking his feet and pushing his blankets down until they
Read moreBy kleincox. A couple of months ago, my wife invited her sister over one Saturday morning to do some scrapbooking. My wife recommended that I work in the yard so they could have some privacy. Yard work is one of my least favorite ways to spend a Saturday morning, but it did need some attention, and I was not in the mood to deal with my sister-in-law’s criticism. We never really gotten along, and she was against my wife and
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