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 the ordinary one.
543
Figure of Speech
Jacques couldn’t quite let that pass. “Is a reaver bloodline required for humans to distinguish themselves?”
“What…? Oh, for storm’s sake. That’s not what I meant!”
“Potential is in the eye of the beholder.”
“Yes, yes. And I’m sure you’re both brimming with it.” Sinder grumbled, “Stop pretending to be upset and tell me why I’m here.”
“What would it take for Stately House to abscond with Harrison?”
“You want to kidnap this man?”
“Figure of speech. He’s a natural. The children would adore him.”
“Sounds familiar.” Sinder glanced kitchenward. “I suppose it depends on what you want him for.”
Posted: December 8, 2022
Prompt: “eye of the beholder,” suggested by ming
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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Sinder…do you REALLY want to ask that question? Of Jacques??
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LOLOLOL! He used a similar argument for Sonnet! And he gets a great cup of coffee! Win Win!!
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