historical-fantasy

Tell me you won't go, tell me you'll stay forever, tell me you love me.

The world is Absolutely Brilliant. Difficult sometimes. Confusing often. But humorous almost always.

she was like the merlin in pursuit of its airborne quarry, perhaps the snow bunting or a small meadow pipit; the avian prey is nimble but so is the predatory merlin with its inexhaustible stamina and unparalleled agility _ round and round it chases the pipit, and the two flying at speeds almost impossible for the observer to follow.

Anyone who knew the recipe of the alchemists could make gold, but only the artisans of Murano could make glass so fine, one could nearly touch one's fingers together on either side; cristallo without an imperfection or blemish, clear as the sky, with a sparkle to rival that of diamonds.

The woman with hair of flames knelt over me. She might have been pretty if not for the anger in every corner of her face. Emerald eyes glowed with almost seeping venom as her nostrils flared. - Lord Tristan Dracanburh, Ethandun

There is no greater will on earth than the will to survive. These fine people, answering my father's call to arms, had the will in spades and droves. - Lord Tristan Dracanburh, Ethandun

Marcus turned his back to her. He feared that if he saw her face, it might weaken his resolve. Love was indeed a madness.

Secundus might lie rotting in his grave, but his relatives and followers yet lived. They believed the lies that held Gwenwhyfar responsible for the death of their relative. For the sake of his own family__ safety, Marcus had not sought to correct that error.

I don__ know. How can you know? I_I__ a monster. When I__ hungry, I might do anything.""Oh no, of course I couldn__ possibly understand you." Violet__ shadowed face seemed to be wearing a grim and serious smile. "I know, you woke up one day and found out that you couldn__ be the person you remembered being, the little girl everybody expected you to be. You just weren__ her any more, and there was nothing you could do about it. So your family decided you were a monster and turned on you." Violet sighed, staring out into the darkness."Believe me, I do understand that. And let me tell you - from one monster to another - that just because somebody tells you you__e a monster, it doesn__ mean you are."just now you told me what you did because you want me to stop you from eating Pen. If you were a real monster, you wouldn__ have done that, would you?" Trista__ eyes stung, and she wiped strands of cobweb away with her sleeve."Idiot," added Violet, for good measure.

A woman that you find different or strange, or whom you may envy or covet is deemed by you all to be a witch! Anything that you do not understand, you deem witchcraft!