story updated
"A Guardian's Legacy" officially makes its return from hiatus with the posting of this chapter.
It took me awhile to get back into the groove of this but I think I succeeded. We'll see how future chapters go but I think this one came out reasonably well. Onward...
It took me awhile to get back into the groove of this but I think I succeeded. We'll see how future chapters go but I think this one came out reasonably well. Onward...

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I rather think he would have been dissecting something smelly and nasty and letting the dishes wash themselves. And certainly not making tea. I never saw him as much of a drinker but he would expect the tea to be made for him and served properly too. I do not think he is a chauvinist, however; he would not mind if the servitor was male or female, so long as he did not have to do it himself. I also do not think he would have liked his routine disturbed by an unexpected dinner guest. Yes, Paine knew what she was doing when she claimed Baralai as her mate.