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Changing into a new set of clothes was fast, but when Serenity asked what restaurant they should visit, the Silver Blades were remarkably unwilling to commit. Gabriel started to volunteer options a couple of times b...
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Serenity wasn’t the only one who thought he needed to change things up; Daryl was no longer chasing Serenity. It was obvious he’d decided that if he couldn’t catch Serenity with Naomi’s help, he wasn’t goin...
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Serenity swapped his Crystal Hilt into his left hand and used his right to pull his new Severing Wand out of his storage harness. He wasn’t as good left-handed, but that was exactly the point; if he needed the Sev...
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“All three?” The Tier Nine spokesman snorted. “You’re Tier Eight. You couldn’t take us on one at a time, much less in a three on one.”
Serenity took a good look at his future opponents. The Tier Seven...
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The next day, Serenity had a choice to make. He was supposed to meet the Silver Blades at the Mercenaries’ Guild “near sunset”, but he also wanted to try and figure out where the biplanes’ base was. That was t...
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Serenity’s time reading and talking to the Broken Mirror kept him up late and he didn’t wake the next morning until the first attack hit the Library. It was a good thing that the only thing he had planned for the...
2023-03-01 00:16:34 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Serenity read through the rest of the thesis, but the opening section really covered most of the information in it. There were a number more references and quite a few quotes from the three scrolls that seemed to sup...
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By the time Serenity walked out of the store, it was close to sunset; he’d spent longer shopping than he’d realized. Well, if he was going to go shopping, this was exactly the sort of shopping he preferred. It wa...
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As far as Serenity was concerned, the pair of sheaths and replacements for his belt and boots were the big items of his stopping trip, but that didn’t mean he was done. He passed through the jewelry section without an...
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Lorenzo’s Magic Shoppe was only a few hundred feet from the Mercenary Guild storefront. Somehow, Serenity had the feeling that location was deliberate; it seemed to be in the closest large building.
Large was ...
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Takinat’s Mercenary Guild headquarters was deserted when Serenity walked in other than a single employee behind a counter, who seemed to have been awakened by the bell on the door. Sleepiness was still audible in ...
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Russ waved some of the smoke away from his face and examined the basement. The raid went well; almost too well, considering the level of resistance. No one on his side died or was even heavily injured; they’d all be ...
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Rissa’s vision did indeed let her find a book that held the style used in the runic formation on the underside of the biplane. While that meant that Serenity didn’t have to sort the books by whether they’d looked...
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Old Man Rinsetti took his time looking over the sketch. When he looked up, he was already smiling. “Did you draw this?”
Serenity nodded. “I thought it would be useful; it sounds like no one else has not...
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Death watched his Incarnate and felt yet another new emotion: contentment. His decision to push Serenity into Incarnation was an impulse he’d decided he was pleased with. Serenity wasn’t simply the best candidate De...
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“Only the names of the planets,” the Mirror replied. “The actual locations were only recorded in the true Repository of Secrets on Earth.”
The last word echoed; Serenity knew the word the Mirror said wa...
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Serenity said the first thing that came to mind. “Why is a Hand of the Order allowed in here when the Head Librarian isn’t?”
It almost certainly wasn’t the right question, but it was the first thing he t...
2023-02-18 00:07:48 +0000 UTC View PostI probably should have mentioned this yesterday, but I've decided to change the name of the Runecrafters' Guild to Runeworkers' Guild. That was literally as generic as I could come up with; a lot of what they do isn't crafting. Some of the other s...
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On the way back to the Library from the Runeworkers’ Guild, Serenity pulled up his messages. There was nothing to watch out for, not this close to the Library. He’d hear the plane if it got close and nothing else w...
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All of the information on Takinat was gathered in a collection of drawings, charts, and maps at a central location. Other cities and regions were there, as well, but the Takinat information was in a separate stac...
2023-02-15 00:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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The Runecrafters’ Guild building in Takinat was indeed sky blue with forest green trim on the wall facing the street. The mana gathering array on the roof was damaged but probably still functional; there was a gouge ...
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Like the buildings around it, the shop was essentially undamaged.
It didn’t have the shelving of a modern store. Instead, there was a shelving unit, probably a bookcase, behind the long counter filled with gl...
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Honoria paused and frowned. “I’m not sure what to do with you next. Normally, I set new Librarians to cataloging, with periodic breaks to practice shelving. Cataloging is good practice, helps a new Librarian bui...
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Serenity knew what a librarian was, a person working for a library that helped get information or otherwise interface with the patrons. That probably wasn’t a perfect definition, but it was close enough generally. ...
2023-02-11 00:02:18 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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Honoria didn’t meet them at the door. Serenity hadn’t expected her to, with the attack they’d just witnessed, but what that really meant was that Serenity didn’t know what to expect.
The Great Library w...
2023-02-10 00:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostToday's slightly-late chapter has been brought to you by Wednesday....
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Ranar was slightly closer to several portals that led to Asihanya than it was to Lyka, but Takinat was not one of the easy ones...
2023-02-09 00:27:01 +0000 UTC View PostNot late!
....it's sad when that's an achievement. Here's hoping I manage it tomorrow.
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Serenity pushed away a moment’s regret at not knowing how he was going to follow the Path Quest he’d just selecte...
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The call with Lancaster went better than Serenity expected. With luck, everything else was handled for now.
Serenity glanced at the door. He was happy to have some alone time; heading out to see everyone immediat...
2023-02-07 01:55:29 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I was wrong yesterday about being late not affecting today's chapter.
I am farther along, at least, so today's shouldn't be too much longer.
At this point I'm not willing to predict for tomorrow ... but it had better be done in tim...
2023-02-07 00:10:52 +0000 UTC View PostEnjoy!
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“Guildmaster Tirmanak wants me to go back to Earth, since it would be easier for me to fit in than someone else. I don’t think I want to, at least not to do the job of a Knife. Even if I’m just assisting Margret...
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