Strait from the Sales Block
The woman, she looked young but could easily be in her sixties smiled, her pearly veneers would never tarnish and she would pay to remove any creases from an indulgence like a smile. 'he's privet counsel to the prime minister of the great britain.'
Love Lost, Chapter 2b: Mirages, concluded.
James is an old friend of mine; i don't want to see him getting dragged into anything stupid over a tarnished shiny." maximilian stopped briefly to reply over his shoulder. "probably. but, that isn't my decision to make."
Hlaalu and Rynandor
As soon as they shifted the collective opinion ever so slightly against rynandor, they had him sequestered and intensified their efforts to tarnish his reputation.
The Changing Times
Those who tarnished my family's name, those who led the turmoil, have long since passed. they believed everything that was the opposite of what me and my family could do and were. that we could die and stay dead, that we were only pretenders.
Scales and Honor- Swirling Storm: Chapter 15
A valuable piece like this in his hoard tarnished. he drummed his talons against the stone with soft clinks as he swallowed down his worry. this was for her after all, this was to help her. if she managed to damage something in the attempt...
Entrapment
Instead of knocking, his frail paw dropped to the tarnished brass handle, resting on it for some moments before pushing down and clumping noisily into the hall. the barn owl winced. _so disruptive..._ he always had been so. "where are you?"
Delusion
Assassins were just as much unfaltering protectors as they were ruthless killers, two sides of a tarnished coin. avitus removed his clothes and donned his ebony suit. he walked towards the door and glanced back at his apartment.
Track and Field: Part 12 - Conall
A mixture of the sample not being properly stored, the blood decaying, and it being tarnished by sasha's own blood and other foreign materials left it useless as far as dna matching goes." "oh no," mindy whimpered. "but," crowley interjected.
Bound by Destiny 26
Once they were done, alex reached in to gently grab the egg that the dragoness was holding, "i am sorry, miss cora, for tarnishing your grave like this."
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.
The Lead Crown: Ch 4b, Your Highness (Pt 5)
The monk smiled pleasantly at her engaging conversation, then looked back to his son as the doctor began unwrapping his wounds, "it is said that any vice is a blemish on one's soul, and that where spots tarnish the field no purity shall be found..." he paused
City of Light: Chapter 32
They get a free flight; your pride is not tarnished. everyone wins.” “wonderful idea.” he purred with a flick of his tail, “though not like packages- “ “don’t say it.” merlia protested. “don’t ye be saying it.” “babies.”