@nothingborn         /         SC.
    HOWEVER VENOMOUS THE SNAKE IS,    it still can be eliminated; crushed under a boot, even squashed by a delicate shoe     ----    provided, the shoe belongs to the empress jessamine kaldwin, first of her name, the phoenix of gristol, etcetera, etcetera. she doesn’t like those titles; they do not reflect the struggle, physical, mental and yes  ---  moral, she has to face each and every day to hold the empire in her hands.
‘  high overseer   -----    welcome,  ’    her voice is steely, just as melodic as it used to be, but cold, sharp   ----   razor-like.  ‘  i trust, the fugue feast night hasn’t brought you too much trouble.   ’  he himself has had a good time, though, as far as she knows.  ‘ now that we are finally entering the new year, i’d like to hear of the abbey’s plans. can you enlighten me, teague? ’
