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  1. Public Bookmark 4

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    The Kobyla's small family estate is standing, but the lands of Skalitzshire have fallen victim to a fire.
    Sir Radzig Kobyla tries his best to save the family from ruin, but to make matters worse, he has a daughter to marry and a wife who is sick and weak. Henry, his son, joins the regiment to support the family financially.
    When he returns home, he discovers that rich noblemen from Prague have moved into a country house in the area.

     

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    10 Sep 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 30

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    “You feel… Um. We’re too far apart, I think,” Henry muttered, and if Hans had felt any less out of his depth, he would’ve commented sarcastically on the other man’s eloquence. Before he could even begin to think of what to say instead, his squire pushed himself up and strode to his side of the room, footsteps laden with fatigue. Unconsciously, Hans pressed his back against the wall to make space.

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    Hans and Henry navigate their first night after the siege of Suchdol, with no adrenaline to spur them on this time.

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    26 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 45

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    “I don’t know,” Hans mumbled. “Is there anything you’re not comfortable with?”

    Henry had a hard time picturing ever being uncomfortable around Hans. Out of all the emotions he’d suffered since meeting him, that wasn’t one of them.

    “I don’t think so. And you?”

    Hans was silent for a moment, eyes fixed on the windshield. And then, just as Henry was about to return his own gaze to the scenery, Hans spoke in a low voice, barely louder than the music coming off the speakers.

    “Can I kiss you?”

    “Yes,” Henry said, the word escaping him before his heart had even had time to jump.

    Hans finally glanced at him then, a small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. His freckles popped against the rosy of his cheeks. Henry had always liked the color his skin took on sunny days.

    Then, Hans grinned. “Eager, are you?”

    And there it was. No, Henry couldn’t picture being uncomfortable around Hans. Exasperated, however, he had no problems imagining.

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    Henry wants to fit in in Radzig's upper-class world. Hans wants to avoid being pressured into an arranged marriage. What other possible option could they have but to pretend they're in a relationship?

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    15 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 19

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    "He sees me. He sees us. He sees that when the sun goes down and the armour comes off, you don't go to him to drink away the night. You come here. You choose a miller’s girl over a Lord’s company.”

    "I’m not a dog on a leash," Henry muttered.

    "No," Theresa smiled, a small, knowing thing. "But to him, you’re the only person who makes him feel like Hans instead of Lord Capon. And he’s jealous, Henry. He’s jealous of this little table. He’s jealous of the way you look at me, because he realises that all his titles can’t buy a single minute of the peace we have right now.”

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    Henry is torn between safety and the unknown.

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    14 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark *

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    Sir Hans Capon has grown into a lonely man. Sad, bitter, and far from the happy, mindless Lordling he used to be; having never found anyone to ever truly love him.

    Until Rattay gets a new Captain of the Guards. Henry of Skalitz- quiet, hardened by years of endless battles; having never met anyone to love after losing his home.

    They meet. And, throughout the months, they bring each other back to life again.

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    14 Apr 2026