#kc_necropolis

A jingle of keys, the click of a lock, and a road-weary-boggan comes home. He sets down his bags, straightens his back, and inhales..... so good to be Here. He leaves things at the door and moves toward the kitchen (almost Kith-ist but there we are; instincts are real) and pauses as he passes the stairs........

A brief huff and he detours. A pause as he gathers.... things.... to listen. Carefully.

There's a bra on the stairwell.

but oh wait, gathered.

He doesn't hear anything... at first

Then a soft rustle of paper.

He steps up a few stairs, listens. If he needs to go to his own room......

Then he sees her, reading!

"Callidora." He says, finishing the stairs.

"mm? Oh. Hi! Sorry, I got caught up in this novel"

"What novel?" Interested, he slips off his shoes and shoulders off his jacket to hang it up.

She holds it up , but is careful not to lose her place, Shattercrown: A Cobbler's Crusade "Look familiar?"

And it does! A cobbler who rebels against a corrupt monarch and.. that's.. that's his Dreamer's work!

"Oh, is it out?? How did I miss this??" Eager, he climbs in bed with her.

"It's out," She smiles, "its pretty good too... the Cobbler manages to get the nobles into an area all together, and with only the supplies from a dye factory..." he realizes she's about to give spoilers!

And he may have inspired it, but he hasn't read it.

"Oh, Dearest.... Shhh......"

"I.oh." A blush , then a thought "Would you like to read it together? I don't mind starting over"

He goes about his nightly ablutions. "If you give me some time I could catch up.... or if you want to read me a bedtime story.....

She laughs, then "Why not? " She smiles, and begins to read in her dulcet tones. "Chapter One..."

He crawls into bed and snuggles up.

"I do so love the sound of your voice....."

"Thank you. Mind you, I'm not as good as that Robin Pooka in New York State.. she's good... but I think I'd make a decent voice actress" And then she says "Understand, the first chapter is going to rile your blood."

"Oooooo....." He settles in to listen.

And so the tale begins... an innocent hard working craftsmen, his family... his eldest son too proud... and a noble who gets away with said son's murder.

A tale as old as time.....

Ah, but in this tragedy is born a hero.

a new kind of hero.... one that seeks to SHARE power. That sees such sharing as both growth of power and at the same time consolidation of power!

And of course, those in power, will label him a villain! For he sows the seeds of their doom.

At the scene she describes, where he used the dye factory supplies to create a gas that not only coats them yellow, it blinds and poisons! Only one aristorcrat escapes out of those that were lured in, and he is permanently blind.

Why it's enough to make a boggan want to pump his arm into the air.

William restrains himself with a deep exhale. "And then?"

"Well now we close up and save the rest of the book for another day. Builds anticipation, but wow, they are really hunting him down now after this."

"Mmmm...." William seems ok with the tease. "It is good to be home."

"It is" She kisses him "We'll read a little bit more after dinner. What do you want me to cook you?"

"Mmmm.... Spinach lasagna?"

"anything special cheese wise or the usual?"

"I like your original recipe. The one you seduced me with. Please."

She actually blushes , "you remember that I... " she kisses him gently "of course, the original it is"

And she saunters off to make his Spinach Lasagna. Soon she'll be leaning over the oven in that little apron he likes so much.

William purrs, and follows her there;

He gets quite a show, quite a meal, and with her working him up... well, they may skip dessert and get right back to bed.

(End Scene)