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Had those hands that now dispense charity not stolen, and choked the last mortal breath out of the bodies of fellow men? Had that brow that now furrows over brewing soothing potions not furrowed over deadly poison, too?
Had this heart that now pounds in his chest like a bell of the monastery not hungered after things forbidden? Had it not rejoiced in dealing pain just as much as it had in helping others?
Henry casts aside the Benedictine habit after ten strange and sacred days among monks and hymns. Then, to infiltrate Vranik in the service of his liege lord, he puts on a mask—one of cruelty, corruption, and violence— and it proves to slip on a bit too easily.
He wears it well—and the comfort of it terrifies him.
An expansion of Henry’s time in Vranik: facing his own dark desires while vying for Erik’s favour—and then facing his worst fears the moment he loses that favour, suddenly and irrevocably.
Chapters 1-3 explore Henry - and Henry/Erik.
Chapters 4-5 are near pure Isterik.
Chapter 6 is catastrophe.Playlist here