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This was not what Ancel had signed up for.
He needed to leave. Grab his things and get the hell out.
He pushed into his chamber and stopped. Everything was already packed.
Roya had folded his life into a merciless order. Silk and jewelry arranged with care. Shirts stacked with cruel precision. Boots wrapped, gloves paired. Even the small things he had not thought anyone noticed. A ribbon. A half-used vial of citrus-blossom oil for his hair. His past months with Berenger reduced to a neat pile waiting by the door.
Of course she had. Lord Rosin had his contract now.Notes: Covering events in Arles from end of Captive Prince through late Prince's Gambit from Ancel and Berenger’s perspectives, where they both put on the performance of a lifetime to ensure the survival of their allies.
Ancel becomes someone he never imagined he would be, and uncovers a hidden world that reshapes how he sees pets and survival. Berenger plays dangerous mind games with the man who shaped him, and learns the true cost of letting Ancel go.
As per usual, nothing goes to plan.
There’s also that slow-moving disaster between them.Series
- Part 2 of Not a Pet
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“I’m riding to Ladehors.” Lord Berenger said as he walked to the door, “Parsins will help you settle in at the fort. I’ll arrive there in two weeks. Good night.”
The door closed.
“Did he just…leave?” the boy asked.
“Yes,” Parsins sighed. He absolutely just did. And left Parsins alone with a wild animal.
What a disaster.Notes: Parsins POV, set during Berenger’s absence in Ladehors following the purchase of Ancel. Let’s just say the fort remained standing. Sort of.
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He couldn’t decide whether accepting Lord Rouart’s invitation was strategic or a pure waste of time. Rouart was a man who responded only to flattery and spectacle; he had finally agreed to the number of horses and men Berenger needed, but such men expected gestures in return. If allowing Rouart the bragging right that Lord Berenger of Varenne had graced his gathering could seal the agreement, then so be it.
Of course, he regretted it the moment he set foot in Lord Rouart’s hall.Notes: Berenger’s account from Pet through late Captive Prince: politics, secret dealings with Laurent, old grief, and a final choice he cannot unmake.
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- Part 1 of Not a Pet
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The Red Queen by fei_wen_yu
Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
06 Mar 2026
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Sansa held on to her naivete for as long as possible, but, standing before the entire court pleading for her father's life, she is forced to face reality. Now she has to scramble to come up with a plan to save her father and keep the North from going to war.
A deal with Cersei leaves her married to Joffrey and doing her best to make it from one day to the next. But Westeros is still at war, and Sansa soon realizes that she deserves more than just passive survival and the people deserve more than a weak queen.
Will she be able to make a difference or is she doomed to be a victim and a pawn her whole life?
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01 Aug 2026
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Robert Baratheon was killed during the Battle of the Trident. Yet the Targaryens lost the war nevertheless.
A reluctant Eddard Stark is crowned King of all Westeros, but enemies far and wide plot the destruction of his family and fledgling dynasty.
The young Princess Sansa Stark, raised in the Red Keep, beloved daughter of the King and Queen, finds herself in peril when the wraiths of the Iron Throne, past and present, return to claim their due.
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01 Aug 2026
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Literally just The Captive Prince but from Laurent's perspective. Because I hate myself, apparently.
Chapter by chapter--copying the parts that fit, filling in the many places that don't.
8/24/23
PLEASE DON'T POST MY FICS ON GOODREADS/STORYGRAPHS/ETC.PLEASE DON'T REPOST MY WORKS ON ANY OTHER SITES.
PLEASE DON'T PRINT OR BIND MY WORKS USING THIRD PARTY SITES THAT MAKE A PROFIT - DO IT BY HAND OR NOT AT ALL. DO NOT SELL BOUND COPIES OF MY FICS.
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14 Jul 2026
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Ancel knew the Regent preferred his pets blue-eyed and younger, but he was the best, so he wasn’t too worried that he couldn’t turn the highest head. If nothing else, he knew he’d make a lasting impression and land himself a contract either with someone much more suited to his tastes, or better.
After all, the only person looking out for him was himself, so there wouldn’t be any need to improve his circumstances with his current owner. There was no use in sticking his neck out for those who wouldn’t do the same for him.
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26 Jun 2026
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King Laurent said, "There is a child."
"I see!" said Charls, who didn't.
"His family are unable to care for him. He was brought here by my late uncle," King Laurent said. "I would appreciate it if you would take him on as an apprentice."
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