New Universe Premise Check
Our beloved promise has become tarnished, but rust can be removed with work and determination. i, royal scholar mione, small folk of the nation sweetwater, write this in the year 472 since our arrival.
The Night of the Lion
Breath quickening, i stand up as the old hinges holding the heavy tarnished hardwood creak open, letting in light and stunning beauty as he steps in and gently closes the door behind him.
A Labor of Love
Smooth and stitched here, ruffled and gathered there, loose and flowing below the waist...she fingered the brooch between her bosoms, knowing without looking that it had tarnished long ago. it used to be silver. bang!
Liora's Lamentations; or, The Silver Rings
She carefully slid on the silver rings that weren't hers; her toes curled back and forth in satisfaction, the tarnished surface reflecting the sunlight in a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic fashion.
More than Kin, Less than Kind: Chapter Five
It bore some signs of hard treatment; there were patches of tarnish and scratches marring the once-pristine silver and one of the lobes of the heart bore a small dent.
The Last Days of Autumn
As he waddled into the room, her gaze met his, fiery eyes of molten gold staring into puddles of tarnished silver. the chancellor stumbled to close the heavy door behind him, averting his eyes.
Bloode saga part 2
"i, issabell tarnish, pledge myself to the body, mind, and soul of nightstalker." she sat up the blanket falling from her form as she bared her neck. jack started open mouthed at the female before him, his mouth working as nothing came out.
The Wolf-King
The dust shrouded king stirred upon his tarnished throne, his faded emerald eyes glinting softly in the gloom of the ancient keep. once the proud warrior-king of the ancient wolfkin, he now sat looking over the silent halls of his crumbling keep.
Abri: Chapter I
\>:3 * * * rustling through the serengeti of a new-age forested habitat bore a group of three individuals, two covered in armor from head to toe, and then a passenger behind them both, seeping with wet blood and tarnished bandages.
Prologue - Army of One
There was one mask, however, that he refused to place inside the bag along with the others; almost as if he were worried it would corrupt and tarnish the others inside
Off Leash Chapter 1
Black sedan, tarnished silver letters on the trunk spelled out "sable." common sense finally lit up my brain, and i sought out the license plate number. i stared at those white numbers as the car raced away, not a single number registering in memory.
Karma
But so did the coins on the other side of the table... the coins tarnished with my wrong doings. every time i did something bad or evil and i knew, it was there in the form of a coin.