Zion - Light of the New Moon: City of Doen
It can be a city where complete freedom means being trapped in a gilded cage.
Chapter Two: Raising the Bar
Had the phrase "a gilded cage" ever made it into their language? ostensibly, i was a member of the elite ruling class.
A Very Brisk Walk
#1 of someone's pc a naive, contest-champion fennekin grows restless in her gilded cage and takes a walk into the woods, where an eager brute decides to broaden her horizons. based on a story suggestion by wrincewind.
Zion: Light of the New Moon Part 2, Ch 3.1 Doen
cage; until the lion finally had a chance to do for himself he hadn't known that he was capable of being his own man.
WG1 - A Gentleman's Affair
Judge bregan gave a deep and weary sigh as he entered the gilded cage of the elevator, taking off his rain-soaked wig and putting it into its case. the avian quite respected decorum and tradition, but he disliked having to wear a wig.
Pokémon: Darkest Taboo, Pt135
Where she would remain in the precipice between reality and the reverie the pokéball offered in way of a gilded cage.
Build-A-Dad 3
After all, he spent most of his life in a gilded cage before his parents passed away. why should he keep himself behind bars now? he had a chance to do things differently. "alright. i think there's a hiking trail around here.
Lupa Moon: Hybrid Theory Chapter 2
Sure, it's a gilded cage, but when does a caged bird ever truly pay attention to what they have when freedom is just through the bars?" i was silent, looking at how depressed, how _defeated_ he seemed.
Chapter 13: When My Baby Smiles at Me
"so," he said, smiling, "how do you like our gilded cage so far?" enya couldn't help but smile back: he was trying to cheer her up and it was sweet of him.
Fractured Families Draft 1 CH 43
And maybe i felt we needed to make amends for the part he played in putting you into a gilded cage. i don't know." he chuckled. "oh, and don't worry. when my own brand of paranoia hits, my sabotages are just as thorough."
Chapter 61: Enough
There were the luxuries and the comforts, of course, but those were simply privileges within the confines of their gilded cages. ". . . why were you crying?" lianh asked after a pause. when she looked at him, he was frowning with concern.
Chapter 13 The World Stands Still
Charles saw a bird fly across the moon and thought of evelyn, trapped in her gilded cage, unable to escape the inevitable marriage because she was a female. and females had no right to fly.