#Robin was a very audacious creature

[searsage]

Only then did the mermaid's survival instincts kick in, but instead of jerking back a in a panic, the fins along her body flared, standing erect, the poor mermaid was unable to stifle the warning hiss excasping her gills as the leviathen's lips pulled back even further.

It knew she was there, and yet the beast made no move to pursue the aggressively bristling mermaid, instead a terrifyingly familiar groan echoed from the hole, a precautionary warning, an echo to reach and locate the prey in the area..

Or predators, Al-an for the most part was unhelpful, instead choosing to lurk about his fragile mermaid curiously, watching the stand off between his little aggressive companion and the cowering leviathen.

He cares vary little for it, such a creature would not dare attack in his presence, but he also feels its important to the mermaid to stand her own ground even in the face of what would be her imminent death in any other circumstance.

It's only when the venomous barb in her tail started extending her shadow decides to easily tow her away from her prey, despite her best efforts she could not fight against the tenticle wrapped around her scale dusted waist and eventually was forced to give up the hunt as Al-an dragged her deeper into the decaying city

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The His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) Audiobook Online

[Audio Books] The His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) Audiobook Online by Philip Pullman

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The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with The Golden Compass—the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an 'All-Time Greatest Novel' and Newsweek hailed as a 'Top 100 Book of All Time'—and continued with The Subtle Knife, reaches its astonishing conclusion with The Amber Spyglass.

Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play—and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed.

Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape.

As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living—and the dead—comes to depend on Lyra and Will. On the choices they make in love, and for love, forevermore.

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Publication: Monday, 01 September 2003

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Another utterly incredible book and a fitting conclusion to the His Dark Materials trilogy. At times it felt a little rushed but some magical moments of writing (speech in an audiobook) and a descriptive ability on Mr Pullman’s part in lending his voice that you almost never find in other audiobooks. Recommend very highly.

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[elenatria]

Tormund’s wedding VI

http://archiveofourown.org/works/10614180/chapters/23530362

Lord Robin Arryn dismounted and looked around Karhold’s yard. He looked more tired and pale than usual but his exhaustion didn’t keep his face from taking a disdainful look.

“It is nothing like the Eyrie, Lord Royce” he exclaimed. “It’s not on top of mountains, these are mere hills, rocks dropped down from the skies by giants, nothing more. And I don’t see a moon door”.

Yohn Royce sighed trying to hold back his impatience and forced a smile.

“It is a stronghold as good as any” he replied. “But let’s not waste any more time, your cousin is waiting.”

“When we’re married she’ll come live with me to live in the Eyrie. Sansa has no use for rocks fallen from the sky.”

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“This is not what we agreed upon” Sansa said irritated.

“You will be safer in the Vale” Littlefinger tried to calm her. He looked towards Jon asking for support. “Winterfell is yours, the knights of the Vale helped you take it back, nothing will change that. Now the knights need to go back, protect their lands, your lands if you agree to this marriage. And you know very well the Eyrie is impregnable. If those creatures your brother keeps talking about exist I’m sure they won’t be able to reach you there.”

“But the north needs me” Sansa insisted. “Father used to say there must always be a Stark in Winterfell.”

Littlefinger smirked. Finally his words seemed to have an impact on Sansa. If she didn’t consider Jon a Stark it would be easier for him to alienate them.

“Your brother is a Stark, Lady Mormont made sure there would be no doubts about that” Littlefinger said and bowed to Lyanna.

Lyanna Mormont frowned, she didn’t like this Littlefinger character, never did.

Sansa didn’t like being pushed. After she had helped Jon take back Winterfell she thought she would be free to make her own decisions, yet there she was, being forced away from her home once more. She pushed back the chair. Brienne, who had been standing behind her all this time, pulled the chair further back helping her to get up.

“I’ll-I’ll have to think about it” Sansa said. “Now if you’ll excuse me…”

Brienne started to follow her but Sansa stopped her.

“I want to be alone for a while, Lady Brienne”

“But my lady-“

“Please. I need time to think. You’re dismissed.”

