CASTLE THE SERIES – 00033010
TURNER OTDAY
Otday was on his own now in the adult world that, despite his parent’s exhortations for years, he hadn’t even begun to prepare himself for.

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COUNCIL MEETING
Will said, even more abruptly than was his wont, “Gale wills Gage to be her successor, Yew, and started training him half a tenner since without saying aught of the matter to him. I am in agreement. How bethink you of it?”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00034010
PATRICK, GERALD AND THE FIREKEEPERS
“Oier, if Gerald does not do his share, I wish you to make him. Will and I do not mind if you hit him. If you hit him so hard he dies it doesn’t matter. Do you understand, Oier?”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00030010
MORGELLE SETTLES IN
Morgelle was aware she liekt Tuyere, was interested in him even, and she was grateful for his help in coming to understand her new home without having to deal with the complexities and tensions of a relationship with a sexual element at the same time.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00031010
BETH PUBERTY BLOCKERS
Beatrix and Beth had been surprised at the difference between Earth and Castle, for both knew that anything to do with gender dysphoria on Earth was an extremely drawn out process, but Falcon had said at the outset, “Beth, the most important matter here is time. To gain you that time I shall thisday provide herbs that will immediately prevent all pubertal development.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00031020
WARBLER AND JED INTIMACY
They enjoyed looking at each other as they washed off the effects of the sea, sand and fish, and since Jed was too shy to touch her intimately Warbler kept her promise and didn’t press him, but as she washed her sensitive softth she sat on the bench to make sure he could see and said, “This is exciting knowing you can see, after all it’s only fair for I can see all of you.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00019010
CLOUD (43) AND SVEN (45)
Cloud had a ripe and full body, and Sven ran his hands slowly and deliberately over her leaving no part untouched, savouring every detail, as if he were re-establishing the memories of the tactile sensations provided by a woman’s body.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00020010
COUNCILLOR NIGEL
Aaron was clearly awaiting the meeting to begin, and all considered it portentous that the chair Aaron had selected for his companion was one that had only ever been uest by persons of powers beyond the normal before.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00021010
CLAUDIA (22) AND STOAT (16)
Claudia still couldn’t think of growing bean sprouts as anything other than something children did in a jar. She had been astonished at the interest it had generated mongst the growers.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00021020
STACEY’S (19) BABE TOPAL
Margæt, who was not without a pair of hips herself, remarked, “We all hate our cotte, yet my man, who is no different from any other, would be upset if I doetn’t have it. I’d love to be slender and elegant, but he would hate it. They’re all for bosom and cotte, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could be grateful they are.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00015030
JODIE (16) AND GANGER (25)
Jodie had asked for the tables and chairs to be taken outside, and for someone to take a shovel to the floor since its tacky, muddy surface maekt walking on it unpleasant. The embarrassed crew had done so, and when the men were at work she had taken her skirt off, poured boiling water with scraped soap flakes dissolved in it onto the wooden floor and scrubbed it on her hands and knees prior to rinsing it off with more boiling water. Jodie was big with her pregnancy, and when the crew discovered she had scrubbed the floor on her hands and knees they were even more embarrassed.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00015040
CHERVILLE (32) AND NIGHTSHADE (36)
After they had left Cherville asked, “Did you understand what Peregrine meant, Nightshade?”

