She glanced up at the others silently she had entered the strange place and sighed sitting in a corner observing them all she wore a black velvet dress that...
... Good day to ye, miss, and welcome. My name's Winter, and I'm the bartender and current manager of The House. Tell us a story while I pour you a drink, ...
He pulled a pipe down from the mantle and lit it with a taper of straw. He leaned back, took a draw off the pipe and asked Jennifer, "Where did you pick up...
Mariel wandered in from another room in the House, taking a seat at the bar. She smiled at the other people here, feeling a tad bit lonely. But who wouldn't...
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... bar. She smiled at the other > people here, feeling a tad bit lonely. But who ... stroking it with one blood-red lacquered > talon before turning her very ...
Slowly, the heavy door to the garden swung open, and the Scarlet One stepped back into the House – literally. With easy stride, it made its backward way...
Mariel turned to the gentleman that had came to her. She looked at him i n confusion. "Excuse me," he said, "but I just had to see." "Had to see what?" She...
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"Winter, it is good to see you," came its musical voice. "May we have a glass of elderberry wine, please?" Of course. Slightly chilled. Do ye need a...
I stepped from behind the bar and lumbered over to the table where Verloren and the new guest were talking. The talk seemed private so I let their words wash...
... "Ah, my thanks, sir," said the Scarlet One, as it took the cool glass from Winter's frosty hand. It took a small sip and swirled the sweet wine around its...
... V. had studied the young woman's eyes for long moments before he realized that he was not only staring, but that he had completely ignored no less than two...
"Mariel, " he said, glad that he wouldn't have to ask and embarress himself further, "it seems that you are in need of a friend. I don't know if I can help,...
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... V. looked down at his hands uncomfortably. He felt like he should apologize, wished he could take away the ugliness... but it wasn't something he could...
... you'll be sleepin' tonight, I've still got work to >do in the shop and have a cot out there. " ******************************* "I'm gonna die, oh gods! I'm...
Walking through the bitter night, Maharet cring at he icy wingwhich tore at her hair, pulling her floor length jacket tightly arund her, she glimpsed te light...
... she sat on the stool with her seemingly tiny legs dangling inchs above the floor, trying desperately to get the bartenders attention, she heard avoice sy i...
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... ****************** When he had finished emptying his stomach, Jennifer took Julian over to the rainwater cistern by the porch and dunked the toucan in the ...
Framing the star was a band of brass inlaid into the marble with symbols etched into it at each point of the star. She knelt down and touched it with her hand....
"The compass was made many ages ago by a woman who was the first to appear in what has become Arcadia. She was the only one here until she made it. At first,...
The heavy oak door opens, letting a swirl of late April snow cascade across the polished wood. A tall figure enters with a shabby grace, shedding ice from his...
... The door blew open again from the wind. As I passed the tapestry to shut the door it wavered between the Knight of Pentacles and Death, never settling on...
... "Arcadia Street. Odd. I had not expected to be here for sometime. Needs must when the devils' drive, I suppose. I would have to commend you on your timely...
At the head of the stairs a figure appears out of the darkness of the hall. He has returned to his favorite cassock and the light seems to sink into it as if...
"Winter my friend. Could you have someone bring me a "Starry Night," and an "Edelweiss" at my table please?" A Starry Night requires a delicate touch to make...
"I will be keeping a tab, I should think. When these have been drunk," a long gesture encompassed the assembled currency, "my business here will be concluded....
... and the ... Aftershock ... onto the ... Goldshlager, the ... _________________________________________________________ John looks up from the book as...
... "No, it's been quiet. Too quiet. Ever since our little battle with that mechanical...thing...folks have been laying low and keeping their heads down....
... "Ah, I will confess a slip, an error in judgment perhaps. An Autumn Equinox will do quite nicely. Perhaps, later, I shall bring back some elixir for a...
... An easy drink. 2 ounces of Port, 1 ounce of Grand Marnier, and 1 ounce of amaretto, poured over ice into an Old Fashioned glass. It's an excellent "the...
