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  1. Public Bookmark 77

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    All oddities were temporary anyway! They were going home, Francis would be well again, the Enterprise would soon return to England, and there would be a farce of a court martial before a knighthood for Francis and an easy retirement.

     

    And as for Fitzjames… Well, Fitzjames would be reassigned, of course, continue his meteoric rise within the ranks of the Navy. He would send a suitable number of letters to Francis from somewhere exotic and warm before the draw of newer company turned his thoughts away from the Arctic, and those who came with it.

    After rescuing the remnants of the Franklin Expedition from the ice, Ross would prefer everything go back to normal.

    It doesn't.

    For the Fall Fitzier Exchange

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    26 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 33

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    “Recently returned sailor seeking some connection. Write to Tom Bowline at the Symposium”

    The advertisement, which had run in a very selective paper only distributed to a small set of particular underground institutions in London, was wanting. James was certain of it. He should have made it longer, more detailed regarding exactly what sort of connection he was looking for. It had run in the paper for two and a half weeks now, and James was beginning to regret ever posting it at all.

    After their return, after his recovery, after the court martial, James finds himself adrift. With Francis no longer speaking to him, no new posting, and nothing to occupy his time, he decides to take out an advertisment.

    Eventually, he gets a decent reply

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    23 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 50

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    James understands now why his body bears Francis Crozier’s name. 

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    23 Apr 2026

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    In the half-year since their return, Francis had become aloof, impassive, withdrawn. There was no logic to this strange metamorphosis. At Greenhithe, Francis had promised to look after him. Had told James: Come find me. Yet Francis had never been further out of reach.

    On a cold spring day in 1849, Francis drops everything and flees London for his sister's farm in Ireland. James, hurt and hungry for answers, gives chase.

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    22 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 94

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    "There was a fine lady accompanying him," Milisant said, and Artus froze. "They say there will be a wedding in the keep by the end of this month."

    Ser Cristoff? With a bride? Artus chased away the feeling of heaviness in his chest. Of course one as beloved and kind as Cristoff would find a lady befitting his station. Artus should be happy for him, would be happy for the knight.

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    16 Apr 2026