A little side story. We will be back with Stone and family in the next chapter: Dawn.

Stone

Chapter 26 – Here be dragons

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Jacques died smiling. The token Christian priest in attendance, who had been seriously disturbed by the pagan nature of what he had witnessed merely said, “Of a surety God will assoil him.” He maekt no mention of Jacques’ likelihood of entering heaven, which those there considered to be appropriate given what they knew of Jacques’ beliefs.

Where necessary or possibly helpful to some, there are notes at the end on word usage.

Catlin was in pain as she pushed herself further and further. She arrived at Mrs. Patel’s with her suitcase. Her mother and father had agreed to let Mrs. Patel take her in for a few months. Once she was shown a room. Cheshire had her change into a leotard and come out to the exercise room.

First Cheshire warmed her up with a few exercises. Then she started teaching her more difficult exercises. After they were through with those, Cheshire gives her a physical test to see what she already knew and how she could improve on what she knew already.

There are too many raptors. They’re dominating the landscape.

“Pledges!” I shouted out in my most convincing drill sergeant voice as I paced the floor in front of the lineup. We hadn’t quite replenished our ranks yet, but Tiffany and I had managed to wrangle three new pledges for the house. I couldn’t remember their names. “Today we have a very special challenge for you, and those who successfully complete it, will remain as a GAT pledge and will also be well on their well to becoming a full sister. Those who fail will face the possibility of immediate expulsion, do I make myself clear?”

Sometimes I’d tell myself, This is what celebrities experience, and other times, This is what animals in the zoo experience. People took for granted that they could stare me up and down, ask me to turn this way and that… and comment on my appearance as if I couldn’t hear them.

Marc has a difficult life. His father and brother’s are men’s men and he is anything but.

Where necessary or possibly helpful to some, there are notes at the end on word usage.

Raven was enjoying herself as she walked around the park meeting people and enjoying some of the fun that was going. Clair introduced her to some of her friends that had shown up. Some of them were lesbians like Clair and a few were gay guys.

Raven was enjoying holding hands with Clair and being with her. They stop and buy some corn dogs and waffle fries to share for lunch. Raven had spotted a bench not too far away from the activities that weren’t occupied.

“Why don’t we sit over there?” Raven points to the bench she spotted.

Chapter 7 Uni life

You either do your best to put a babe under my heart or you sleep on the floor.

NOTE. For those familiar with Castle from elsewhere, this is a new backstory that takes place forty-eight Castle years before the incursion of 568 after the Fell year by which time Travisher has long since dien and Will is the sixty-two year old Master huntsman and about to retire.

For information on spelling I refer you to Castle The Series - The Title Page. You are not looking at typos or mistakes it's supposed to be like that!
Unagreeän, single, unmarried, one without a marital agreement.

Tatiana folded her arms and leaned on her doorframe while Mary and Kyra stood still on her front porch.

Five years ago, David and Tatiana—or rather Adamast Cross and Princess Undercut—had gotten along very well, but had never truly befriended one another directly. It was more like they had shared in the same circle, the same family, without needing to take it any further.

Chapter Four – Tony Takes An Interest

Gangster Tony Carlotta finds Candi hiding under the desk at John Benstead's gaff where he forges documents for Tony and demands to know what she's doing there. Unable to help, John has to leave Candi to her fate. Candi has all the documents she needs to present herself to Goldwing Airlines as 'Candace Pops' and arrives at the Stewardess selection process full of trepidation, not helped by the cold and calculating demeanour of Megan DeVille, senior flight attendant, senior instructor for Goldwing's flight attendant training school and head of the selection committee.