❝ Much better.
And get me a drink,
while you’re at it —
— black coffee, if you don’t have anything stronger. ❞
How fitting, a pallette so;
as d a r k and ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ
as the woman herself.

he doesn’t respond, verbally
that is; a mere nod of the head
& he exits the room, an army
of dirty paws soon following
after.
❝Whatever you say, your majesty.❞
talk any louder and she’ll hear
you, Will. we wouldn’t want
what happened with the tattler
to happen again now, would
we —- ?
❝ O b v i o u s l y. ❞ Will’s response is as bitter as the cup of coffee he offers to his unwelcome visitor ; it’s...
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