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    "Of all the ridiculous, risky things I expect of you, gambler," he said, slowly and deliberately, "bringing a trained assassin to your own home — one that attempted to kill you mere hours ago, no less — was decidedly not on the list of things I ever anticipated."

    The tone was scathing, harsh and reproachful, but it did little to faze the smaller man, whose smile never faltered. "One of these days I'm going to teach you that to gamble well means being able to anticipate any outcome, no matter how ridiculous or impossible it might seem."

    While on their first field assignment since Penacony, Aventurine and Ratio are surprised to encounter a vengeful Avgin mercenary. As soon as she speaks, however, a name and face from the past spring instantly to Aventurine's mind — that of his supposedly dead sister, Kadriya. In what proves to be the biggest gamble of his life, he strikes a deal with her to convince her to come back to Pier Point with him, even though he can't be sure of her actual identity. What follows is a tense and chaotic ride that none of them expected, filled with mystery, secrets, distrust… and regret.

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    Every way you've died so far has been different. Getting frozen in time feels different than bashing your head open on a rock, which feels different from choking on fruit, which feels different from getting crushed by a boulder, which – well, you get the idea.

    But all of them are so… impersonal. Even the King is just killing you because you're in his way.

    This, though… this feels almost intimate. And that's weird, you know that's weird and messed up and you shouldn't want to die, you don't want to die, but you –

    You… kind of want Loop to kill you.

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    Or, hope is a thing that all men should have in their hearts. But not too much. Because then, well. Then you get ghosts.

    (In which Dirk and Jake dance indelicately around an embarrassing matter for far too many words, hurt each other's feelings, hurt a ghost's feelings, and just generally make a fine mess out of everything.)

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    Choose a quiet
    place, a ruins, a house no more
    a house,
    under whose stone archway I stood
    one day to duck the rain.

          - Li-Young Lee, "With Ruins"

    Five years after the monsters go free, Toriel and Frisk receive an unexpected visit.

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    Alces growls and points his sword at Will. “Who are you? Name yourself!”

    “...Grius?” Will utters breathlessly.

    The Prince can’t hold it in any longer. “That’s Will! He’s a brave hero who’s traveled all over the world helping people! Like in my book!”

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    When the young prince is in danger, his wish summons a hero to save him. The hero is the coolest person ever.

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