Thank you so much for including my story @ewkaw and @curangel!

Thank you very much! And indeed, there's always a cost for things that seem too good to be true!

Hah yes, some things are just too good to be true! Thank you very much, I always like to add a bit of humor! Glad you enjoyed the story!

Indeed, greed is a terrible thing! Glad you enjoyed the story!

Hah, indeed, I'd have done the same thing. And who knows, maybe she had similar experiences or was afraid to have them? Or she just gave them out to tempt people. We'll never know.

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you for featuring my story, I'm honored!

Indeed they are. I really enjoyed it!

This was a very sweet story! I can't imagine how hard it must be to be locked up and never allowed to partake in normal activities and to have fun. But thankfully you ended the story on a happy note and

Hah, you got me good with this one, fantastic end! I also loved the way you presented the dialogue. It's hard work making dialogue work without exposition and let it carry the story. Well done, I enjoyed

I love how you present the downside of royal society and the tragedy of being trapped in luxery, an arranged marriage, her life already decided for her. You showcase that it's not people who are evil,

Thank you very much! I guess this story was more an exercise in showcasing a bizarre place, but I'm glad it worked!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it! And there are more stories to come!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hah glad you enjoyed it! I always like to leave explanations open for stories such as this. First, every reader can try to come up with their own idea and second, I feel that a try to explain the bizarre

Thank you very much! And yes, while I think gore and blood do have their place in horror, I think they are best used rarely, or only implied, but a lot of stories don't need it.

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it! I always like to set the scene first before I introduce the horror, glad it worked!