Chapter Summaries (Howling Dark)
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Chapter 1: The Red Company
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Darkness.
Green eyes watched from the darkness like statues in a fog. I felt them like fishhooks in me, dragging me upward. I felt wrong. Cold. The image of Bordelon’s face on the holograph—moments before I wiped it from existence—seemed to float on the air. His was not alone. Gilliam’s was there, lips twisted as he was, a sneer made flesh. And Uvanari. A confusion of sound filled my universe: the screams of dying men, the cheering of the Colosso crowd, my own blood pounding in my ear.
I knew then, knew that I had been dead, and that all this sensory weight was the cost and burden of consciousness returning. Of being alive. I was alive. Again.
— Hadrian Marlowe
Chapter 2: Suspended and Undead
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 3: The Sunken City
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Unknown (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Jubala Den in the Grounded Murakami Starship
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Chapter 4: The Painted Man
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Unknown (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Tea House Near the Grounded Murakami Starship
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Chapter 5: Eyes Like Stars
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Unknown (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Tea House Near the Grounded Murakami Starship
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Chapter 6: The Road to Vorgossos
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Unknown (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > Railcar above the City
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Chapter 7: Things Unseen, Things Remembered
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Unknown (Norman Equivalent Prefecture) > Arslan > City Streets
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Chapter 8: The Council of Captains
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Chapter 9: Absent Friends
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 10: Jinan
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 11: Your Radiance
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 12: A Journey's End
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Chapter 13: Obedience
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Chapter 14: Conspiracy
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Chapter 15: The First Treason
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 16: The Tomb
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 17: The Breaking of the Company
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- Norma Arm > Rustam > Orbit > On Board the ISV Balmung
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Chapter 18: The Outer Edge
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- Norma Arm > March Station > Orbit > On Board the Mistral
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Chapter 19: The Gates of Babylon
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- Norma Arm > March Station > Station City > City Streets
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Chapter 20: The Bonecutter
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- Norma Arm > March Station > Station City > Cento Biotechnic Clinic
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Chapter 21: A Matter of Price
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- Norma Arm > March Station > Station City > Brevon Imports Office at Freight Life 013
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Chapter 22: Blood and Water
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- Norma Arm > March Station > Orbit > On Board the Mistral
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Chapter 23: The Pilot
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- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Mistral
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Chapter 24: The Enigma of Hours
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- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > On Board the Mistral
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Chapter 25: Becalmed in Motion
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- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > On Board the Mistral
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Chapter 26: The Oracle
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- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > Concourse Marketplace
- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > The Oracle's Chamber
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Chapter 27: Valka
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- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > On Board the Mistral
- Norma Arm > Unknown > On Board the Enigma of Hours > Concourse Marketplace
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Chapter 28: The Dark World
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > Docking Station
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Chapter 29: The Profane City
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The City > City Streets
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Chapter 30: The Suppliants
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > The Waiting Room
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Chapter 31: Tartarus
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > The Waiting Room
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Chapter 32: Saturn or Dis
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Throne Room
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Chapter 33: Divide and Conquer
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
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Chapter 34: In the House of Kharn Sagara
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Orchid Stair
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Chapter 35: The Gorgon
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
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Chapter 36: The Devil and the Golem
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
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Chapter 37: Tanaran
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Throne Room
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Chapter 38: The Face of Failure
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Installation > Guest Suites
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Chapter 39: The Last Story
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Orchid Stair
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Chapter 40: The Garden of Everything
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Garden of Everything
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Chapter 41: The Tree of Life
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Garden of Everything
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Chapter 42: The Children of Saturn
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Garden of Everything
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Chapter 43: Brethren
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Underground Sea
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Chapter 44: Understanding
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > Old Geothermal Facility below the Seawall
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Chapter 45: The Apostate
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > Old Geothermal Facility below the Seawall
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Chapter 46: The Long Cold
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > Old Geothermal Facility below the Seawall
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Chapter 47: One Villain and Another
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Throne Room
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Chapter 48: A Red Reunion
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- Unknown > Vorgossos > The Palace of the Undying > The Throne Room
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Chapter 49: Two Treasons
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 50: The Devil and the Honest Man
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 51: Lost Time
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Chapter 52: Bora
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Chapter 53: The Third Treason
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Chapter 54: Bringing Storm
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Ship Hold
- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hall of Blue Candles
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Chapter 55: The Verge of History
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 56: Like Castles of Ice
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Ancillary Bridge
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Chapter 57: The Prince of Hell
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hanger Bay
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Chapter 58: The Chalcenterite
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 59: No Man an Island
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Chapter 60: The Pavilion
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 61: Valka Again
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Chapter 62: The Limits of Reason
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 63: The Apostol
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 64: A Devil's Bargain
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 65: Of Gods and Engines
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 66: A Bloody Star
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 67: Traitor and Patriot
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 68: The Narrow Way
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > Winding Halls
- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hall of Blue Candles
- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hanger Bay
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Chapter 69: Divide and Conquer
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 70: Play the Orator
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 71: Hope is a Cloud
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 72: The Pit
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Hanger Bay
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Chapter 73: Broken
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 74: Howling Dark
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- Unknown
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Chapter 75: The Eleventh Hour
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > The Garden Pavilion
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Chapter 76: The Three Immortals
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > Medica
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Chapter 77: Theseus Himself
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the Demiurge > Medica
- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the ISV Schiavona
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Chapter 78: The First Strategos
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the ISV Sieglinde > The Office of the First Strategos
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Chapter 79: Departure
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the ISV Sieglinde > Boarding Umbilical to Repair Bay
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Chapter 80: Halfmortal
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- Unknown > Unknown Location in Space > On Board the ISV Sieglinde > Repair Bay
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There are endings, Reader, and this is one. Some endings are beginnings. Such is this. As the Phoenix is reborn from its ashes, as new gods are ever born from the bodies of the old, so too was I reborn by that lakeside beneath that glassed-in sky. I left much of what I was by those waters: my scars from Emesh, my dreams of peace. Most of life consists of such transformations. If what I have done disturbs you, Reader, I do not blame you. If you would read no further, I understand. You have the luxury of foresight. You know where this ends.
I shall go on alone.
— Hadrian Marlowe
Dramatis Personae
The Meidua Red Company
The 437th Centaurine Legion
The Kingdom of Vorgossos
The Cielcin and Clan Otiolo
The Wider World
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