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    “You know what? Nevermind. It’s not worth it.” Occtis starts folding himself into bed, prompting Julien to sit up, aggravated by the principle of the thing.

    “Just ask me the fucking question.”

    “I don’t just want to ask one, I want to—gh—do you know how a conversation works?”

    “You want to get to know me?” Julien says with horror.

    — On the road to the Golden Orchard, after the second-worst week of their lives, Occtis and Julien play stupid games.

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    11 Oct 2026

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    Jester says, “You made a greenhouse,” and Essek looks up.

    Palms and figs and mangroves and tree ferns reach up for the ceiling, and a sourceless waterfall spills through them. The walkway spirals upward, clinging impossibly to the dangling roots of a banyan tree, and vanishes into the greenery. Everywhere there are flowers — dusky pink orchids and brilliant bromeliads, violet and yellow and red.

    Essek takes a shaky breath. “I’ll show you your rooms.”

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    03 Oct 2026

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    "Traces of dunamancy left in his wake...I have my theories on where you might have learned this."

    Trent Ikithon baits a trap. Essek and Astrid disarm it, and live on borrowed time.

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    29 Sep 2026

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    It is a mild night in Nicodranas, and Veth is considering slamming the door in Essek’s face.

    He’s wearing a Disguise that she hasn’t seen before and an expression that warns of future vomit. He says, shivering, “Um. Hello. Please help me?”

    Veth, who is beginning to wish that she hadn’t answered the door in her skimpiest robe, attempts to surreptitiously cross her arms over her cleavage. She says, remarkably pleasantly, “Are you fucking insane?”

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    23 Sep 2026

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    When Yussa invites himself along on an expedition to Aeor, he expects to unravel both the mysteries of ancient mages, as well as Caleb's mysterious arcane acquaintance.

    If he'd known this sort of mystery was best-relegated to the pages of a romance novel, he probably would have stayed home.

    In which Caleb unpacks some feelings around trust, Essek admits some fears about family, and Yussa is a third wheel.

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    22 Sep 2026