a kinder fate
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Azem's greatest joys in life include annoying the Convocation in general and Emet-Selch in particular.
Feigning a passionate romance with Hythlodaeus is a good way of achieving both.
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- Part 1 of a kinder fate
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In which a youth who will come to be known as Azem sneaks into Akadaemia Anyder in the middle of the night, accidentally releases one of the experimental subjects, and drags two complete strangers into helping them clean up the mess before morning comes and the teachers arrive.
They aren’t even a student here.
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- Part 2 of a kinder fate
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Azem does not know the meaning of shame. Emet-Selch hates every minute of it.
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- Part 3 of a kinder fate
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On rare occasions, Azem calls at exactly the right time.
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- Part 4 of a kinder fate
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It’s final exam week at Akadaemia Anyder, and Azem has just summoned them for the very first time.
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- Part 5 of a kinder fate
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Growing up is a series of meetings and partings.
A story of two Azems and one’s ascension to the seat of the Fourteenth.
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- Part 6 of a kinder fate
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What does it mean to call each other by name?
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- Part 7 of a kinder fate
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The cruelest lesson for a traveler is this: there is a price to compassion. Rarely does it ask to be paid, but when it does, oh, how badly it hurts.
And yet you will pay that price, and continue to pay, even as your heart bleeds tears. For you are the Traveler, and who will ever show them compassion if not you?
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- Part 8 of a kinder fate
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The three of you loved each other long before you were certain of anything else in this world.
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- Part 9 of a kinder fate
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“You really do love Hades, don’t you?”
Though the question had come out of nowhere, she looked confused for only a moment. Then she cocked her head and said without hesitation, “Of course. Don’t you?”
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- Part 10 of a kinder fate
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What is one to do when their two dearest friends head off for a grand adventure in Elpis without them?
Why, invite themself along, of course, while pretending not to be the notorious troublemaker Azem.
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- Part 11 of a kinder fate
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“I doubt many things, out there alone. In the depths of night or the mists of early morning, out in the far wilderness where people fear to tread, there is so little that seems real.” He drew a small breath and canted his head, the curve of his lips sad. “And there I lie awake and wonder—was any of it real, or was it only in my imagination? Did you ever choose to love me, or will I wake to find it was nothing more than a beautiful dream?”
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- Part 12 of a kinder fate
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One year is very little time to transform sorrow into determination. But Etheirys is truly a wonderful star, and so they accompany Azem on their travels, that they may learn to enjoy it too.
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- Part 13 of a kinder fate
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“What’s the last thing you remember, Azem?” he asks, and though his smile is kind, his eyes are darkened with the same shadow that haunts Emet-Selch.
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- Part 14 of a kinder fate
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How much of ourselves do we carry between lifetimes?
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- Part 15 of a kinder fate
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Emet-Selch likes to sleep, but Azem and Hythlodaeus do not know how to be quiet.
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- Part 16 of a kinder fate
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If Azem encounters trouble, he summons Emet-Selch to his side.
If Emet-Selch encounters trouble…
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- Part 17 of a kinder fate
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No matter how far or how long you wander, you will always find a home on this most beloved star.
And when you venture forth again, to those stars yet in need of hope, may it be with memories of your home in your heart.
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- Part 18 of a kinder fate
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In the wake of the most recent censure, Azem and Emet-Selch fight to work off some frustration, and various aquatic creatures learn how to fly.
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- Part 19 of a kinder fate
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It isn’t Azem’s fault, really, no matter what Emet-Selch might think.
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- Part 20 of a kinder fate