The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Eleven – Part Two
Jelnaya: Decisions are Set

I did speak to my great-uncle about the minstrel. Having spent a few years under Great-uncle Ferrigote’s tutorage, I knew most of his moods. I thus listened to him speak knowing not to challenge what he said.

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Eleven – Part One
Jelnaya: Decisions are Set

The third Neselle story -

Chapter Ten – Part Two
Jelnaya: An Improper Courtship

The rest of the meal went the way formal arrangements usually did. Everyone spent their time doing their best to make the time enjoyable, then rushed off to have what they considered real entertainment. The food was good, so I left considering that the meal had not been a waste of time.

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Ten – Part One
Jelnaya: An Improper Courtship

The third Neselle story -

Chapter Nine – Part Two
Jelnaya: Strangers and Possibilities

As Neselle and I stepped into the hallway, Timurly said, “Ah, good, although I will need to send word that the two of you are ready so soon.”

The third Neselle story -

Chapter Nine – Part One
Jelnaya: Strangers and Possibilities

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Eight – Complete
Neselle: Of Horses and Allegiance

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Seven – Complete
Neselle: The Passing of Time

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Seven – Complete
Jelnaya: Meeting Family

The third Neselle story -
Of Men and Love in General
Chapter Five – Complete
Jelnaya: No Thoughts of Courtship

The monster did have the high ground, but had to have been acting on instincts and not intelligence. I had not been directly fighting it. Most of my only attempts to stop the creature were by zipping arrows in its direction. While I had inherited rather good reflexes, the animal was fast. What it should have realized however was that it had not killed me yet, and I was not running from it.