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Novelization of my Reign of Winter campaign.
Reign of Winter: CHAPTER 105 by LeilaAscariz, literature
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Reign of Winter: CHAPTER 105
CHAPTER 105
Kileanna
Yesterday had been exhausting, and I found myself lying in bed, trying to find the strength to start the day. At my side, Cat was still heavily asleep. I hadn't noticed when she came back in the night, but her clothes still smelled of alcohol. I just hoped she was fresh for the duel. I let her sleep some more while I took Nina outside to get my spells ready for the day.
As I tiptoed out of the room, I had another look at my dress for this evening, hanging from the locker's semi-open door. It was beautiful. Arthur had been most helpful, taking me to places where clothes cost as much as some magic items, and giving me sound advice on fashion choices until I had found the perfect dress. We had had some minor disagreements, as he was adamant on me wearing a beautiful white gown with tiny pearls embedded on the corset, but I didn't want to look like winter at Argentea's celebration. Instead, I went for a slightly simpler dress made in a super-soft and light fabric that
Reign of Winter- CHAPTER 104 by LeilaAscariz, literature
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Reign of Winter- CHAPTER 104
CHAPTER 104
Reya
The gathering had been as useless as I had suspected, full of meaningless talk, discussing what we cannot do instead of what we can, until we had finally come to the conclusion of leaving things as they were. And they said humans were eager to embrace change. Hah!
I left the meeting room with a splitting headache and the urge to split some heads to fight the feeling of powerlessness. I had to think of what was best for my people, and that wasn't getting them into another war. Not so soon. And still I felt guilty for turning my back on people who were asking for help. The damned meeting had gone like shit, and I couldn't help but feel that Dalindra would have handled it much better than me, but she had been away for months.
-This has been a waste of time- I said to Valinor and Tasha, feeling inexplicably exhausted-. Let's get out of here.
-It didn't go that bad- Lara replied, approaching us from behind and pointing at Gibrana. She and her draconian friend were
Reign of Winter CHAPTER 103 by LeilaAscariz, literature
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Reign of Winter CHAPTER 103
Audrey's announcement that the place had been protected with magic to make the council safer ironically made people feel unsafe and wary to enter. There was confusion, hesitation, and a wave of voices of protest, until Lord Nigel stepped forward and headed into the office naturally. The other Solamnic leaders followed him, trying not to show their concern, more so when Lord Nigel seemed to disappear through the curtain of darkness as soon as he crossed the door.
The delegation from Silvanesti was next. The diplomat, the protector, and the white robe crossed the veil of shadows decidedly, which prompted more people to follow. To my relief, I noticed that many stayed behind, leaving only the most prominent attendants to participate. As I waited for the flow of people to decrease to enter, I managed to count roughly twenty people, which was quite a few more than I would be comfortable with. But I had already assisted one of these meetings in Triaxus, hadn't I? This didn't have to be
Reign of Winter CHAPTER 102 by LeilaAscariz, literature
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Reign of Winter CHAPTER 102
CHAPTER 102
Kileanna
A week passed in the blink of an eye. Everyday I woke up early to meet Arthur and work on our present for Argentea. Then, after lunch, I spent a few hours with Nina, transferring the knowledge from some of the magic scrolls we had found in Yrax's lair to her so I could gain access to new spells. That already consumed most of my daytime, leaving me little free time to spend hanging around with Cat and the others. My sister had become really good friends with my aunt and Valinor, which made me feel happy for her after the disappointment with the last kagonesti elves we met. Unlike them, Reya and Valinor were nice to me and didn't seem to care about my oddities. I was just one more in the group. In a way, it made it harder for me to acknowledge that I had so little in common with them and that, no matter how hard I tried, I would always be a stranger among the kagonesti. Even Nadya seemed to fit better than me.
Indi had been making friends with everyone at the
Reign of Winter CHAPTER 101 by LeilaAscariz, literature
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Reign of Winter CHAPTER 101
CHAPTER 101
Kileanna
That day, I didn't get to see Argentea until late afternoon, as she was reunited with the Commander for many hours. They didn't even show up for lunch. What could take them so long? Finally, we met at the courtyard when she got out for some sword training. I was hanging around with my sister, my aunt, Valinor, and some of the others so I didn't notice her at first, but Cat did and pointed it out to me.
-If you will excuse me… I'm going to say hi to my friend.- I explained a bit nervously.
Cat pushed me forward with a chuckle.
-Go.
I nodded.
-I'll be right back.- I said.
-No, you won't- my sister laughed-. No worries.
I left, a bit embarrassed because I wasn't sure of how much Valinor and Reya actually knew about my relationship with Argentea or what they thought about it. As I approached Argentea, I couldn't help but look back to see what kind of stares I was getting, but they weren't even looking at me. So much the better, I thought.
Argentea sheathed her