Brienne was ready to object but Jon’s look stopped her. “I’ll be with her” he said reassuringly.

Brienne was worried but nodded respectfully. After all she was indeed the last person to give good marital advice, especially to Lady Sansa. Someone had made sure to remind her.

She heard that someone approach her, he was the last person to get up from the table, the only one left in the room. She didn’t flee, she just stood there facing the window, pretending the hills around them were more important than the man who was now standing behind her not uttering a word. He probably was mad at her for dumping him like that after she had just sent him to seven heavens the night before. He didn’t scold her or make any bitter comments, he just stood behind her, trying not to scare her away as if she was a phantom, a vision. He was trying to find the right words.

“You gave me quite a night yesterday, girl” he whispered finally, running the back of his fingers up her forearm slowly, teasingly. His fingers felt so tender, their tips tickling her clothed skin, warming her whole body, filling her with anticipation. She tried not to close her eyes, not to sigh. She just blinked, her eyelids barely quivering.

“I can only imagine what it’s going to be like being inside you” he sighed, his low voice burning with desire as he lowered his gaze upon her hips. “I will probably lose my mind if it ever happens” he chuckled. “But I prefer that to losing my mind over not having you.”

“This-“ Brienne stuttered. “This won’t happen again” she said in a cold decisive manner. She lowered her head in shame. “It wasn’t supposed to happen at all.”

“But it did. It did” he whispered through his teeth almost desperately. “I couldn’t calm myself after that. Having you on top of me, squeezing the life out of me…  Gods, I don’t even know how I kept myself from having my way with you. It would have been one long night, I tell you. ”

He was already giving Brienne images of them together, their sweaty bodies half lit by the torch, him covering her mouth so as not to wake up anyone. She tried not to get carried away, his words were already pumping through her veins, burning her down there.

He was more audacious than she thought a newly wed lord might be in his own castle, with his young wife sewing in one of the other rooms. He placed his lips carefully on her shoulder knowing what effect that would have on her body.

Brienne couldn’t hold her sighs any longer.

“Tormund, please… Let it go.”

“I won’t” he said in a muffled voice not taking his lips off her. Instead he positioned himself right behind her, steadying her hips with his hands, almost touching her with his body.

“Why didn’t you ever say anything” he muttered. She had never heard him so sad before. The memory was painful to both of them. “At first I thought you loved another man but Podrick assured me you didn’t have anyone waiting for you, no one you could be with anyway. You always seemed to avoid me. I thought I was alone in this. You never let me look at you without turning your back on me. I thought you hated me.”

“I didn’t hate you…” Brienne said biting her lip.

“Then why” he said putting his hands gently on her shoulders, caressing her exposed neck with his thumbs. “Why didn’t you say anything when Snow suggested I marry the Karhold heir? When I saw you not blinking an eye when he told me of his plan, when you just stood there during my wedding with that girl-“

“You didn’t say anything either” Brienne snapped trying to hold back her tears. “You just agreed to Jon Snow’s plan. I didn’t want to intervene. Besides my place is with Lady Sansa. I’m her Sworn Sword. I’ve taken a vow to protect her, I couldn’t run off with… with you.”

Tormund knew what she meant. Before he met her he was proud to be  free folk. His people were the best, they knew how to fight, how to fuck, how to live. But when this woman came into his life things had got too complicated. He loved it at first, everything was new and exciting. Then he found out what “shame” meant. Shame for being an illiterate savage. Shame for not knowing how to court a southron woman. Shame for not meeting her standards, as if there was any need for them.

He let his hands drop and Brienne suddenly felt cold.

“I’m indebted to Snow for saving me and my people, you’ve sworn to protect his sister. Look at as us both, living our lives for others…”

He touched her shoulder one more time, hoping she’d do something, say something, not wanting to let her go. But he did. She just stood there facing the window, never turning.

“I shall bother you no longer.”

His voice broke her heart, yet she didn’t turn. He left the room and only after his footsteps faded away did she become aware of the tears on her cheeks.