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  1. Public Bookmark 19

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    'Shaking himself a little, John methodically took off his new uniform jacket and then sat on the bed to remove his boots. New boots as well, issued on his return to Britain, stiff and tight and warm. Boots that had not marched or paced, boots that had none of the earth of Poland on them, boots without holes, without part of the laces removed for other projects.
    That part of his life was over.'

     

     Back in Britain following the escape, John is alone with the impossible questions.

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    29 Mar 2026

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  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    "Managing a man like Wilmeth isn't the same as working a hard-up rental cop in some backwater dive bar. You are my operative, this is my mission. My operational command." He stopped himself just short of saying, this is my rebellion. "I'm in control."

    Something had shifted behind Cassian's eyes and Luthen had braced himself for a fight – a verbal one, hopefully – but Cassian had just sat down at Luthen's table and after a moment asked, "So I don't do anything unless you tell me to?" His voice had sounded slightly forced, but Luthen hadn't had any idea what was behind it. "You decide what I need to do with him and then I do it?"

    It wasn't what Luthen had said, and he never would have put it like that. "Yes," he had answered. It wasn't what he had meant to say.

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    Sometimes the rebellion needs Cassian to go on a honeypot mission. The rebellion- that's who needs it. Definitely the rebellion.

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    25 Mar 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 2

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    Renai is used to being managed. Once one of the king's concubines and now a courtesan, his body, his time, and his usefulness have long been spoken for by other people. When he is moved from the pleasure house to a private noble household under unprecedented circumstances, the conditions of his life improve--but the structures that have defined him won't release him so easily.

    This is a story about courtly conspiracy, living under authority, studying magic, and navigating what consent and care can mean inside coercive systems.

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    18 Feb 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    A Roman and his slave. Although Marcus doesn't think there's much to it, he finds himself always at a loss. There is a line after all, and Marcus fears when Esca crosses it.

    Slice of Life at the Villa.

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    01 Feb 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 4

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    There are no Seal People. Just a master and his slave, north of the wall and alone in the wilderness.

    A fist fight uninterrupted.

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    31 Jan 2026