EIDER: Chapter 7
by Jaina Jacen (October)
I throw myself into his arms, not as a romantic endeavor but as a grateful hello to a friend who meant so much to me during a time before propriety consumed our day-to-day lives.
“Illyria, be careful,” he whispers, setting me back on my feet and readjusting my hood.
“It’s you! Where have you been all this time?”
“Learning. Growing. Working. Not unlike you, although very unlike you.”
“Oh, how I miss those days of our childhood when we were free to be friends.”
“As do I, My Sovereign.”
“Stop calling me that,” I say, “especially here.” I look around us and realize Taisa has stepped away.
“Your handmaiden is at a stall. Retrieving refreshments, I believe. After all, it is your Twelvemonth, is it not?”
I smile widely. “It is.” And what a Twelv
