"Is it love, or are your feet cold, my dear?" "Both," Adrew Osprey, Admiral of the Fleet and Lord of the North answered without hesitation. She did not put down her pen and fly to his side, even though she found his reply endearing. She did not even turn from her place at the folding desk to look...
Lawrence asked. “Selena said to be gentle with you when she dropped you off.” “Selena also told Aunt Cate not to let me out tonight. We both know Aunt Cate’s going to kick me out to go look for crazed murderers as soon as she gets the chance.” “You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.” “The goo...
Syd Fisher tended to time her visits to the rental palace for Songday, so as not to offend the staff, who I swear would have preferred Tennit's mother-in-law be allowed in through the tradesman's entrance. Have I mentioned that the cook's name was Cook, and the butler was Mr. Butler? Loudon is tr...
Ipuit bowed low before the chair of the Queen Mother, her forehead touching the flank of a hippopotamus that was part of a hunting scene painted on the reception room floor. “I am blessed by this honor, Queen Ankhnes-Mery-Re.” Ipuit did not feel quite as blessed as perhaps she should, for she had...
Thena said. “I have a deadline.” “You always have a deadline.” “Thank God for that,” Thena said. “The llamas like to eat.” Along with the alpaca, the dogs, the cats, and somebody had pulled up to the barn and left off a donkey a few days ago. “What do llamas eat? Never mind,” Carla Greene said. “...