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  1. Public Bookmark 6

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    A different version of the story; in which the name Davinos is counted amongst the Sundered Houses and House Royce its vassal, fae magic remains irrepressibly matriarchal, and somehow Aranessa and Julien’s relationship hasn’t changed that much at all.

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    The little Tachonis boy is hiding right where Julien told him to, and Julien winks at him, gesturing him to follow. They both make their way back, out of the larger halls and far enough that there are no decorations on the wall, here. This is where the guests may instruct their vassals to wait, if they do not particularly want to be shadowed by a silent form good mainly for displaying House colours for the whole night. He’s tried to bring Dame Royce to the party proper to help rescue him from conversation before, it didn’t go well. Gauche, apparently. Against etiquette, and that’s the only reason, of course. Nothing to do with the fool she made of that Halovar as she politely asked for further details of his faith until he had contradicted himself into a very tight corner.

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    16 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 16

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    The integration between the Falconers and the forces of House Royce goes surprisingly well. Thjazi has to admit that a large part of that is not to the Royce themselves, as much as he adores his Nessa, but to General Davinos, who knows full well how to speak to soldiers and command their respect.

    Unfortunately, General Davinos does come with one problem, who is fourteen years old, apparently fearless, and hates Thjazi’s guts.

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    10 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 31

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    forced to take on the title of Lord Davinos, all Julien wants is to be regarded as a knight once more.

    he will not serve a Tachonis, no matter what goes on behind closed doors.

    but what good is a dog if nobody holds his leash?

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    08 Mar 2026

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    *This story is a stand-alone story, all stories in this series are stand-alones*

    He was three steps away when he heard it.

    "—and how is that even POSSIBLE?" He recognized the voice immediately. Tim. And he sounded... not good.

    Jason should have left. Should have just aborted the mission and come back another time when Tim wasn't around. That was the smart play. The tactical play. But curiosity was a bitch, and Jason found himself moving toward the sound instead of away from it. He peered around the doorframe and saw Tim in his office, pacing like a caged animal with at least five empty coffee cups scattered across his desk. The kid looked like he hadn't slept in a week. Maybe longer.

    Oh, for fuck's sake.

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    06 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 7

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    (In which Aranessa still loves and has yet to forgive her estranged husband, Thjazi wants to leave something that will outlast him, and Julien has the familiar feeling of being in over his head.)

     

    “You are not invited here,” he snarls out. “The lady will see you if she wishes.”

    “Good boy,” Thjazi says approvingly, from the ground and on his back. The bastard. Julien’s knife presses down in immediate, wordless response and draws a streak of blood across the smug idiot's throat, but it does not sink all the way home. They both know it won’t. They’ve been here before. In that sense, though it aches ice cold for Julien to admit it even to himself, Thjazi has already won.

    “Julien?” Her voice rings out, and the balcony is suddenly lit with a dozen or more lights, tiny floating things pulsing with the movement of life and moving ahead along the path of her intent. She doesn’t always notice when she does that, but fortunately they are not so bright as to wake the entire household. Aranessa emerges from her bedchamber in a nightgown, hair loose and steps out to the balcony. “What is-”

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    27 Feb 2026