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August 6, 2020
Chapter 10 – Playing Detective
DamienMonth 10, Day 1, Thursday 1:00 p.m.Damien brushed dust and cobwebs out of his hair as he slipped through the secret passageway behind the family study, where his older brother was currently receiving a report from the investigator assigned to the recent theft from the University. Damien’s hair, which he had painstakingly styled that morning, would be ruined, and he shuddered at the idea of spiders crawling under the collar of his shirt, but it was wo...
July 30, 2020
Chapter 9 – Crossing the Threshold of Disillusionment
SiobhanMonth 9, Day 30, Wednesday 1:00 a.m.It was well into the night by the time they left Liza’s home, Siobhan carrying the messenger raven in a cage, which Liza had indeed given her for free.When they reached the street she was surprised—and a little embarrassed—to realize she didn’t actually know where the jail was located. ‘I’m navigating the city surprisingly well for someone who arrived only days before,’ she consoled herself, motioning for Dryden t...
July 24, 2020
Chapter 8 – Lino-Wharton Messenger
SiobhanMonth 9, Day 29, Tuesday 9:00 p.m.Siobhan changed back into her female form and her old clothes, which had been the nicest ones she owned, but now sported the stains and rips of her harried flight from the coppers.Dryden took one look at her and insisted she update her wardrobe before he was seen with her in public. When she protested, he reminded her that her wanted poster showed her wearing a ratty hooded cloak, with wild hair and a crazed look in...
Chapter 7 – Filial Anxiety
SebastienMonth 9, Day 28, Monday 6:00 p.m.She filled out the forms the woman handed her with Sebastien Siverling’s information. She still had trouble thinking of it as her own.When Sebastien finished writing, the woman handed her a wooden token engraved with a date and time a couple weeks in the future and a few scrolls. She took a deep breath and began what seemed like a well-rehearsed spiel. “Return with the token at the stated time. Do not lose it, as y...
July 21, 2020
Chapter 6 – The Danger of too Little Information
Oliver Month 9, Day 28, Monday 4:00 p.m. Oliver watched the young man—really an intriguing young woman—walk away in one of his suits. It was too big for her, but she wore that air of unselfconscious confidence that thaumaturges sometimes absorbed. He theorized it had something to do with knowing deep down that one could enforce their will on the world and the world would bow. He wondered if any studies had been done on it. Was the confidence from experienc...
July 16, 2020
Chapter 5 – Bad First Impressions
July 10, 2020
Chapter 4 – Puzzles & Self-Creation
July 9, 2020
Chapter 3 – A Business Contract
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 28, Monday 1:25 a.m.
“I am Siobhan Naught,” she said, introducing herself to her rescuer in return. She followed when Dryden led her out of the maze-like alleys to the main streets, where they both walked with no outward display of apprehension. They stopped at the smaller side door of a sprawling, multi-storied building that had once been made of stone, then added onto with wood. It stood out against its surroundings...
Chapter 3-A Business Contract
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 28, Monday 1:25 a.m.
“I am Siobhan Naught,” she said, introducing herself to her rescuer in return. She followed when Dryden led her out of the maze-like alleys to the main streets, where they both walked with no outward display of apprehension. They stopped at the smaller side door of a sprawling, multi-storied building that had once been made of stone, then added onto with wood. It stood out against its surroundings...
July 2, 2020
Chapter 2 – Opportunity Knocks for a Sorcerer
Siobhan
Month 9, Day 28, Monday 1:20 a.m.
Siobhan had always prided herself on her intelligence. Taking stock of the facts was easy. She reached down and gripped the flesh between her legs for confirmation. Yes, she had been transformed into a man.
Her rescuer’s eyebrows rose as he watched her grope herself.
She’d noticed no signs of a Circle or the necessary Word to implement such a complex and delicate transmutation. ‘Even if those were d...
