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	The Flood that Brought Trouble:Part Seven The water was cold but felt familiar. Spike woke up and could feel he wasn’t the same since he was last awake. He looked at his hands and saw he was now holding a scepter and wearing elegant robes. by hannahcreep
	Petpetpet Wars:Part Two The weeks passed, as they had the tendency to do. The march of war continued at the same old pace, and Captain Finnegan was almost in a dream. by herdygerdy
	The Princess and the Crook:Part Five I was shaking like a leaf as I took shelter in an alveolus at the bottom of the pyramid. by chlo26
	Hello Fellow Traveler:Part Three Months have passed by since the Moonstone natives arrived on the new land. The area did not have a name yet, but its community decided to vote on a it at a later date. by trishabeakens

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"The Becoming of the Royal Thief" by k3l26
The hardest things to keep are secrets… It was a scorching hot morning in the Lost Desert when Veifira woke up to a blaring alarm clock. She stirred groggily, reaching out a hand to slam down on her clock. Having an alarm wasn’t even her idea, as she preferred to wake up naturally. And by naturally she meant whenever she wanted to. After all, alarms and schedules were for people who actually had important things to do. And she, well, even as one of the two princesses of the Lost Desert, didn’t feel like she ever had anything important to do. This was because her twin sister and the other princess of the desert, Astael, dealt with all the politics, civilian laws, and rulings. And that was just how Veifira liked it. She would much rather be spending her time browsing the merchant stalls in Qasala, asking about any items that looked like they would have a colorful history, and sampling street foods that simply weren’t available at the castle. The palace chefs refused to serve Meat and Fruit Kebabs and Qando Fruit foods, even when Veifira had asked them to. Since the alarm had gone off today, that meant Astael had Veifira’s lady-in-waiting set it, and that meant there was a meeting later today. Astael was the one who put that alarm clock in Veifira’s room and promised to only set it for important days, least Veifira throw it out.