GOSS, MINISTER TO THE VICE-CHANCELLOR. She had thought long and hard on his threats, considering every possible avenue of choice ahead of her, and it came down to one simple thing: she had do whatever it took to stop this war, and if that meant conceding to his demands an...
She laughed easily when someone made a joke and happily conversed with Miss Lachance when they weren’t on stage, and on the stage, she delivered her lines with ease. “Good your Highness, patience,” demanded Dahlia, her voice shrill amidst the whimpering departure of the me...
Nearly every other day since then, he whisked her away to fetch flavored ices in Pemberton Square as they talked about whatever happened to cross their minds—engineering mostly, the different theories and projects they had dreamed up in the years before they met. Petra lo...