Dusk Peterson

Continuing our journey down the southern corridor of the East Wing, we reach, on our left side, the chambers belonging to the Chara's historian. The royal historian works in close cooperation with the royal clerk; indeed, it is traditional for historians to rise to the rank of clerk. The historian makes use of the documents room in the clerk's quarters, but h...

The semi-attached bedchamber I mentioned before is assigned to the Chara To Be – that is, the heir to the Chara.

For centuries, no women except the Consort and the High Lord's wife have lived in the East Wing of the Chara's palace. Any children of the Chara and the High Lord have been raised elsewhere in the palace. The current High Lord visits his children daily, oft...

The place where you are standing or sitting is the Chara's sitting chamber. You are privileged to see it; most visitors only encounter the Chara in his court or at receptions. The primary purpose of the sitting chamber is to provide the Chara with a place to relax with his friends during his brief moments of leisure.

To your right is the hearth, and over it is carved ...

(Just so you know from this point forward: I generally don't log short stories and picture books, though I read a lot of the latter.)

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The Motley Crew (The Thousand Nations). When a young man named Dolan flees from the north, he faces danger on all sides. The ...