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Chapter 159 - Sheltered Under Wings of Midnight

Siobhan

Month 3, Day 31, Wednesday 8:00 a.m.

At breakfast time two days later, Sebastien arrived at the Kaiseki Ryori, a fancy restaurant owned by the Nightmare Pack. A quick flash of one of the gold invitation card’s Gera had given ...

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Ennis Naught Character Card (Imprisoned)

Ennis's charms and good looks have both failed him, and after months of harsh treatment in Harrow Hill, the man has grown bitter and weak. 

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Good Advice [Chapter 97 Concurrent]


This is a canonical deleted scene that is set between events of Chapter 97 – “Properties of Explosive Materials.”

Sebastien

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Chapter 158 - Projectile Vomit

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 29, Monday, 4:00pm

Sebastien took a half-step back, but reached out to steady the woman when she swayed and heaved again. The arm under her hand was distressingly thin, so little muscle or fat covering the bone t...

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Chapter 157 - Shifting Topography

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 29, Monday, 11:15am

Sebastien set The Daily Sun back on the public bench where she’d found it, then stood in thought under the tree sheltering the area as small flakes of snow started to fall, melting ...

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Chapter 156 - Nine Light Filters

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 29, Monday, 10:00am

Sebastien attacked the archives like an extremely respectful hurricane, careful not to do any damage as she familiarized herself with its contents at top speed. She explored methodically, star...

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Chapter 155 - Evidence and Evenness

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 29, Monday, 9:00am

A mixture of euphoric eagerness and stomach-turning anxiety would have kept Sebastien awake, except for a careful dose of calming potion, taken once in the evening, and again in the middle of t...

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Chapter 154 - Experimenting on Humans

Siobhan

Month 3, Day 28, Sunday, 8:00am

Siobhan had taken the time to put on a full face of makeup, learned from watching Ana create her own natural-seeming look in the morning. It was soft and feminine, much like Siobhan’s dress, a ...

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Chapter 153 - For the High Crown

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 27, Saturday 8:15am

When Oliver arrived at his destination, he offered to have the carriage drive Sebastien back, but she declined.

With the map of the city that she’d attempted to memorize, she was able ...

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Chapter 152 - A Troublesome Revelation

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 27, Saturday 7:30am

Oliver was in a hurry that morning, rushing off to a meeting with some new business contacts across the city, and so Sebastien joined him in his carriage.

She watched him carefully, tryi...

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Immovable Objects (Honeymoon Suite Sequel)


Damien

Month 3, Day 26, Friday 7:15pm

It was in the exhilarating freedom of being post-final-exam that Damien and his friends tour...

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Chapter 151 - One Hundred Ways to Die

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 27, Friday 3:00am

Sebastien sat at the head of her dormitory bed, looking through the window. The University was quiet enough to hear the wind. She hadn’t realized how much ambient noise thousands of students c...

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Chapter 150 - Mysteries and Missions

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 26, Friday 8:00pm

Sebastien flipped bemusedly through 100 Clever Ways Thaumaturges have Committed Suicide as she returned to the dorms, skimming the entries and the simultaneously fascinating and often h...

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Chapter 149 - Auxiliary Exercises Assessment

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 26, Friday 9:00am

Friday was the last day of the exhibitions, but as first term students all of their tests were already finished, and Sebastien and her growing group of friends could peruse the spectacle at thei...

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Chapter 148 - A Tree of Sand and Light

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 25, Thursday 2:00pm

After leaving the infirmary with a bill of clean health, Sebastien and Damien returned to the Flats to give their “after-action reports,” which took a distressingly long time. She was sure...

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The Honeymoon Suite 7 - Twisted Conclusions


Titus

Month 3, Day 20, Saturday 12:45am

The adrenaline of Titus’s confrontation with Lord Dryden had passed, and it had been lon...

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The Honeymoon Suite 6 - Deescalation


Oliver

Month 3, Day 20, Saturday 12:30am

Oliver had known from the moment Titus arrived, six hours late to the dinner party he had...

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Children's Rhyme - Harry Harold Had no Hands

[Accompanying Book 4's "Harry Harold Had no Hands"/ Chapter 147]

This rhyme details the life and untimely demise of Harry Harold...

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Chapter 147 - Harry Harold Had no Hands

Damien

Month 3, Day 25, Thursday 9:45am

As the shield went up around Sebastien, who stood with his hands raised while Professor Fekten threatened him, Damien’s vision swam and his knees almost buckled. He was hyperventilating. Wrappi...

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The Honeymoon Suite 5 - Retaliation


Titus

Month 3, Day 20, Saturday 12:15am

Oliver was speechless, frozen, so Titus continued. “The investigator I tasked found tha...

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The Honeymoon Suite 4 - Confrontation


Titus

Month 3, Day 19, Friday 11:30pm

Hours had passed since Titus sat down to research Sebastien Siverling’s past. After readin...

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The Honeymoon Suite 3 - Assumptions


Titus

Month 3, Day 19, Friday 5:00pm

Three days later, Titus sent Copper Alma to pick up his attempted blackmailer for “question...

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The Honeymoon Suite 2 - Rumors


Titus

Month 3, Day 16, Tuesday 7:00am

When Titus got to Harrow Hill, he called for all the witness statements from Malcolm Gervin...

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Chapter 146 - Walk the Plank

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 25, Thursday 9:35am

Sebastien took a deep breath and bellowed, “Down the stairwell! Get down to the ground floor!” loud enough for her voice to echo off the stone around them for several blocks.

Damien ...

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The Honeymoon Suite 1 - Blackmail [Chapter 140 Concurrent]

This is a side story novelette set near the end of Book 3. It can also be considered volume 3.3


Titus

Month 3, Day 16, Tuesday 6:0...

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Oliver Interlude - Preventative Measures [Pre Chapter 98]


This is a deleted chapter that is set directly before Chapter 98 - "Excessive Force." It can also be considered Book 3.1

Oliver

Mo...

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Damien Westbay Character Card

Our favorite amateur detective and really good friend. 

Coming next is Ennis Naught, as always at no particular set schedule, as my main focus is on writing the story. 

In other news, check back this coming Monday for the fir...

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Chapter 145 - A City of White Stone

Sebastien

Month 3, Day 25, Thursday 9:00am

As the clear bell signifying the start of the test rang, Sebastien removed her blindfold, blinking as she adjusted to the sudden brightness. Beside her, Damien and Rhett did the same. They sto...

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Jan Burberry Character Card

Professor Burberry. Notice the subtle blurring effects of what is likely a glamour spell to "youth-enize" her appearance. Haha I'm so punny guys.

Coming next: Damien

As always, no set schedule for posting these, but I do have a lot mor...

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Chapter 144 - Alliance Against Curiosity (Book 4 Start)

Thaddeus

Month 3, Day 19, Friday 10:00pm

Thaddeus sat at the desk in his cottage as a storm raged outside, writing the last few pages of a guide to translating one of the more common pre-Cataclysm languages. Such a comprehensive and co...

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