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  1. Public Bookmark 6

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    The deed is done.
    In the heights of his taken fortress, the Ash Lord burns upon his death bed.
    From an empty parapet, the Reaper looks out towards the glittering, aquamarine sea and the tired battle that rages on between his invasion and the Ash Lord’s defense amid the shoals. He hasn’t worked up the heart to tell his men that it’s over.
    So many sacrifices made for nothing.
    More friends lay dead because of his mistakes.

    When the Minotaur of Mars comes to gloat on the spoils of their pointless siege, how broken must the Reaper's spirit be to allow himself to be bested by his long-time enemy turned ally?

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    22 Oct 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 9

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    Apollonius knows the Ash Lord betrayed him, sending him on what will probably end up being a suicide mission. But how can one resist the chance to meet face to face with the Reaper of Mars and get his full, undivided attention?

    (Set in 747 PCE between Morning Star and Iron Gold, but contains spoilers for events mentioned in Iron Gold.)

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    21 Oct 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 41

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    Adrius is reluctant to think of Darrow as a puzzle, because that sounds as if he wants to solve him. He doesn't.

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    30 Sep 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 8

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    “I am pondering a question,” Roque says at last. His voice is quiet, but not soft.

    “Yes, Roque?”

    “The question, I suppose, is whether one can love a man one does not understand.”

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    29 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 21

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    Tactus always threw away the things he needed the most.

    Darrow always gave them to him anyway.

    (Or, Tactus's perspective on the scene where Darrow offers him forgiveness).

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    28 Sep 2025