DANCING TO WAR DRUMS . / ap !

❛          R-REALLY  I’M                                                       ❜                    but a jolting pain shooting up her ankle would say otherwise       ,       intercepting and exposing the  princess’s lies     .       a shaky hand would instinctively reach out to grasp his shoulder       ,       lithe digits curling into soft fabrics as she catches herself from planting right on her face     .                    ❛         o-oww     !       okay       ,       y-you win     .       i can’t w-walk on this thing     .     .     .       oh       ,       how  embarrassing     .          ❜

          he manages to maintain something of a neutral, stony demeanor until mention of his liege and his loyalty come into play –    then the visage transforms, as though at the drop of a pin.   without warning.    brows raise then furrow,  and his eyes narrow sharply;   daggers suited to cutting away at the skin,   not unlike those he’d produce in battle  (  the ones he wore, as they said, up his sleeves ).   a scowl would immediately turn the corners of his lips downward.    whatever he’d been doing up until this moment,  stops.    if laslow had desired his undivided attention at any point during this conversation,   rest assured he had it now.             ❛    —- you aren’t really comparing your trysts to the matter of my fealty, are you?     ❜            offended? indignant? downright confused?  it’s hard to tell —             ❛they are not the same, laslow –    and neither are we, for that matter!      after all, you’re … …        –  well, you’re you.     ❜

           ❛   of course i am ! i am your daughter yet , father !   ❜   her heart flutters at the idea of such a magical , wondrous story ! surely , her father had to pull out all the stops to get a woman as lovely as her  darling mother !  soleil smiles , propping her hand up in her chin as she sighs , dreamlike in her exhale . though her mother was often busy , just like her father , she made plenty of time to spend with her – and unlike some people , never seemed to mind if she just needed a moment to express how cute she is !!

             ❛   i bet it’s the  best story  of all , though ! it’s gotta be amazing , just like you and mother ! oh , i can just imagine it , father ! you guys , fighting side by side just like you do now . bringing justice and hope and making everyone around you squeal with excitement !!   ❜

@heldstrong. 

                              ‘   we  CAN’T  be  going  the  right  way. ‘     REDUNDANT  to  say  ,  he  fears  ,   as  the  path  winds  and  twists  incomprehensibly  afore  :  scattered  spaces  in  the  trees  punctuating  the  unreadable  land  like  spilled  ink  over  a  manuscript.  to  that  end ,  the  only  gilding  to  be  found  was  illumination  of  a  more   natural  origin ,  dappling  his  face   ––– MOSAIC  of  morning’s  chilled  rays  shifting  as  he  turns.  fully.   a  complete  circle  round  ,  catching  only  cedar - branches  and  sage  in  the  periphery  despite  his  efforts.    ‘  i  hate  to  suggest  it  ,  but …  maybe  we  should  just  TURN  BACK ?  ‘ 

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[ FOODS / DRINKS ] sugar. salt. candy. bubblegum. wine. champagne. hard liquor. vodka. beer. coffee. sake. tea. spices. herbs. apple. orange. lemon. cherry. strawberry. watermelon. vegetables. fruits. meat. fish. pies. desserts. chocolate. cream. caramel. berries. nuts. cinnamon. burgers. burritos. pizza. ambrosia. eggs. milk. 

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           ❛    it’s more a matter of tact than it is anything else, you realize.    ❜           ask any nohrian among the ranks of the royal family and their assorted vassalage –    not a one would tell you that jakob was known for anything but his blunt manner, his daggered tongue.   sharp as the weapon he called his own,   ‘less the matter involved his liege.   for the crown prince’s retainer, however?   there would be no mercy.   in fact, he hardly bats an eyelash,  hardly turns to look him in the eye as he speaks –   rather, he continues to polish the cutlery,  as he had prior to the intrusion.             ❛    or a severe lack of tact, rather.    perhaps you’d fare better with the young women in town if you chose your words more carefully … …    and chose not to chase the skirts of other men’s wives.    ❜            /    @heldstrong​ .