“I’m sorry, kid. I’m sorry, but I need to get you back to my sister’s, I can’t stay. I’m flying out tonight. For a job.”

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“I’m more than strong enough to handle hallucinations.”
Dorian took a sip from the cup. It tasted like normal tea, bland and tasteless. There was a burning aftertaste as he swallowed.
Suddenly the world faded to black.
And just as suddenly he was in a grassy field.

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"The bag was empty. A sharp pain lanced through her heart, and her mouth fell open in shock. Perhaps she had just misplaced the ring?"

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Lysander held out a hand, and Sascha slowly put his into it. He was expecting the spark of heat and awareness when their skin touched, though he doubted he would ever get used to the strength of it. Slowly, he lifted Sascha’s hand to his lips and brushed a kiss over his knuckles. “Sleep well, Sascha.” -To Love the Dragon King #1linewed

Dorian noticed the man stepped back. He was scared. He could take advantage of this.
“You’re going to make me a new coinpurse. And as an apology for your previous work, I will be given it without any extra charge.”
“Okay sir,” the shop owner said as his hands shook.
Dorian left the shop without another thought.

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“Lux,” she whispered. But she was so shaken that she could not get her usual spell to work. She had to draw some deep, slow breaths, count to three, and try again. This time, the light sparked into existence, though it wavered uneasily. #1linewed GARDEN FOLLY

“How may I serve you, my lord?” Dorian asked hesitantly. “Mordred has done a lot for me already, but there is a small task. I need you to collect some knowledge for me in the city of Hutanjan.” “What kind of knowledge do you require?” “You’ll know it when you find it.”

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“Dora,” Honora said, feeling obligated to play the part of a responsible older sister, “I hope you are going to behave well at Carrington Abbey. Please do not get into any trouble.”

“When have I ever gotten into trouble?” Dora asked.

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Could she find a corpse that resembled her? Or would it be possibly to enchant a corpse so it looked like her? Probably Valance could do that with one of those notes he imbued with his magic. “Do you know where I can obtain a dead body?” #1linewed

“Do you know where we are?” Hilaire asked.
Alexander shook his head. There were no variations in the construction of the corridor’s walls and ceiling as they walked, just some spiderwebs and the occasional scurrying sound outside the reaches of the light that Alexander chose not to think about. -The Spymaster's Secret #1linewed

She had a charming laugh, even when cobwebs covered her hair— a souvenir of her visit underneath the bed. He wanted to brush the cobwebs out of her hair, but he restrained himself. He had already made the mistake of touching her once. He would never do that again. #1linewed

There were birds singing and dragons in the sky and playful dogs at his feet and…well, not a friend at his side but someone friendly who he hoped could become a friend, and all of it make Sascha feel lighter. -To Love the Dragon King #1linewed (The theme is hound, but I didn't have that in my WIP so I got as close as I could!)

"How very respectable he was becoming! He was not sure that he liked that. Give him a few years of this, and he might turn into a prosy member of the vestry, the sort who lived to ride to hounds and then drink too much wine afterwards."

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If Peregrine tried to fly a kite with magic instead of wind and string, his father only told him “For God’s sake, do it on solid ground next time and not on the roof!” lest he break his neck.

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He sighed. “I suppose we had better just go to bed.” He could not prevent regret from seeping into his voice, though he had hoped not to show any sign of disappointment. #1linewed

“I know what you did. I know what you were plotting and how you used me. And I know you were going to let them kill me without a single regret.” -To Love the Dragon King #1linewed

It came through lanes crazy with rain, its sides slabbed with mud, its wheels throwing acres of mud behind it #1linewed

I was finishing the last of my nightly coffee when the nineteen-seventies twins approached my table and asked me to bear witness to thier disappearance @atgreenblatt #1linewed @UncannyMagazine https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/waystation-city/

Horror washed through Sascha. He couldn’t see the king again like this. “The king?”
“Yes. Is there a problem?”
-To Love the Dragon King
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His friend released a long-suffering sigh. "It's the sticking your arm into the rear end of a horse bit, isn't it? That does things to a man's brain."

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