<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 11—CONVICTIONS But safety did not come quickly to Dragonhead; or at least, Lord Haurchefant did not. Weeks passed, and weeks turned into months, and still no word from the young lord, and precious little news filtered through from Dragonhead,…

<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 10—REPORTING Emaile drummed her fingers on the books resting in her lap: the one she’d initially brought and her precious gifts from Lord Haurchefant. And sitting atop them all, two letters: one addressed to her, which she’d opened as…

<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 9—DISTRESSING NEWS The chocobo ride marked a shift where, at long last, there were no more business meetings. Finally the castle returned to its old form. Each morning Emaile would arrive at Lord Haurchefant’s study to keep him company…

<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 8—A NEW APPRENTICESHIP As soon as he’d returned, all was right with Dragonhead again. The servants had a spring in their step; even the kitchen’s cooking seemed especially tasty today. Alas that it was not to last! More business…

<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 7—BEREFT She’d understood he was a busy man. Truly, she did. But the disappointment was far harder to conceal the next time Lord Haurchefant approached her confessing he had to go on a trip for business… this time, regrettably,…

<<< Take Me Back to the Beginning! or << Just to the Previous Part, Please! CHAPTER 6—ENCHANTING GIFTS She was worried the books would prove too great a temptation: that she might forget all etiquette and ignore her host in favor of digging into his precious gifts, but as it turned out, she had need…