01-24-2022, 08:49 AM
Magnus IV was the heir apparent. Magnus IV was a brothel owner. Magnus IV was married.
Magnus IV was dead.
What became of their father’s oh-so precious legacy without his favorite boy in line to snatch it? Inheritance had seemed a far cry away before … but now, it was a question.
Thankfully, Darius was about as brain-dead as the animals he liked to stuff. Perhaps there was an easier future than all this … surgery business. Not that he would ever let his father know he was hoping for an easier way. The man would probably boot him out with sheer spite and working-class erotomania.
Roderick took a few steps down the hall, letting them echo. Sure, it risked catching Ophelia’s attention – but he was starting to think even Ophelia was hiding from their mother’s wailing. But if his mother caught wind that there was an ear to hear her grief … well, he suspected he wouldn’t have to search hard for her.
Magnus IV was dead.
What became of their father’s oh-so precious legacy without his favorite boy in line to snatch it? Inheritance had seemed a far cry away before … but now, it was a question.
Thankfully, Darius was about as brain-dead as the animals he liked to stuff. Perhaps there was an easier future than all this … surgery business. Not that he would ever let his father know he was hoping for an easier way. The man would probably boot him out with sheer spite and working-class erotomania.
Roderick took a few steps down the hall, letting them echo. Sure, it risked catching Ophelia’s attention – but he was starting to think even Ophelia was hiding from their mother’s wailing. But if his mother caught wind that there was an ear to hear her grief … well, he suspected he wouldn’t have to search hard for her.
