The City of Emillion

WHO: Vera Thornton & Heron Shaw.
WHAT: A wedding, and a funeral.
WHERE: The Grande Cathedral.
WHEN: Eighteen years/three months ago.
RATING: PG.
STATUS: Complete.

( She walked down the aisle and counted faces, bridal veil a milky haze across her vision. )

Who: Vera Thornton and Violet Black
What: Catching up with tea
Where: Hellwyrm Hall
When: Backdated! To early Nov.
Rating: PG
Status: Complete!

( Until recently, Vera, too, had often avoided Sunday morning services. )

Who: The Thorntons.
What: Vera's birthday, limping towards something that isn't normalcy at all.
Where: Their house in the commoners district.
When: Backdated to Libra 9th / October 1st.
Rating: G, but S for the Saddest.
Status: Complete.

( Were it not for the surreptitious glances continuously cast her way, Vera might have said things were just as they were, before—well. Before. )

Who: Sirs Vera Thornton and Elvira Treveil.
What: A run-in after service.
Where: The Grande Cathedral.
When: Today, morning.
Rating: G.
Status: Complete.

( But of course, she had come. )