Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially for the beloved son.
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Tread Lightly
“Was she… like Kyoko?” whispered Jacques.
Argent’s brows knit.
“Gilen’s mother rejected him?” He glanced Kyrie’s way. “Like Kyoko.”
“Their situations are quite different.” Argent drew him aside, drew a sigil on his palm. “Gilen’s father is human, a cosset in the cortege of Gilen’s mother. Feline traditions make their situation… delicate.”
“He’s not an orphan?”
Argent hesitated. “That term does not technically apply to any of these children.”
Jacques caught on. “Their Amaranthine parent doesn’t want them.”
“Or does not know about them. Or cannot publicly own them.” Argent nodded. “Reaver Dulcet is trusting his son’s future to us.”
Posted: October 20, 2019
Prompt: #Inktober2019, Day Twenty: Tread
Words: 100
Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.
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What is a cosset, please?
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In Bk3, Argent lists several reaver classifications, one of which is cosset.
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Chapter 47 “His connection is apparently a cosset in Radiance Starmark’s cortege.”
All that jumps to my mind is Cossette from Les Mis XD
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I’m sure the two terms are related.
… when in doubt, check a dictionary. ::broad wink::
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Aha! That’s right. Ash mentions the classification in passing. I was thinking it was in this spot:
With a flat look, Argent began listing classifications. “Ward. Pinion. Kilter. Battler. Candor. Reach.”
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You know, I live in peril of unintentionally blurting some spoiler because I’ve forgotten that some detail is explained in an UPCOMING story.
Eheh.
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Ah that’s sad. Feline females are very aloof. It seems the males are friendly and more giving.
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