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  1. Rec 96

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    The fact that six mercenaries and a weasel have stowed away on the highest-security vessel in the Dynasty’s fleet is, technically, a serious problem that bodes poorly for the rest of their journey. But Essek is delighted. He’d been dreading a long and tense voyage to Mutalos, without any company except for a skeleton crew comprised mostly of military personnel, the awkward spare scourger, and his—

    It feels strange, to think of Beck as his wife. Even calling her his enemy feels too intimate.

    (In which Essek agrees to a political marriage to ensure intergalactic peace and keep himself alive, only to discover that his wife has married him for exactly the opposite reason.)

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  2. Rec 8

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    Her daughter is grown now.

    Vilya’s long years spent on Vo sometimes feel like a dream to her, but that feeling does not stop the flow of time. Keyleth is a strong woman, a leader now, a stranger.

    Vilya returns home after forty years. Zephrah has changed, and so has she.

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    22 Jun 2022

  3. Rec 12

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    Nothing can be the same, but there are moments of familiarity to be snatched like buoys on endless dark water. Beau isn't used to being anyone's lifeline and even less certain Yasha's looking for one, but she has to try.

    Beauyasha week day 5: Hands

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    27 May 2022

  4. Rec 60

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    It has been a long time, but the shadow that crosses Essek’s face is no longer unfamiliar to Caleb. He thinks he can place it now that he has seen it so often—it looks very much like guilt.

    “I am happy here,” Essek says. “How could I not be?”

    For some reason, the assertion is thrown at Caleb with more force than is called for.

    Who is Essek really trying to convince: Caleb, or himself?

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    15 May 2022

  5. Rec *

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    Jester says, “You made a greenhouse,” and Essek looks up.

    Palms and figs and mangroves and tree ferns reach up for the ceiling, and a sourceless waterfall spills through them. The walkway spirals upward, clinging impossibly to the dangling roots of a banyan tree, and vanishes into the greenery. Everywhere there are flowers — dusky pink orchids and brilliant bromeliads, violet and yellow and red.

    Essek takes a shaky breath. “I’ll show you your rooms.”

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    30 Apr 2022