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  1. Public Bookmark 23

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    The victor stood motionless amidst the sand and dust, only looking up in response to the smattering of applause from the stands like he’d only just noticed there was an audience present. Amidst the general clatter of spectators getting up to leave or lingering to chat with acquaintances, Neuvillette remained in his seat as he watched the lone gladiator stride off with handlers trailing behind, all while the last words of the announcer faded into the air of the emptying Colosseum.

    “... defeated by the tribute, Wriothesley!”

    Neuvillette is the Court of Fontaine's youngest senator, seeking to sponsor a gladiator in the King's tournament this year as part of his plans to uncover more information about his heritage. An unexpected deed on the first day of the qualifying rounds catches his eye, but neither he nor the gladiator he signs a contract with have the faintest idea of how thoroughly their lives will be intertwined beyond their expectations. Meanwhile more powerful forces are poised to strike from behind the scenes, and the answers they seek may end up overturning everything they thought they knew.

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    22 Jul 2024

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Neuvillette contemplates things in the (former) Hydro Archon's (former) residence.

    It does not go well.

    (just in case you folks didn't notice it in the tags there ARE references to self-harm and suicidal ideation, beware!!)

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    15 Jul 2024

  3. Public Bookmark 7

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    During her tenure as the Hydro Archon, Furina wrote several letters addressed to Neuvillette, yet she couldn't convince herself to send them.

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    16 Jul 2024

  4. Public Bookmark *

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    Crown Prince of Fontaine, Neuvillette, found himself in a dire and isolating situation when Duke of Meropide, Wriothesley, launched a coup d'etat, murdered his entire family, and then cornered Neuvillette into marrying him for a political purpose. Without any power nor allies left, Neuvillette has to navigate his new life inside the walls of Palais Mermonia as a glorified prisoner of war.

    But inside the palace that no longer feels like home, Neuvillette has yet to discover that he knows nothing about the outside world, and more importantly what Wriothesley is really doing.

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    29 Nov 2023

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    failed to seal the primordial seawater, neuvillette witnessed everyone important to him disintegrating until the sea claimed his soul, too. but instead of new incarnation, the hydro dragon repeats his life cycle, returning to the past and regressed into child once again.

    the difference is: instead of returning to his time hundreds of years ago, neuvillette only transgressed 30 years back, to a vastly different version of fontaine and a real chance to save the only person worth more than his own entire existence.

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    19 Oct 2023