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  1. Public Bookmark 98

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    The agreement had been fragile from the start.

    A deal done between beasts, a settlement meant to decrease death on both sides, to cull the unmedigated slaughter and chaos that both inflicted on the other. Though the dragons had been resistant to the deal, they ultimately agreed upon it when it became clear that their smaller numbers would dwindle out before they could exterminate humans. One living dragon left wouldn't be able to recuperate like a dozen humans would. So they had agreed to the settlement, laying a tentative treaty of peace between kinds, if only to lessen their kind's blood that was spilled.

    That treaty had been tested from the start.

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    28 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 25

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    "We also... received this for you. It was delivered to a subordinate today, right after the shipment of supplies was sent to the Second Harbinger’s laboratory."

    Beside the leather folder, she deposited a clumsy, irregularly cut envelope, as if it had been handmade in a hurry. On the back, written in bright red, large letters, was a warning: "CONFIDENTIAL," with an implied tone of threat to anyone who dared think of violating the correspondence. Pantalone extended his hand, reaching for the rustic paper to analyze clues about the sender.

    Though he already knew very well the identity of the responsible party.

    "Very well. You are dismissed."

    The assistant made a brief, silent bow before withdrawing, leaving the office immersed in the same silence as before. Alone, the banker slid his fingers through the letter's improvised seal, which gave way without much resistance. Pulling out the firmly folded sheets, he placed the empty envelope on the mahogany table, adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose with a light touch, and unfolded the first page.

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    Pantalone exchanges letters with a few segments, has fun in the process, and declares his favorite.

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    22 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 56

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    Qifrey knew with complete certainty that he was pregnant.

    [or: Qifrey character study by way of abortion. Contains spoilers through the end of ch 93]

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    09 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 55

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    In the waning years of the Belyi Tsar's reign, Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins finally comes to the royal court of Snezhnaya. He intends for his stay at court to be brief and is content to be a minor noble of no importance.

    Unfortunately for him, he catches the eye of the Tsar.

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    20 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 8

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    An meiner Wand hängt ein japanisches Holzwerk
    Maske eines bösen Dämons, bemalt mit Goldlack.
    Mitfühlend sehe ich
    Die geschwollenen Stirnadern, andeutend
    Wie anstrengend es ist, böse zu sein.

    On my wall hangs a Japanese wood carving
    Mask of an evil demon, painted with gold lacquer.
    Compassionately I see
    The swollen veins of the forehead, indicating
    How exhausting it is to be evil.

    — Bertolt Brecht, Die Maske des Bösen

    Danke Brecht Brudi

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    20 May 2026