Throne Room Novels & Stories

The gold and the diamonds were wonderful, even more for their and fair as a sunny morning. Passing through endless vast rooms, he found some full of exquisite china vases, the odour from which, along with the odd colours and designs, delighted him greatly. Some of the rooms had walls of porcelain, so fine that you could see the light through them. Others were of engraved rock crystal, others of amber and coral, lapis lazuli, agate, and cornelian, while the princess's room was all made of great mirrors, for so fair an object could not be too often seen. The throne was made of a single pearl, hollowed out like a shell, in which she sat with perfect ease. It was all hung round with branched can

At doon niya narinig ang boses na hindi niya inaasahang maririnig ngayong araw. “It’s alright. I have clearance.” Ang bawat tunog ng hakbang ay parang bumabagal ang oras. When she turned, her breath caught. It was Arcturus Thorne. In a sleek black suit, calm and unreadable. His presence filled the room effortlessly. “Mr. Thorne,” bati ni Anikha, bahagyang nagulat. “We weren’t expecting you.” “I wasn’t planning to interrupt,” sagot nito, mahinahon ang tono. “But Maison Lux is under my advisory now. I wanted to personally check on today’s production.”

Bukod sa magkahiwalay, ay haharapin pa nilang mag-isa ang takot at dilim na namamayani sa kanilang kalooban. Nagtaka si Artemis ng pagkapasok nya sa itim na pinto ay nasa palasyo na sya. Nakita nya ang kanyang ama na nakaupo sa trono habang kalong-kalong ang kanyang kapatid na si Dotar. Masayang nagtatawanan ang mga ito, at ang masakit, silang mag-ina ang pinagtatawanan at pinag-uusapan ng mga ito.