Stories tagged with "exile"
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Alone in the Rain
by NightMaiden 3 months ago
My wings dripped with soggy mud, and my previously lovely chignon was just a mess of curls.
The pins stuck themselves into …
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Tossed
by NightMaiden 3 months ago
“I didn’t do anything to betray or otherwise jeopardize our settlement!” I yelled, my throat feeling quite hoarse from all …
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A False Accusation
by NightMaiden 3 months ago
I felt my eyes widen, and my wings drooped disconsolately.
Was this a dream?
“Y-your Majesty?” I managed to stutter, tryin…
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A Cruel and Unusual Punishment
by NightMaiden 3 months ago
Queen Petunia was beautiful, as always. She sat, unmoving in her great throne, which was at the center of a velvety rose. Pol…
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Walking Down the Hall of Scrutiny
by NightMaiden 8 months ago
Ariana held her head high as she walked down the long, marble halls over her ancestors. Many of her Clan were watching her; m…
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Forbidden Love
by NightMaiden 8 months ago
Tears streamed down her cheeks. The door shut gently in her face, but she remained rigid. Her fist clenched. It was harder th…
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The Abode of the Twelve Months
by Ana Cristina 9 months ago
“H-How do you know my name?” I was confused. I didn’t remember ever having met her before.
Oleander pulled back a chair for …
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Arabian Awakening
by uselessness about 1 year ago
In the last age, five generations ago, this desert was traveled by roaming berbers and mystics. Few had come this way since t…
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Exile
by khepa about 1 year ago
While sipping wine, I try not to think about the war, I could care less. I look around and see young, well dressed, attractiv…
