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Chapter 23 – Voreinader
The sallow stone floors and rough arched ceilings gave off a catacombic air which was comically incongruous with the brilliantly lit and decorated furnishings of the billeterie, where the floors were suddenly covered in mosaics and the pillars in finely sculpted sconces. He continued after checking his coat and hat and picking up a pair…
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Chapter 22 – 颸 Suzushiikaze
The cool wine breeze set a few stray hairs dancing around the periphery of Askatla’s vision as she gazed absently past her cousin at the pond separating the front manor and its hillside vineyards from the rear orchards. A pair of mules laden with hundred kilo baskets of apples and pears picked their way along…
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Chapter 21 – All Avenues of Investigation
A quick glance showed Anselme that his host was currently preoccupied with a call gone long, giving him time to wander about the room not usually afforded him on such infrequent visits. The occasional utterances the Legate made were either pointed or vague, indicating that this call was in his capacity as Grand Marquis, a…