On the Mountain of Trials
Now he knew just how much of that a wrangler like him had stripped so much from them, even a gilded cage like this was still a cage and they were at the whims of their controllers.
Thus Spake The Oracle
Especially since, as she didn’t say out loud, this lack of control over the utopia’s defenses, had basically turned the utopia into a gilded cage – isolating the dragons within, and ensuring that if they ever left, they couldn’t return.
Never Deal With A Dragon
You could \*almost\* call it a good ending if it wasn't for the fact he's living in a gilded cage as some company's spider. every runner who used to work for him, as well as his associates, should be forewarned that he's turned.
Aion's Rebirth - Exes, Chapter 4
Maybe she never got exposed to that sort of thing very often from her self-professed 'gilded cage'. maybe that's why her mother wanted her to experience other sides of life in the world? "i... yeah.
Zari's Tale ~ Part I: Lost
The soothing trickle of a marble fountain went a long way towards keeping the girls from realizing they lived in a gilded cage, but zari knew.
Journey to Eden
For alex, it was a gilded cage she was grateful to escape, even temporarily. the acceptance letter to pre-med felt like a life sentence, a neat little box her father had prepared for her.
The Oracle of Ephara
From one gilded cage to another. although she lived in servitude to her god and her polis, at least she knew her way around meletis. learning the garrison at soli would be challenging. she would be even more like a captive there.
Bahamut's Light: Chapter 44
I'll continue to write and post to gilded cage until thats done. then i believe i'm going to rewrite book 3 and get it ready for publishing. (i have the cover being worked on as i type this!)
Relevant: Chapter 8
Made her feel like some prized bird in a gilded cage. "excuse me," she said, rising to her feet. "i'll go get that." "you don't have to," surf said, lifting a hand. "i can get it." "nonsense," she said, pulling him towards her seat.
The Road to Midnight
"sometimes we hate the gilded cages we're forced to live in. i've seen yours, so don't judge me for not liking my own," he says, opening the door, and getting up. i follow suit and we look at each other over the top of the car.
Flame's Light
"you cannot hide forever in a gilded cage, mortals... you will feed me, sooner or later!"
College of Celestials - Chapter 2.0 - Vigilant
It held him back, prevented him from feeling that eruption of release and held back the tide even as the his soul screamed to be released from the gilded cage.