“Romance! Yes, these were dreams of romance, and he cherished them. For him there existed a girl who embodied the eidolon of femininity and glinted with its many precious facets. He saw here as lovely, of course, but with the loveliness of a child, innocent and pure. Tenderness was the blood-stuff of her heart. Yet […]
Continue reading“As he gazed into his young friend’s eyes, seeing there only welcome and joy, Skylar felt himself unfolding, as if he had been a long-locked jewelry box whose mechanism had just sprung open. His heart, which had long lain hidden beneath layer after layer of protection, behind shield, armor, and mail, like a cherished princess […]
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