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November 13 - November 15, 2025
“Imperial Programs of Progress from this Millenia.”
Millennium
Alfred gaped. “The marshall?”
Marshall is a name, marshal is a job.
the was captain staring daggers at her.
the captain was
Em shared the rest, everything she overheard,
had
remembering how she cowered
had
And Mendel, who knows what secrets he had kept.
knew
She suspected as much,
had
Her parents fixed this last time.
had
Her parents may have died
might
the rifle butt that caused
had
Did they take that too?
Had they taken
Mendel and her parents went to the capital city all those years ago.
had gone
It may have been a harvester
might
almost as if it was newly filled when she wasn’t looking.
had been
she wouldn’t wake up to a wildebeest gnawing her leg off.
Unlikely, since they're herbivores.
that she felt earlier this morning.
had
and it turns out she didn’t have to do this alone.
turned
His manner shifted so abruptly
had
Sneaking a glance, Liam
Dangling
Em had a close call with a young fisherman a few years ago
had had
That one he learned
had
Betraying her words, she stopped
Belying
I will discretely test her
discreetly
The worst part of her predicament was that she told the truth.
had
Maybe her parents traveled through here
had
Had Miss Randler drugged her?
Drugged spa treatment is the tone overall
Monterey mentioned dinner.
had
That is, if he didn’t give up and leave.
hadn't given up and left.
They approached the guided staircase
gilded
than the faded establishment Em encountered earlier that day had.
had encountered
The rope cut into her soft hands,
Soft from all the tool use?
Bob is leading them on a wild chase.
Bob is elsewhere.
The sound of barking and the flicker of evening lights grew dimmer
Bob is very elsewhere.
Bob even sensed the need for stealth and silently jogged at Liam’s side.
Suddenly and with no transition, Bob is not elsewhere.
There are bedclothes in the bureau.
nightclothes - bedclothes are sheets and blankets
he uttered no falsehoods
had
“This one compliments your figure…
complements?
It wasn’t like she told the busker anything
had
in beautiful places.” “The second card
Same speaker, no closing quotation mark at end of first para.
They danced a few more dances, Em was adding to her blister collection.
Comma splice.
Lovely to meet you, Emaline.
She wasn't introduced by her full name.
Brookerby never had need of one.
had never had
Em’s horror turned to surprise,
Mine didn't.
They weren’t on the empress’s radar
Wow. This is the kind of anachronism you get when the author gives no thought whatsoever to the literal meaning of the cliche they are using.
He promised to stay by her,
had
tiny, white flower specks
No comma
Em prayed he ordered
had
Her finest worldly accomplishment, the warding trees, were
accomplishment... was
That war was won many centuries ago,
had been
black lace-gloved hand
black-lace-gloved [since her hand is not black plus lace-gloved]
