Rae of Light

  “You do know Lac Taal is completely infatuated with you?”  Elumin looked over at Aurelia as they walked towards their private gardens. “Of course I do.   It makes him work harder to please me.   Why do you think I addressed him directly?” Elumin trailed his finger along Aurelia’s arm before linking his fingers with hers.   “It was your cruelty which first attracted me to you, you know.” As Aurelia tilted her head and looked up at him she was careful not to change the expression on her face.   Her heart ached because he thought her cruel. Elumin chuckled as they entered their private scented glade.   He flicked out a spell to shield them.   A sigh of relief escaped Aurelia as she relaxed her hold on the control she had been grasping to so firmly. Now, where ever her feet touched the ground, little tendrils of ground cover coiled verdantly as star-like flowers opened with the sound of bubbles popping.   The air was filled with the s...

  To dream of winter. Like a snowglobe. I closed my eyes and I was there, inside. There was a frozen pond. It was white, cold, crystal. It was white, iceberg white. It was beautiful. All around there was snow. I felt it falling on my face. Light snow. I breathed it. A light cloud, a small crystal, many drops of light. Snow falling down.   I was winter. Snow was falling. Deep snow. I wanted to skate. That was the thing about winter. I wanted to skate. I dreamed of skating. Lutz. Salchow. Axel. Flip. The Loop. Of moving my arms. Of moving my feet.   The music begins. I spin my left foot and so I’m moving. My left foot crossed my right. And I’m moving. Swirling, gliding, skating. I loved my arms when I am skating. They are afloat. And when I lifted my right leg, there was balance. I was gliding on one leg with the other far above me. Once I am upright I pull my right leg back and strike into the ice. My left leg swings around my right leg. I pull my arms in and spin....

Larell Lac Taal’s ankle winglets tingled.  The air of the Court Chamber fluctuated with uneasy echoes. Whispers of past conferences clung to the curves of the vaulted arches.  Larell’s sensitive winglets twitched at the almost imperceptible vibration the room emitted as it ingested the underlying tension. Today the disquiet of the Senex seemed to overwhelm the chamber’s soothing capabilities.   Perhaps my own concerns are shaping my perceptions.   He scrutinised each of the Senex members in turn: their Royal Highnesses like carved stone; Queen Aurelia, alabaster but for her eyes, warm as amber, Prince Elumin's colouring more that of green marble, Brairton’s cat eyes flashing in Larell’s direction, whiskers twitching. He occupied his chair with languid ease leaning over towards Mirasel beside him.   But, she furled her delicately arched wings away from Brairton. Mmmm, she mistrusts him. Larell's attention was drawn to Emuelle and Rhil as they arrived...

Dalili I saw him. He was sat with the child in a chair. I told myself what he was doing was wrong and I should go in and try to take the child from him. Then as I got closer, I saw he was asleep. His hand lay on the child, touching his head. I saw the love in the graceful nature of his hand. I looked at the brightness from him and saw this beaming into the child. He open his eyes. They were golden, with small bright flecks that saw the universe. He looked at me with a long gaze. He sighed and then he stood and laid the child in his bed. Then he was gone. I thought of him. This tall, incredibly strong man. There were muscles on him I had never seen before. And then his clothes. I knew them to be clothes people never worn today. His shoes were sandals, like the sandals worn by gladiators. No trousers, only a gladiator skirt. He wore no shirt. Only his arm were covered by light mail, up to the elbow, manicae. I would someday know that it was incredible soft. That was the first time ...

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Take 12: The Classics Ok, so three of these have Audrey Hepburn in them. I like her. The four next, which are books I've read, are also great. Roman holiday - a princess (Audrey Hepburn) escaped from her guardians. She falls in love with an American (Gregory Peck). Sabrina - in this film a young girl falls for a young man. In order to make her fall out of love with him, her father sends to Paris. The story begins when she gets back from Paris. Breakfast at Tiffanys - Paul, a struggling writer, moves to New York. In his building is a young woman, Holly. He meets her and he falls for her. Sense & Sensibility - in this films it is the job of the oldest sister (Emma Thompson) to provide for the family once her father has passed away. Pride & Prejudice - it is the bounty of a woman with daughters to find them good husbands. So it begins. Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) is no match for Mr Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen). A Room with a View - it is set in Italy. A you...

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