Rating: 18
Word Count: 5,124
Summary: Alex and Milos plan to go through their notes together; sent to deal with dinner, Milos falls foul of another plan entirely—one that shakes his new-born faith in his owner to its foundations.

( The next three days passed in a whirl of social obligations brought about by Alex’s standing as both a noble and an Elite Corps knight—and, Milos suspected, in no small part due to the Five Families' sudden, pressing desire to ingratiate themselves with him. )

Rating: 15
Word Count: 2,296
Summary: Alex takes Milos to train, but ends up fighting Kennet instead... not entirely for the reasons he says.

( Despite being attached to the royal palace and main barracks, the three practice arenas Milos had seen with Alex were all quite small, the covered racks of training weapons nicked and blunt—although not blunt enough that he’d been able to avoid a few scrapes and cuts—and the ground surface was dusty and dry. )

Rating: 18
Word Count: 4,497
Summary: Alex has no choice but to have dinner with the Duke, but what happens afterwards is all by choice. Just not by Milos's.

( The Duke was waiting at the top of the steps when they returned, all welcoming smiles and bonhomie. Beside him, the picture of ease and relaxed charm, was Sir Kennet. )

Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,678
Summary: There are explanations Milos can believe, and then there's the downright ridiculous. Alex supplies the latter, then drags him off to talk to the servants he has suspicions about: a plan that rapidly goes awry...

( For the second time in as many days, Milos woke to find himself alone in bed. This time, however, he discovered to his horror that he wasn’t alone in the room. )

Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,355
Summary: Milos tries to exact revenge on Alex... and fails again. Alex's revenge is to insist he go with him to a dinner party. Milos thinks the dinner party is worse—or at least more embarrassing.

( Milos woke to a sticky feeling between his buttocks and a distinct absence of Alex. )

Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,461
Summary: Alex takes Milos to the shopping district, but when the journey home becomes dangerous a face from the past comes to their rescue.

( Instead of leading him back to their lodgings, Alex angled to the right as they left the castle grounds, directly into the most crowded part of the city. )

Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,583
Summary: Alex and Milos resume their journey, and Alex actually manages to keep himself contained, even if it was difficult. Now all they have to contend with is the city of Ginebourne itself.

( Alex woke to a dead arm, a pathetic pile of grains and dried fruit, and a dark elf slave with folded arms, crossed legs, and an expression like thunder. )

Rating: 18
Word Count: 1,890
Summary: Milos is helping Alex pack when an unexpected visit from Hal turns nasty.

( Seven days had been all Milos needed to learn the locations of everything in Alex’s tiny apartment and, apparently was all they’d both needed to learn to move around it without getting in each other’s way. )

Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,403
Summary: Alex is almost growing attached to his new pet; his new pet has his own way of trying to break free.

( "I’ll be sad when you die," Alex said, apropos of nothing, without looking up from his book. )

Rating: 15
Word Count: 1,597
Summary: Even waking up is a pain for Milos, and he gets to meet—far better than he expected or wanted—another of Alex's siblings.

( Early morning sunlight blazed golden through the windows as Alex stirred, mumbling incomprehensibilities into Milos’s clothing along with a healthy helping of night-time drool. )