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2024-10-29 19:42:56Elsabet was a sight to behold tonight.
Mardichi was glaring at her.
Sebastian was as mesmerized as Acharius’ lady had been mere hours ago.
That glimmering silk was silver. As was the circlet which drew her long braid from her forehead. Making her deep blue eyes look even larger. Tiny metal flowers dangled from her ears and a silver vine wound her arm to encircle one wrist.
She looks like some little fey I’d find in the woods. Bast thought.
Magical. And just as likely to bite.
“Perhap’ she’s no’ as evil as they say.” He grudgingly conceded.
Sine she’s here to hear it. Bast laughed inwardly. Knowing full well how fond Mardichi was of Elsabet, though neither would admit it.
“She may tend me.” Mardichi moved the sheet down to his waist to expose all his crisscrossing bandages.
“I already did.” She said softly.
“You put cool rags on me but I dunno’ recall you bandaging me. But you m
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