the whisper man

i have collected my dearest darlings in one place. thank you <3

; for some reason, reading about the reign of terror in the french revolution as preparation for an academic paper makes me miss george cooper. my small son.

I am THOROUGHLY disappointed in you, young lady. Ithought such SLANDER was beneath you – and aboutyour own mother, too?? I understand that the two of you do not get ALONG, however, this is UNFORGIVABLE. Apologize. NOW! And not to me, but to HER. I will notallow for this kind of talk in my house, so if you want toCONTINUE this, you may select your most importantitems and BE ON YOUR WAY. Is that understood??Now, go, apologize. Hope that she will not kill you. ❜

Shang Combat. The baron grimaced and let out an almost uncomfortable bark of laughter. Given Alanna’s unorthodox training, he had been on the receiving end of that kind of combat a couple of times ( she didn’t MEAN to knock him unconscious the first time; he supposed it was his fault for starting a fight, even if it were not serious, with a woman trained to kill him ). ❛ That she did. I don’t think she needs more ammunition t’convince me that she’d be good in the field, but it’s good t’hear that she’s been bondin’ with her ma, I s’pose. ❜

❛ I see you’ve found some NEW MEAT, ❜ was his cheery greeting to Rispah, who sat with a fresh-faced redhead in the corner of the Dove. Out of habit, he eyed the woman ( who seemed not much more than a child to him, but that could have been the SIZE of her, fooling him with its ... tininess ). To said redhead, he extended a hand, and then landed in the seat next to his cousin. ❛ Rispah’s no doubt forgettin’ her manners, ❜ a wink was sent to the stranger, whose eyes he quite liked, ❛ I’m George Cooper, her COUSIN. Sorry t’inform you of BETRAYAL so early in our         business relationship, but she’s been lyin’ to you. See, she’s not the leader here. I AM. ❜ His grin was wide, unapologetic.

❛ If you’re waitin’ for me, you’re sittin’ down, and if you’re not, you’re goin’ straight to bed. You’ll do no one good by just standin’ there, darlin’. ❜

A SMALL CHUCKLE refused to be contained as George settled in a chair beside his son-in-law. His large palm landed on Nawat’s back a few times. ❛ No? Well, that’s lucky. You never know how important sleep is ‘till you father children and your wife’s too grumpy t’get up in the middle of the night. I think Alanna eventually learned how t’tune them out. Quite scary, actually. ❜

❛ THE MOVE OF a what? Never mind, I’m guessin’ it’s not a flatterin’ term, and I’m quite used to that. And you’re right about that; wouldn’t have met her. ❜

❛ NOT ALL OF ‘em, kitty. ❜ He was well-aware that the endearment was annoying. If it were not, he would not use it. ❛ Your knight-t’-be didn’t tell you? ❜

❛ DID YOU TEACH Aly how t’ stab me with a wooden sword, or was that my wife? ‘Cause I’m never goin’ t’ hear the end of it. ❜

❛ SON, YOU’RE SORTA     Nawat? You awake? It’s not even midday. Parenthood hit you hard? ❜