Raven Jordan
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Even now, the pearl-blight raged. The king knew this; why were they telling him yet again?
It was sunny, out beyond the colonnade. Out there, it was hot. The fountain bubbled and spat; hummingbirds browsed the vines. He watched one close in upon a flower, close and linger…then withdraw. His throne [...]
Raven Jordan
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I.
So massive a construct was the gown of pearls that it could stand on its own with no queen inside. And now, this noon–how its inhabitant did sweat.
A network of pearl-strung wires it was, lashed snug to her body via hidden strings; it pinched her skin through the plain linen slip that was [...]
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