Shortly before the ceremony
Githaiy sighed as she closed the door behind her and watched the rest of the team retreat to their respective rooms. Another working period was over. Another period with frustratingly little progress.
After their return from Eroas, the doctor had taken all the bodies they had gathered with her to ...
2024-10-21 21:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note: I'm back from my unplanned hiatus! Work has unfortunately been quite rough for a while, and combined with my Saturday courses I barely had the time and energy to write. Which sucks because I love writing this stuff, but I just couldn't. I'm sorry about the silence, if something like this should happen again, I'll make sure I'l...
2024-09-11 22:55:50 +0000 UTC View PostKiyrtin closed the text and put away his datapad. He then leaned back and closed his eyes, mentally repeating everything one final time. Learning was still as boring as ever, but now that he had a goal in mind, something to achieve with this knowledge, it was actually bearable. For a while each day, at least.
He thought about calling Nadin...
2024-07-01 21:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor's note:
... I really need to get my sh*t together. Apologies and once more, thank you for your patience.
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The destroyer Gatriy had barely assumed its position in orbit when the shuttle bay was already opening. The landing vehicle, carrying Captain Jarkiy as well as a few ot...
2024-06-02 21:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostAuthor’s note: wow, that had to be my WORST writer’s block yet. Then again, I hear stories of people who can’t get over their block for months, so I guess I should be glad that hasn’t happened to me yet. Anyway, I sincerely apologize for making you wait and thank you for showing patience.
And no, the first paragraph is...
2024-05-05 00:23:38 +0000 UTC View Post“Um… do you maybe have a smaller one, Sil?”
Silgvani sighed as the Human handed her back her datapad.
“I had one the last three times you asked that. But it’s not like I freely have access to anything on the planet. Well, technically I have, but expropriation isn’t exactly a route I want to take.”
“Of course, DO...
2024-04-10 21:38:26 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t as if Falpine had ever not respected her Highness, but her respect had significantly grown. She knew her parents had a lot of work to do as well as other duties managing the county. She had seen them being busy and knew the same would eventually be expected of her as well. And she was learning all about it with her tutors. B...
2024-03-25 22:21:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Star Palace drew closer and closer, Falpiyne’s nervousness grew bigger and bigger. Over the course of the last few days, it had seemed more like an abstract thought, a distant idea rather than something real. But now, with their shuttle heading straight to the centerpiece of Hohmiy’s foreign politics, it was clear as day just how real...
2024-03-09 01:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostKrndl hated giving reports.
Well, no, that was generalizing it a bit too much. Written reports were fine. Now, at least.
The first time she had to give a written report, she had no idea what to do, so she had simply copied an older one that sounded like it was roughly saying the correct thing. It had been followed by a few days of dr...
2024-02-21 22:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post"So, yeah, that's the gist of it," Nadine finished her retelling of the events of last night. When she was done, Githaiy needed to process everything she had just heard. There were a million questions in her head, reaching all the way from the girl's well-being to the fallout of her actions.
"The ambassador... is she..?"
"What? No! W...
2024-02-12 18:40:21 +0000 UTC View PostFor a few moments, Kykla just stood there, unable to process what she had just witnessed. How did this bizarre weapon work to be so powerful? It looked like just a stick! It couldn't just be the force of the throw, right? Such a small body couldn't possibly hold that amount of strength!
As Nadine made a step toward her, a jolt went through...
2024-02-10 19:29:25 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving the hospital behind her Silgvani entered one of the two shuttles parked on the forecourt, accompanied by two of her guards, with the rest of them entering the other one. Inside, Nadine was already waiting for her.
“That was quick,” the small alien wondered.
“Was it?” Silgvani didn’t feel like it was. After they fini...
2024-02-07 22:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe cell block was quiet. No one talked or made any form of noise. Mainly because there was no one here.
Two and a half cycles. That was the amount of time that had passed since the Star Palace's completion. Two and a half cycles since Her Highness had made it the new center of Hohmiy's foreign politics. Two and a half cycles, during which...
2024-02-07 20:35:20 +0000 UTC View PostTwenty-third day after my arrival
Dear Diary
I finally managed to calm down a bit. It's now been two days since I visited the Tystrie ambassador. They are an interesting species, completely different from the Vanaery. They look a bit like bipedal cats with fish scales instead of fur. And no cat ears, ...
2024-02-05 19:35:52 +0000 UTC View Post"What's that supposed to mean, "canceled"?!" Kykla shouted at the screen in front of her.
"It means that Her Highness sends her apologies," the Vanaery on the other end of the call answered calmly, "but that she will not be able to see you in the following days."
"DAYS?! Have your people lost all sense of etiquette?...
