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  1. Public Bookmark 24

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    "N-Not," she added hastily, shaking herself out of Skalitz in time to realise that she probably sounded deranged to this woman who'd known nothing but secondhand stories of violence her whole life, "Not that I intend to become some wild assassin!"

    "Of course not," Lady Jitka said firmly. "And I wouldn't ask that of you...but it does bring me comfort, to know that I do not ask something impossible of you."

    That, of all things, was what compelled Tess to agree in the end. Jitka hadn't shaken old memories out of the thicket just to have something to talk about; rather, she'd hoped that like Henry, Theresa could be trusted with terror, with pain and rage and fear, and rise to it. To conquer it. No other woman could offer what Theresa could, and so she packed what few belongings she had—even now, still compelled to live lightly enough to flee and not miss anything—and followed Lady Jitka to Pirkstein.

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    19 Aug 2025

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    Hans grabs his bicep, fingers digging into the flesh the way he might test a fruit for ripeness. Henry curls his forearm and makes a fist beneath the water, squeezing tight. He watches Hans' face: the flushed redness of heat and strong drink, the shock as his fingers meet firm resistance.

    Hans slides his palm over the wet fabric, pressing hard, testing the edges of the muscle. Henry feels like a horse skittish about being shoed, restrained from bolting only by a strong grip on the bridle.

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    In the bathhouse, Hans and Henry find out how they measure up against each other.

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    31 Jul 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 10

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    Henry didn't know what to do when Bartosch showed up at the Devil's Den. He was sure that he would never see the black clad knight again, He would stay with his Lord and that would be that, but fate had other plans for him.

    Hiatus as I try to find my drive again

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    30 Jul 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    The power of what will never be realigns splintered bone with fibrous wood, and white fungal fronds knit slit insides back together. Moss sprouts, patching flesh, and bark hardens where tissues would scar.

     

    He is whole. Not wholly human. Not as he was before. But whole.

     

    And then, he is awake.


    Henry dies in the forest surrounding Skalitz. When he comes back, he is changed.

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    18 Jul 2025

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    Hans is cursed, turned into a tiny golden bird and held captive by Runt and his crew of bandits.

    Henry is a blacksmith's son turned thief and assassin after the events in Skalitz.

    While attempting to get Radzig's sword back, the two meet and come to an agreement. Henry will help Hans break his curse and, in return, Hans will do everything in his power to help Henry get the sword back.

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    17 Jul 2025