“No, but then he’s an artist, and they’re all a little strange. His work is beautiful, but I don’t understand how he designs it.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00015050
STAVING IRONS
George had said if the weavers could weave the mantles as soon as possible he would start some apprentices experimenting with the concentrated salts solutions to produce what he called lime light mantles.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00018010
KATHLEEN’S BABE REEF
Kathleen had her first contraction at ten in the forenoon, and her son Reef was birtht after one. She had an easy time of it, and as she said to Raymond and her children, “I have done this three times before you know.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00012020
JO’S (18) BABE SALLOW
For the three midwifes Knott’s presence had turned what could have been a difficult birthing into a normal first one.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00013010
JADE (17) AND PHTHALEN (20)
Both Jade and Phthalen were nervous to begin with, but to his surprise she asked him, “Do you like me enough to marry me, so they won’t take my little boy away?”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00013020
SPEARMINT (10) AND ALWYDD (8)
“If we are caught doing those sorts of things what will happen, Spearmint? I’m not unwilling, but my life for the first time is good here, and I don’t wish to mess it up right at the beginning.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00014020
NOT SAFE WITH CHILDREN
Gilla went to measure out the small dose that contained a merciful release for Gove, and a safer life for the young.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00011040
GOING HOME MORGELLE
Fritillary smiled at Morgelle and telt her, “I have maekt many mistakes in my life, but marrying Bistort was the best decision I ever maekt, and despite occasional dispute I haven’t for even one second regrettet it.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00011050
COUNCIL MEETING
“It is believt by the healers, as a result of information bringen by the newfolk, we can possibly end the fevers.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00011060
AARON AND NIGEL
Aaron said, “I will and need a protégé, a successor. It is important for the Folk I find one, and I have been seeking a long time. You are the first suitable person I have met, Nigel.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00009020
GIMLET'S CHILDREN GIMLET & LEECH
Leech’s regular drinking companions wouldn’t accept Gimlet and he had killed and returned with three aurochs on one waggon. After arguing of it for half an hour, the inebriates decided to go outside, check the waggon and count the aurochs.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00009030
MORGELLE (13) AND HER NEW FAMILY
Bistort telt her, “Had your intendet dien, which effectively is what has happent, by our customs as a widow you are entitelt to a minimum of a year for your grief, and more should you will it.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00010010
JED YOU ARE LEAÇEN
“I explaint when we became heartfrienden we givn ourselfs to each other, Jed. That means we have a leaçe of each others’ person. We are leaçen of each other, and it’s pronouncet leaçen, not leezen, to rhyme with fleecen. It means we have the right to do what we will with each other without asking for permission as long as we remain heartfrienden.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00008030
JACKDAW’S HORDE
Some of the boys had admitted to Beatrix their reading and writing was not all it could be and for the first time in their lifes they wished to learn to read and write properly. Beatrix had telt them she would take care of it herself, and Jackdaw had telt them he would find something for them to read they would be interested in.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00008040
GROWING UP CAN BE HARD, MARCY AND BETH
“Mum, I want you to know I’m a trans girl,” At that she braekt down and sobbing waited in dread for the consequences of her outburst.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00009010
COWARDICE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
“Does it not bother you?”
“Yes. Every time. To be aflait is acceptable, but if you allow your flait to determine what you do, or do not do, the Way says that is cowardice and that is not acceptable behaviour for a true member of the Folk.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00007040
FORENOON ZOË (14) AND TORRENT (28)
At braekfast Torrent announced, “I am happy to tell you Zoë and I have agreement.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00007060
SMALLPOX & WOUNDS,MÆVE, GINA
“The farriers use redweed on horses' feet, but I don’t know why.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00007080
AFTER BEDTIME VERONICA (42) AND MAST (19)
“Women are born traders, Mast. It’s what we do best.”

When I awoke I was with my mother who said, “Your time as my son is over. It is time to be your other self, Daughter Gervaise. Come, let us have speech of the future.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00007010
FIRST THING IN THE FORENOON ZOË (14) AND TORRENT (28)
Zoë smiled, the feeling that for the first time in her life she was in control of her own body was powerful, and it felt good. She said, “I should like that too. How does it work here? What do we do to get married?”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00007020
EARLY FORENOON TO LATE AFTERNOON VERONICA (42) AND MAST (19)
Sledge was taken aback by Mast insisting Veronica was the one who maekt the decisions, but there was naught he could do but accept it, so he said, “I’ve two reliable heavy plough horses and can provide the oats, will you take the lot, Mast? I need the horses back within a lune and a half.”

You are bigots, not just your people, but all of the alliance’s peoples, no better than the invaders. Many of our spiritual leaders are mentally of one sex living in the body of the other, and over the centuries you have burnt many of them alive. To this day it is an offence under your law for them to even exist.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00005210
EVE WARBLER (12) AND JED (11)
“That sounds like we should have fun, Jed, and it’s fair. I shew you how to use a sling, and you shew me how to fish. I’d like that.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00006010
EARLY FORENOON TO BEDTIME VERONICA (42) AND MAST (19)
Veronica had finally come to terms with being a woman and had revelled in her femininity.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00006020
EARLY FORENOON LUCINDA (15)
Lucinda who was rapidly forgetting the more unpleasant details of the events at the incomer camp, as her mind readjusted her memories, and even more rapidly as a consequence was becoming a ten year old girl child of the Folk asked, “May I go with the others some time to the Greathall for dancing practice, Mum?”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00006030
MID-FORENOON JED’S DAGGER
With an edgt tool the rule is simple, unless it’s in your hand, keep it oilt in its protective cover. It’s the same rule for them all be they scythe, chisel, knife or aught else even saws or arrow points.

"You said something about Belinda having cousins in the IRA, and Sasha told me to drop it when I asked about it.”

