Ruby Red Goblets Novels & Stories

Yolanda says, handing me a cup. “Hmm…” I say. My fingers, adorned with rings of sapphire and ruby, delicately grasps the crystal goblet filled with deep, ruby-red grape wine. I bring the goblet to my lips and I take a slow, deliberate sip. The complex flavours of the wine—rich with notes of dark cherry, plum, and a hint of oak—unfurled on my palate. “Are you worried about her? You should have just picked her then.” Yolanda says but I don’t raise my eyes from the goblet.

Crossing the room, he made his way to the dwindling fire, and threw a few logs upon it. "I see you've found the infamous Red Aurora," replied Richard by way of an answer, holding up a sparkling blue gem of immense proportions up to the firelight. "It found its way to us in the gullet of a goose," replied Edward, and took up the dusty decanter from its dark corner of the room. "Whisky, Sonjica?" "Don't mind if I do," Sonjica agreed, removing his hat to the hat-rack.

Of course, she usually restricted her erotic explorations to one person at a time, but she couldn't deny the intrigue at the thought of two. She waited for the next step, the next move in their obviously synchronized seduction. Apparently, it involved wine, or something to drink because Golden Grin handed her a goblet. Carved out of gold, she almost blushed at the vivid sexual depictions on it ? not all the twined couples human. At their urging, and gentle soothing touches, she sipped. The thick, dark liquid tasted foul. She pushed the glass away and gagged. Too late to spit. She'd already swallowed.

Garlands of roses and jasmine wound around carved pillars, their fragrance mingling with the faint glow of enchanted lanterns suspended above. The bed itself was a masterpiece, carved from ivory wood. The coverlets were woven from starlit silk, soft as whispers, dyed in hues of crimson and gold to reflect devotion and triumph. At its foot lay a basin of rosewater, a tradition of blessing, its surface rippling with faint magical light. Crystal goblets rested on a nearby table, filled with wine that shimmered faintly under the lantern glow. Beside them, a bowl of riverfruit gleamed, a gift from Demarions people, now hers, meant to symbolize endurance and sweetness in marriage.

“I can’t stay here!” Ruben grabbed hold of the goblin just as he blinked out and disappeared. Ruben swayed a little on his feet trying to steady his equilibrium as he looked around to find himself inside a vast room with a vaulted ceiling of the biggest wooden beams Ruben had ever seen. There were two fire pits in the floor positioned in the middle from the side walls, one at either end of the massive hall. At the back end was a massive bronze throne with rich red velvet cushioning.

she asked in amazement. Harry gasped at this. "Precisely," replied the vampire on the other end of the line. On the other side of the world, Elder Augustine watched the dwarves, who had come to visit Japan, laugh at the large, sphere-shaped elven portal. The sphere gave off a soft blue glow as elven symbols swirled around it. Usually, the green runes of the witches would also have turned into a harmonious circle. But the presence of the dwarves negated any trace of magic.

"Drink, and our betrothal becomes law under the eyes of the Elders." Clara took the goblet eagerly, intending to down it in one go. But as she brought it close, a volatile, suffocating heat flared from the liquid. The wine churned violently, glowing with a faint, ominous crimson light. Clara gasped, her face draining of color. Instinctively, she knocked the goblet away. "There's dragonfire in this wine!" she shrieked.

His hand was wrapped around his own silver goblet so tightly that the metal was literally bending under his grip, his eyes flashing a dangerous, volatile gold. Whatever history these two had... I had just become part of it.

She wore robes that might once have been white but had turned gray with age and accumulated ice crystals. And around her, arranged in a perfect circle, were twelve crystal goblets filled with liquid of various colors. "A prophet," Mom said quietly. "I've heard of them. People who've spent so long near the Maw that they can see the probability streams. They go mad, but their madness gives them sight."