SHE WHO CHASED DEATH

[ColdestPepsi 1034]

Astoro welcomed Viktoria upon seeing her in the seven skies holding out a drink for her with a smile  "Your brothers and sisters in arms welcome you, our Warrior Queen."

 

[Xarkly 12612]

With a weary sigh, Konstantin sagged back against his office door as he closed it behind him.

 

He could still smell the smoke of the pyre, wafting it through his balcony, and the usual din of Karosgrad seemed muted tonight. He remained leaning against the door for a long moment, before he sighed once again and ran a hand through his iron-grey hair. He trudged across the paper-strewn floor to his liquor cabinet, and picked out his favourite vintage of Wick Wine; his Outhouse Brandy.

 

A few moments later, he stood on the balcony, overlooking the buildings of Karosgrad glow with torchlight beneath him. He gently poured the brandy into a small clay cup, and then fastened the cork back in before he raised the cup towards the crescent moon in a toast, and drank.