“Well seeing as there’re just us here and no outsiders I’ll tell you what I meant.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00005010
VERY EARLY FORENOON REBECCA (66) AND THE QUARTET
“I stand correctet, we are a quartet. We are not two couples we are a marital coöperative.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00005020
EARLY FORENOON GIMLET AND LEECH
Leech twisted the knife to split the remaining skull bone, and the arrow was free.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00005030
EARLY FORENOON NOT ONE IN TEN EXTRA POLECATS
The stallion screamed with rage, reared, turned and taekt the fence on the other side of the paddock flying.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00005060
FORENOON SNIP
Brock put the kitten on the floor in front of Gift, who immediately lay on the floor on her stomach eye to eye with her and said, “Snip. Gift’s Snip. My Snip.”

‘McTavist: The Making of a Community’, by Lewis McDonald and Lucia McTavist, with added personal details by the authoress: a synopsis.
The authorship of this work is not quite what it appears, but my editor insisted the book be presented thus. In explanation, I was named Lewis McDonald at birth, became Lucia McDonald before I was two and became a McTavist in my early teens. McTavist is my married name too because I married James McTavist. My editor says she is going to use this as promotional material. I didn’t think it to be that interesting.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004460
AFTERNOON THE GATHER CRYSTAL (15 nc) AND GODWIT (18)
It had been a while since she’d sex, and she decided she quite liekt the idea of going to bed with Godwit.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004480
AFTERNOON & EVE 2nd QUARTERDAY LYRE (26) AND GEORGE (58)
“Ask him to see you in the eve, it’s easier for a woman to do some serious convincing at that time of day.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004490
LATE AFTERNOON LUNELIGHT (42) AND DOUGLAS (52), DAMSON (9l)
“Don’t worry, Lunelight, he knows where your breasts are and what to do with them.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004500
LATE AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY LILAC
The children enabled her to feel she had taken yet one more step on the road Joe had laid down for her.

“Indeed My Lord, I understand your situation entirely. Tis a thorny problem, but one easy to solve.” Gareth solved the matter with a single dagger thrust seen by none other than my self.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004260
AFTERNOON 2ND QUARTERDAY SÉRENT (13) AND DACE (48)
The Folk were not in the slightest concerned by their age difference.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004270
AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY OPAL (34), SPICE (32) AND VINCENT (45)
Opal continued, “I am sister to Spice, and we’ve agreement with Vincent.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004280
AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY CLARISSA (26) AND GORSE (33) EAGLE (3) FROND (2l)
When Iris had mentioned breast feeding it had produced emotions in Clarissa she had no idea existed.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004290
AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY DIANA (36) AND GANDER (30) GYRE (7) TANIA (5)
Joseph was stunned by how little Diana wished in return.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004300
AFTERNOON PRE-AGREED APPEARANCES ALICE (55) AND ALEC (60)
“My name is Alec, and I’m a well digger,” the man said. “Where I come from the creation of a marriage is a more formal affair than it is on Castle. I suppose I want this so I feel I am a married man.”

An outsider who was a regular on Saturday night asked Pete, “May I try a glass of poteen?”

“Ask Pat, it’s his liquor,” replied Pete, “It’s not for sale.”

“Surely,” replied Pat. Put the price of a whiskey in the kid’s Christmas party collection box. Pour your man a glass, Pete.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004130
ALL DAY SECOND QUARTERDAY GIMLET AND LEECH
Leech was wearing his distinctive twin-tailed, russet, vaire deep-hat and Gimlet hers of pure white ermine, the black tipped tail fluttering in the breeze behind her.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004140
AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY LARK (32) AND SETH (32)
“Let’s go home, Seth. The dance has servt its purpose, and there are more interesting things to do.”

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004150
AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY BRUANA (42) AND NOAH (37) KIRSTY (12) SHIRLEY (10)
Shirley was weälgry and desperate for love and care, and she spent a very happy hour cuddled on Noah’s lap before bed time.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004160
AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY MINT (22) AND KEVIN (23)
Mint’s unnerving silences meant men didn’t try to have spaech with her a second time.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004170
AFTERNOON 2ND QDAY FAITH (53) AND OAK (35) LILLY (10) JASON (13) GEM (4)
Master smith, I should like you to consider me. For though I am nearly twenty years your elder I am accountet comely still.

CASTLE THE SERIES – 00004180
AFTERNOON SECOND QUARTERDAY ELLEN (80)
When Lilly asked, “May I sit next to you at lunch, Granny?” Ellen burst into tears.

Nicki smiled and said, “I have been reluctant to tell you more, for reasons that are obvious. I am a pre-op trans-sexual woman. I always intended to have the surgery one day in order to form a permanent relationship, but if you think we could go the distance perhaps not for a while.”