2024-02-03 10:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostHeart rate and breathing were regular. The two broken arms were fastened in their straighteners and showed no signs of complications. With a nod that wasn't really directed at anyone, Githaiy confirmed that the princess's condition was still stable. After administering the next dose of chelating agents, she prepared the nutrient mix that would r...
2024-02-01 19:09:49 +0000 UTC View PostAfter drawing a deep breath, Githaiy raised her hand and knocked on the door in front of her.
"Yes?" came a calm answer from inside. A way too calm answer considering the situation. Slowly, she opened. Remembering what Nadine had done to her chair, the doctor half-expected to find most of the items in the room to be destroyed. But that was...
2024-01-30 18:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostGithaiy's office was quiet, except for the continuous swooshing of the water as it ran down the sink while the doctor was washing her tools. It was a special faucet, not connected to the normal water system. Instead, it belonged to a container filled with drinkable, purified water.
Normal tap water contained - among other things - harmful ...
2024-01-27 21:06:44 +0000 UTC View Post"... that would be all from my part. Unless you have anything to add, Lady Githaiy?"
Githaiy suppressed a sigh as the two of them kept walking through the hallways.
"Lord Jarkiyna, I am by no means here to undermine your authority," she insisted to the head physician of the Calhanar Hospital. "Her Highness simply wishes that the tran...
2024-01-24 19:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe Queen’s insensitive question hung in the air for a few tiggs before receiving an answer.
“No, there is no correlation,” Nadine ultimately responded calmly, but from the corner of her eye, Silgvani could see that the small alien had balled her gloved hand into a fist that was shaking from exertion, and the princess could hardly bl...
2024-01-22 22:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostBoth Qeylo - who was currently once again posing as her guard - and the borrowed maid Kaiyla turned their heads in surprise as Kykla exited the conference room much sooner than expected. She ignored them, making a beeline towards the entrance hall and then her shuttle. Since she didn't know for how long she would still be able to keep her emotio...
2024-01-21 12:45:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe rain was drumming against the window of the workshop, and with the same rhythm, Osiyn tapped his fingers on his desk. The tabletop consisted entirely of a large screen as the whole thing essentially was a big datapad. Currently, it showed his newest design. Or, what would be his newest design had he actually started creating it. For...
2024-01-17 21:38:54 +0000 UTC View PostDawn had not yet come when Mhita left her bed, donned the uniform which had become like a second shell to her, and made her way toward the Star Palace. Unlike the servants working in the Sun or Sky Palace, whose uniforms were predominantly blue - the color of the king - she was donning predominantly green. As was the case for all the others work...
2024-01-16 19:55:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Thank you, that would be all. You may leave, I still have to prepare everything for tomorrow," Kykla stated and gave Kaiyla a trained smile. The borrowed maid bowed in response.
"Of course, Milady. And don't worry, I'm sure the negotiations tomorrow will still take place as planned."
Hearing that, the Tystrie matriarch looked up. Wh...
2024-01-14 18:07:51 +0000 UTC View PostJust out of curiosity. I'm planning on making this poll on reddit eventually as well, but I'm giving you an early shot so to speak ^^. Feel free to share details in the comments. Should I also make a separate poll for the side cast? Or should I include the entire cast in one poll like Manga often do it? Input is highly appreciated!
2024-01-13 08:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostAt least two dozen heads turned as the doors of the large shuttle opened and two rows of heavily armed guards marched out into the light of the rising sun. When their total number counted eight pairs, they stopped and formed a corridor. Silgvani personally doubted the necessity of this presentation, not least because she was here for private rea...
2024-01-12 21:07:19 +0000 UTC View PostTrees were rushing by below them as Githaiy's shuttle made its way eastward. While she was waiting for them to finally reach their destination, she took a look out of the window, watching the rural towns framed by fields and some patches of mostly untouched nature fly by. She hadn't spent all her life in the big city - she used to grow up in a s...
2024-01-11 20:13:39 +0000 UTC View PostA blood-curdling howl tore Liyzo out of his nap. As he shot up in his seat, he could hear the dull sound of something heavy falling over. Looking around in his sleep-drunken confusion, he spotted a huge splat of blood on the left-side window of the cockpit. For First-Ones-know-how-long he was just sitting there, blankly staring at the bright ora...
2024-01-09 21:35:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe sudden outcry of a word that didn’t get translated startled Kiyrtin. "Huh? What?"
"Get off me!"
"What's wrong?"
"When is your next melt-molting?" Nadine pressed without acknowledging his confusion.
"Err, on the risk of repeating myself: what?" What kind of question was that? Why would anyone ask that out of nowhere?...
2024-01-08 20:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostKiyrtin was bored.
Not that it was anything new. Boredom had been accompanying him for as long as he could remember. His parents loved him, but they were always busy with governing. His sister somehow had even less time than they did and also had moved to the other side of the planet.
There also wasn’t much to say in terms of frien...
2024-01-07 22:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post