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The ride to the tailor wasn't too eventful, but was far more pleasant now that Valerie could se her own pace and wasn't stuck inside a litter where she couldn't see the scenery. The mare seemed to enjoy herself as well, ears perking up at bird song and steps eager along the gravel road leading...

Valerie gave him a smirk, striding up to the mare and adjusting the tack as needed, cinching up the stirrups and tightening the girth around the horses undersides. "I'd quite enjoy making the final adjustments myself, last time a rode a horse was probably summer camp when I was eleven." She...

Heading through the front door to the villa, having spent a short moment collecting a shawl to throw over her head to protect her from the sun, Valerie turned towards Kaeso at the threshold. The girl straightened, tilting her head to the side before speaking to him. "I'm sure there will be a...

Clothing, catering, guest lists...it was a lot to think about. Sure, Valerie knew she would be able to at least some say in how things would go for her "big day", but she knew that the Emperor would have a heavy hand in final calls and important details. There was so much to do and not much time...

Breakfast was a quick affair, if somewhat initially awkward with Aquila and Markus being unsure about joining Kaeso and Valerie. They were soon put at ease though, once Valerie inquired as to some of Aquila's favorite memories of her (or rather, of the original Valeria) as a child. The woman...

Valerie approached the pair, Markus and Kaeso making a striking duo in the relative peace of the garden. They seemed out of place among the greenery and frail flowers, muscled individuals better suited for battle and hard work than strolling around the landscape frivolously. The dichotomy was...

Valerie woke the next morning, feeling for lack of a better description like she'd been hit by a bus. Opening bleary eyes she blinked against the bright morning light coming through the high-set window, rolling over on her hard palette and remembering how much she missed her mattress. Ugh...

He read the letter, lips muttering as his eyes followed the lines on the page. Valerie watched him quietly, worrying her hands in her lap until he was finished and confirmed her suspicions. So, to the games we go. Violent, bloody and the ultimate entertainment of Rome. The infamous activities of...

Valerie huffed again, blowing air from the corner of her mouth to whip a strand of hair away from her eyes. " A headache is a pretty accurate description. We're walking blind here, trying to achieve a goal which we don't even know about because Hugo has said nothing except to follow the...

@Zul'Zae'ju'Jin "I'll....manage. It's just some lost skin and a little bruising. How are you holding up?" Her voice was soft, words spoken as barely a whisper when his fingers gently took her hand in his grasp. She sucked in a breath as a particularly bad patch of skin pulled with the...

Valerie still continued her struggle, even as she glimpsed Kaeso approaching him once the stun of what Magnus was trying to do was broken. “Let go of me, you sick brute! You can’t just drag me along to do whatever you please!” She was shouting, all hope of remaining sullen and dignified dashed...

She heard Kaeso’s carefully whispered instruction in her ear, Valerie not aware that she had even been holding her breath until he said the word. She exhaled slowly, then made a conscious effort to slowly inhale rather than drag in air. Now that she knew it was Magnus, they were both going to...

(I think I might throw in a bit of a plot twist. Just an extra little side quest, but the main story will remain the same from what we’ve done so far. It will come in the next post if that’s okay with you? ) Valerie found that his words offered little comfort. She knew, after all, that Magnus...

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Valerie exited the villa, taking a moment to savor the warmth of the rays on her skin after the coolness of the villa. Her nausea had not quite left her, but the more time she had to think through what had happened the better it was getting. Plus, there was the chance for her to speak with Kaeos...

(Sorry for the long wait, things have been extraordinarily busy) She accepted a hand up from the soldier, pausing at the threshold just before entering the litter. Just before she let go of his grasp, she gazed at him for a moment or two then spoke. “Centurion. With our now current engagement...

He flinched, the female a bit taken aback by the retreat from her touch. Considering that they were surrounded by people and could not speak openly, the reaction was not something she found very pleasant. Is he upset by the news? Does the thought of being tied for me make his skin crawl and his...

There was further deliberation. Quiet whispering amongst the trusted advisor and the Emperor about the contents of the letter. The Greek, Narcissus, frowned so deeply that a trough of skin formed between his eyes from the furrowing of his brows. The Emperor on the other hand maintained a calm...

His eyes scanned over her hungrily, although whether it was a glance of lust or mere intent focus Valerie could not decide. While she knew he was frail, it was hard not to think so from the physical and verbal disabilities that he could not hide. However, it was in his passing gaze that Valerie...