Tag: Part 3 x 1

Kissed by sunlight and cocooned in silk, Leanri lazed. It was glorious this, the morning off. Since she’d arrived back under Kaereah’s roof, she’d been delegated to work the morning shift, sequestered from the better pay and more interesting members of the staff. Instead of the Knights, Nobles, and Magisters who came to partake in the evening hours, she plied her trade with the overnight laborers, the old men, and the rakes who made their coin in the cover of darkness.

 It was punishment of course; Kae knew how she loved the music, the dim lights, and the intrigue. How she sparkled and shined among the upper crust. This was akin to keeping a candle under a bushel basket, and it was growing thin. She understood, of course, she...