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The Archduke's Songbird

***Completed*** Lady Jessamyn brought home a ten-year-old orphan when she was eight. He was handsome ^_~. She provided him with a place to stay and warm meals. As they grew up, she desired to marry him, despite their differing statuses. As war raged, he signed up for the military, promising to ask for her hand when he was worthy. Two years later, he became more than what he promised he would be. He became the Archduke of Ayberia. But he broke her heart by marrying her friend. Years rolled away; life happened. She married a man who loved her and fell madly in love with him. She didn't think of him again. But fate was cruel; she was widowed at the age of twenty-one. She lost everything. Seven years later, she met a mysterious wolf while she was out at work in the Archduke's fief. She had a fall. The next morning, she found herself on the Archduke's bed. Did fate bring them together again? Or something nefarious is at play?  Is this a chance for a second love? Will she find out why he abandoned her in the past? Is it possible to rekindle their old love, or is it too late? ----- Join me in this journey. Your comments and votes are appreciated. Gift me to motivate me. Updates will be daily.

Golda · แฟนตาซี
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The Cottage

 

Jessamyn stood by the tree Jaylene had mentioned, her mind swirling with thoughts as she tried to decipher the bird's cryptic behavior. The bird, however, offered no further help and simply perched on a particular branch, staring at her in eerie silence.

Frustration mounting, Jessamyn knocked on the tree's bark, hoping for some sort of response. She tried reasoning with the tree, pleading with it, and even mumbled every spell she knew. But nothing seemed to work. The tree remained stubbornly unresponsive.

Above her, Jaylene cawed a couple of times, the sound mocking Jessamyn's fruitless efforts. The bird's tone was eerily reminiscent of Jerrick's mocking sneer, making her anger rise.

"Stupid bird," she muttered, her patience fraying. In a fit of frustration, she picked up a rock and aimed it at the annoying bird. But as she drew her arm back, she tripped over one of the tree's protruding roots.