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  1. Public Bookmark 13

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    Mercedes is reminded of the dogs hanging around the monastery, especially the more desperate ones in the dining hall. But even they didn’t tend to be driven to place their paws on anyone, trusting they could merely rely on their charms to get what they wanted. How terribly sad that Sylvain doesn’t seem to have such confidence.

     

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    Sylvain asks Mercedes to stay.

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    22 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 7

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    The apothecary in town had begun to carry an extract from the sativus plant several moons prior, said to be a powerful aphrodisiac in the proper dosage. Curious, but not fully trusting of what he had dubbed “the poisons of others,” Hubert had proposed adding sativus to the poison gardens of Castle Varley, and testing the efficacy of the flowers themselves. Eager to grow something new, Bernadetta had readily agreed. The result of her effort had been a pot of tea, brewed from the crushed petals of the sativus’ flowers.

    Absently, Hubert acknowledges that he had reacted to the sativus far more readily than he had expected. He had fancied himself rather tolerant to poisons. However, he supposed, this particular poison played upon a critical weakness of his.

    Hubert and Bernadetta experiment with aphrodisiacs in the poison gardens of Castle Varley.

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    30 Nov 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 12

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    "Whenever he fretted and worried that Hubert may not take this seriously beyond a distraction from the war after all, he considered if he’d debase himself to staying as a temporary indulgence until Hubert had enough of him – it was ridiculous, to think of letting anyone waste his time as such."

    Ferdinand, eager to spend some time with Hubert, overthinks when nearly overlapping missions keep them apart and wonders if he is too invested and Hubert too little. Hubert handles it in a very forward way.

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    23 Apr 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 16

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    Even so worn down, Marianne is quite like one of those oil depictions she kneels in front of so staunchly. All soft blues and pale yellows and mellow purples blooming beneath her downturned eyes, begging to be smeared or admired in equal measure. Hilda isn’t quite sure which she’d prefer.

    The war is hard on all of them. Hilda seeks reprieve and winds up with far more than she bargained for.

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    24 Nov 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 8

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    “Edie and I have a surprise for you.”

     

    “A s-s-surprise?” Bernadetta squeaks. She doesn’t particularly enjoy surprises, although she’s sure that anything her wives have prepared can’t be anything but wonderful.

     

    “Yes, which is why I’m telling you about it now.” Dorothea eyes her knowingly. “You being stressed is the last thing either of us wants, so this is simply a little warning."

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    31 Aug 2023