Comments on 'Exit Dragon and Sphinx'"Had I known you were sick, Isabelle and I never would have left you alone. When you slept in, Samantha, I thought it was simply the result of coming in so late last night..." Lady Huxtable's voice trailed off and then she turned to Candace. "Have you sent for the doctor?"
"Aye, Madam. He prescribed bed rest for a week. Said he'd be back in the morning to check up on Miss Samantha."
"Very well," my guardian sniffed and then gave me one of her rare apologetic looks. "I'm so sorry that you caught my cold. We'll let you get some rest now." And then she very firmly took Lord Windham by the elbow and escorted him out of my chamber before he or I could say another word.
The door shut behind them with a resounding click.
Candace, looking more flustered than I'd ever seen her look, busied herself tucking me back into bed and feeling my forehead for fever.
"Your cheeks look rather flushed but your fever seems to have abated. _Hmm_..."
As she was plumping my pillows, Isabelle opened the door and peeked around it.2008-05-12T13:20:37Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/30063Comment on Exit Dragon and Sphinx<p>Forceful but so swift and sly as to negate the possibility of resistance. There are different types of dragons than the fire-breathing kind, eh. Sorry I’ve been behind on the series.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30063?basename=617422008-05-12T13:20:37ZTHX 0477http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477Comment on Exit Dragon and Sphinx<p>Ah, the dragon doesn’t seem all <em>that</em> bad now, but I do love her forceful removal of Lord Windham.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30063?basename=614392008-05-10T21:15:19Zthebetweenspacehttp://ficlets.com/authors/thebetweenspaceComment on Exit Dragon and Sphinx<p>yay! Isabelle! (and again, poor Candace.) Great job! I’m pretty sure this is one of my favorite series… Actually, I’m positive, lol.<br />Nice potrayal of Lady Huxtable’s character</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/30063?basename=614352008-05-10T20:10:37ZDreamerhttp://ficlets.com/authors/dreamer