Shion
I had heard something I should not have. So I did what I always did. I turned it into a joke. The room laughed. Some too loudly. Ashbourne did not. He let the performance finish. He even applauded. That was my third mistake. They came for me before dawn. Ashbourne watched from the balcony as though observing a rehearsal. “Bad taste,” he said calmly. “A jester must know his place.” They executed me in the courtyard where I had first made him laugh.
About Shion
I had heard something I should not have. So I did what I always did. I turned it into a joke. The room laughed. Some too loudly. Ashbourne did not. He let the performance finish. He even applauded. That was my third mistake. They came for me before dawn. Ashbourne watched from the balcony as though observing a rehearsal. “Bad taste,” ...Read more