"That sounds completely nuts!" I stood and paced the room. Bea joined me in the pacing act."Think about it, Portburgh is already far from the mainland of Envia, it's practically an island, only instead of the ocean we are surrounded by fresh lake water.""Geography? Your reason for treason is geography?""No, not only geography." Bea continued."Oh, there is more?" I asked, shocked that she could even continue."Oh! For goodness sake, Viva, look out there. In the villages, how many street children did you see just wandering aimlessly, we don't have schools here. The only schools available are in the capital, and they are what, a boat ride away? It's three hundred and fifty fauna for a boat ride, and that's not even adding tuition costs." Milton insisted.I hadn't seen any street children, but perhaps the coachman had intentionally avoided the town."What about employment? The Prince sends in people from the capital. So much so that o

I sat on the dining table, in the most un-dutchess like manner, but did etiquette really matter now?"From now on, if you want to live, you'd better be careful." I turned to the maid on the floor. "Make sure the meal that you oversee is not tainted. Now, you are dismissed for the evening."The rest of the staff looked around, and I cleared my throat."Just the maid on my floor is dismissed for the evening. I'm still hungry."I said, patting my stomach.  Rorei ManorWest wing."Have you ever thought that we need a close-by physician, like a personal one? The way most nobles have." Isaak muttered as Erden paced restlessly in the room."Isaak can you focus!" Erden replied, and then the patient on the bed groaned.A female physician was looking over Ophelia, administering fluids and checking her response to the medicine. Apparently, the meal had been tainted with a

I sighed into the loud breeze. I should handle Neiwei first before I have a nervous breakdown.Neiwei Callian.Neiwei is one of the main characters in the story; He was one of Vivanna's two concubines that had fallen headfirst for Daisy. Unlike Sebastian, the other concubine whose contract I can't seem to find, Neiwei had been dealt some raw cards by the author.Neiwei ruled a small country North of Envia, but a war had broken through between the two nations. Ariet was the name of his country. When a drought had plagued Ariet, they had requested the King of Envia to help them by sharing their surplus food, but instead, The King had seen this as a blessed opportunity to expand Envia's territory.Kassian had seen the attack as betrayal, a great disservice offered to one of Envia's former allies, but his vocal disagreement had created a rift between him and his father. In the preceding weeks, the King's favour towards Kassian had dropped so greatly

The torn dress was in tatters on the floor, and the only things I had on were black lace panties and their matching bra. I probably should have stopped there, but more.I needed to get rid of the overwhelming sense of powerlessness that bound me. -What else, what else can I destroy to feel better.--That’s right!- A sudden bout of madness called to

IsaakIsaak had swang his sword thrice now, and each time he had, he missed the designated spot. Sweat trickled down his face, and he found himself unable to concentrate.-Fuck! Erden had been right, there had been something wrong with Vivanna.-Fainting…that sadist? No way. Dismissing Neiwei, perhaps, but that could have just been an intern