“the face of all the world is changed” chapter 1 now on AO3! It’s another royalty au, please don’t sue me.
Korn’s next words destroyed Chay’s lingering vestiges of calm entirely: “He’s been painstakingly trained to uphold the exceptionally high standards of my own personal staff, and I hope his service honors the House of Theerapanyakun.”
The Emperor clapped again, just once, and all the air in the throne room was suddenly sucked out through the open windows.
Because what emerged from between the fluttering material covering the litter was not a tiger cub or a trained bear or a couple of dancers meant to entertain them for the afternoon (as one may have expected from such a theatrical entrance). No, the first thing to appear from between the folded lengths of jewel-toned material was a set of hands.
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Kimhan was the youngest son of House Theerapanyakun, and his conniving, calculating Father wouldn’t have been merciful enough to let him land gently. What use was this whole humiliating experience as a punishment if Kim's new jailer was kind?