Epsilon Twilight

53. Fleeting

Aloe woke up to an empty stomach, which wasn't surprising as she had only had a few strips of jerky and not much else the previous day. She ate her breakfast, but she was satiated fast.

"I kn...

52. Nectar

Warmth was the first feeling Aloe felt. She wondered if newborn felt the same way in their conception. Then lucidity came back to her.

"Ugh…" The petite woman rolled in the dirt as she groa...

51. Shadows

Depending on the sharpness of one's senses, the first thing one would detect would be the loud chants and cries. However, he first noticed the sweet smell drowning the whole place. It was a tender ...

50. Salvation

Exhaustion ended up being the issue at hand rather than pain. A trek through the desert was already hard on the body by default, and Aloe's delicate health only exacerbated the problem. Toughness a...

49. Mount

Lulu woke Aloe up even earlier than usual. The maid came stocked up to the scribe's bedchamber with a tray of light food, a readied travel bag, and a desert garb. Even though Aloe hadn't prepared a...

48. Charade

When she calmed down from her cursing and pains, Aloe noticed how the Blossomflame looked.

"Hmm…" The naked woman caressed the flower petals. "Am I going crazy, or it really has lost its co...

47. Embers

"Shouldn't we wait for Miss Lulu?" Nesrine questioned her as the other guards gathered around the palanquin. All males except her in this case.

"There is no need for her, Nesrine." The scribe...

46. Vacation

Aloe carried her heart in her fist. Not literally, but certainly not outright metaphorically. Her hands trembled and it wasn't from physical exertion. She pushed her wheelchair alone, Lulu wasn't t...

45. Letter

Life in the palace was slow, slow as it could be. More than actual slowness it was dread of time, ceaseless yet unrelenting. Nothing had happened to offset her plans, Aloe was more than comfortable...

44. Alive

"I'm going to kill her," Mirah stated with such impassive cruelty that it took Aloe a few blinks to process the words.

"Mirah, please relax." The scribe's voice was coarse, partially from hav...

43. Tale

Drowning in misery was a thing Aloe could not afford to do. That was the only reason why she stopped moaning and wailing. The only one.

The scribe, with much effort and pain, stood from the a...

42. Family

"Are you sure about this, Aloe?" Lulu asked her for the umpteenth time.

"Yes, Lulu. My answer will not change no matter how many times you inquire about it." Yet Aloe's smile didn't falter. "...

41. Princesses

Naila hated being summoned. It reminded her of how she had less freedom than she thought. That she was always on a leash like some sort of camel. And unlike the commonfolk, she was lucid enough to ...

40. Blades

Aloe blinked multiple times then after she gave it half a thought, all the stupefaction left her body. "You know what, that does not surprise me at all."

The scribe dedicated a short gaze to ...

39. Bare

Aloe carried her heart in her hand as she moved through the palace's corridors. It was lunchtime, meaning silence reigned everywhere but the dining hall. The silence was good. Not only was the soun...

38. Winds

The conversation with Rani hadn't gone exactly well, but Aloe knew it could have been worse. Collapse notwithstanding. Lulu had gotten quite the scare from her lapse, but alas, it had been just tha...

37. Displeased

"I…" Aloe slightly trembled. A calculated gesture, but it surprised her how natural it came. Maybe it wasn't as faux as she thought it was. "Everything is a bit too… open, do you not think so?"...

36. Measurements

Getting seeds to evolve was easy, easier than Aloe had expected considering her limited mobility. Lulu didn't mind whatsoever being sent to the bazaar to get things for her, she just shrugged it of...

35. Full

Lulu uncomfortably waited in Aloe's office. Her help had been needed before, but it was now paramount. The scribe of commoner's limited mobility meant she needed help for most activities, even the ...

34. Noble

No one dared to move or speak before the emir left the audience hall. Whether it was out of respect or duty.

The first movement was that of Naila Asina. The sultanzade simply strode away from...

33. Faces

Even if the great city of Sadina was their destination, Aloe didn't want to get near it. She would just be exchanging masters, she knew it. Her trust in the imperial family had been nonexistent sin...

32. Arrival

The first light awoke all soldiers in the barracks like clockwork. Every working person was used to waking up at first light – that was what they had to do if they wanted to eat – but soldiers ...

31. Aramita

Water crashed against rock and sand in an eternal struggle. Even from their distance from the city and her prone position, Aloe could see the seafoam giving detail and depth to the sea. Like a pict...

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For health issues, mainly due to stress and nausea, I will not be posting any chapters for the rest of the week. I really thought if I should post one today, but I am afraid I do no...

30. Naming

Aloe blinked several times in pure bewilderment. Perplexity took over her mind and body. Stupefaction was the name of the game. She opened her mouth, yet no words came from it and she closed it aga...

29. Nausea

The city walls were a statement of monumentality. Aloe always felt small, yet at such an imposing sight where everyone was small she found comfort. Equality where there had been none. Even after a ...

28. Cumin

"So you will be my entourage?" Aloe stopped her wheelchair in front of the group of soldiers.

It would have been easy to let Farah push her all the way to the entrance of the palace, but she ...

27. Goodness

"It could have been worse." Zeeshan groaned as he muttered under his breath, his hands all over Aloe's feet. "Your ankle is twisted, which would normally mean you would not be able to walk for a wh...

26. Wandering

There was only one word to describe Aaliyah-al-Ydaz's eyes: gemstones. Her two eyes shone like the most perfect and beautiful amethysts in the world, yet a totally different word came to Aloe's min...

25. Dread

Fatima made Aloe out soon after that. Apparently, the scribe had taken almost an hour to learn regeneration between the tale and the visualization. And that was without taking into account lunchtim...