Till Dawn Tames the Night
“The monkey was certainly no complement to Aurora's new day dress, a fine sprigged muslin, but Aurora, worried about leaving her in the room after last night's scare, decided to take her with her.
Vashon did not seem pleased. He was in his usual heathen attire, bare-chested with only the thin white baggy trousers keeping his modesty, yet today he wore his hair untied and it blew back freely in the wind, making him appear even more savage than usual. As she took her seat at the pristinely lai...d table, his stare was as heavy as a manacle, but she ignored it, settling Koonga on the iron seat next to her.
"That creature's certainly well enough to go back to its keeper," he commented coolly.
"Yes, but I haven't seen Benny." She tucked a napkin into the collar of Koonga's livery to keep it clean, then handed her a silver bowl of bright yellow-orange mango slices.
"The way you mother her, I wonder if you want to give her back." She overlooked his brittle tone.MoreLess
Vashon did not seem pleased. He was in his usual heathen attire, bare-chested with only the thin white baggy trousers keeping his modesty, yet today he wore his hair untied and it blew back freely in the wind, making him appear even more savage than usual. As she took her seat at the pristinely lai...d table, his stare was as heavy as a manacle, but she ignored it, settling Koonga on the iron seat next to her.
"That creature's certainly well enough to go back to its keeper," he commented coolly.
"Yes, but I haven't seen Benny." She tucked a napkin into the collar of Koonga's livery to keep it clean, then handed her a silver bowl of bright yellow-orange mango slices.
"The way you mother her, I wonder if you want to give her back." She overlooked his brittle tone.MoreLess
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