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@Lady Amalthea Updated! Sorry for the confusion on my end
@Lady Amalthea Fixed what you pointed out
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Average Tuesday.
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Gussie's trembling fingers wrapped around the hot cup. She mustered all her strength to grip the cup, then supported her hold with her other hand. She took a breath, raised the tea to her lips, and downed the hot tonic. Trembling hands set the tea cup back down on the table and withdrew into her lap. The girl licked at her burning lips and still tasted copper. She wiped her raw lips against her sleeve and coughed.

Gussie was mildly grateful she didn't have the time to don a proper lady's dress; chest restricting corset and all. When the castle fell and she found herself in the care of an orcish company she was in a borrowed stained red silk night gown ruffling just past her knees. Embarrassment aside, the free gown did wonders for her panic-induced breathing and vomiting.

Gussie clenched her fists and willed them to still as she made a conscious effort to sit up in her chair. Think like mom. Know the man, learn what he wants, and then decide to bend, break, or kill. Gussie met this orc's gaze and realized three truths. First, this wasn't a man. Second, the only experience she had with orcs was the occasional raid secondhand story she heard from the boys who fought them off and the corpses they left behind. Third, she wasn't her mother.

She cleared her dry throat and searched for the right thing to say. "The tea is good. Thank you." Etiquette? What do orcs respect? What do they eat? She cleared her thoughts and said, "I am Augusta Laura Fiona Blue of House Orenth, daughter of Stephen Orenth, second of his name." Each syllable tumbled off a hoarse throat and swollen tongue. When was the last time I said his name out loud?

"And I demand," think like mom. Think like mom. "To know your name, your intentions, and...if you're gonna kill me, if you'll be drinking that cuppa or if I could have a second spot, yeah?"
Hey ya'll! Happy to be a part of this!

Sorry if this comes off as I-missed-a-crucial-post and don't read enough, but is there a post order or is this a free for all?
Whew. Sorry for the delay there. And here I was hoping to reenact A Fistful of Dollars.
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