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Strangely, Luther’s recent deception had served to pacify the Abolishers for the time being. The only reason they were present today was because they believed that Hector had killed Nathaniel, leading them to suspect that Hector wanted the other princes dead as well. So rather than occupying themselves elsewhere with more important matters, they were stuck here, playing guards in case of an attack that wasn’t going to happen.
This meant that information about Abolish’s presence in the capital had greater opportunity to spread--a chance which David and Duchess Jezebel were taking full advantage of. Even now, while they both sat through this ceremony, their agents were busy helping refugees flee the city and get the word out. For the first time in a long while, David could see genuine hope brewing, hope that Atreya might make it out of this mess without going to war with Rendon or Kahm.
The primary hitch, however, was trying to find out what the Abolishers planned to do next. As volatile as they were, it was difficult to predict how they would respond to being outed. Somehow, he doubted that they’d simply up and leave. Even despite being on relatively good terms with them personally, David had thus far been unable to break any new ground with them.
Desmond and Andres were obviously unavailable. David had no rapport with Conall and Tessa, as they were the busiest of the seven and were usually preoccupied with one thing or another. And since Karkash might as well have been a brick wall for as often as he spoke, that only left Hanjir and Nola.
Hanjir was perhaps the most terrifying of all seven, but not because he was more imposing or intimidating--Karkash had all of them beat there, surely. Rather, it was simply that Hanjir had, by far, the worst mood swings. He was easily the most unpredictable, even starting fights with the others at whim. Moreover, David discovered that Hanjir tended to lie for no apparent reason, which rather devalued him as a potential source of information.
So that left Nola.
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"Even now, while they bath sat through" I think you meant 'both'. Unless they're both having a wash while at the funeral. XD
ReplyDeleteGot it, thanks.
ReplyDeleteAlright, all caught up. Great story man! Also isn't Nola the one who randomly murders people? Or is that Tessa?
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, Nola is the one who took a liking to David. You can check the Characters page at the top of the site for a bit more info about her.
Which reminds me, I should update that again. I'm gonna try to keep the Characters page updated on a monthly basis. It's kind of a pain in the ass, but y'know. The story would get pretty difficult to follow without it.
Gonna have to reformat it eventually, too. THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA SUCK, AHAHA, YAY.
I see it now, my second crack pairing of David seducing the beautiful Nola, with his charm and grace.... ahhhh
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ReplyDelete"was trying to finding out"
ReplyDeleteI'll let you guess the typo.
Fixed. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteDavid has agents and spies on people. He is a spymaster. He just isn't official. I'm calling this one a win for me!
ReplyDeletePlease make Nola and David go together please-please-please
ReplyDelete(PS=If you already did that, I wouldn't know because I haven't caught up yet
In his place, I'd have considered that conclusion to amount to there being NO sources, actually.
ReplyDelete"starting fights with the others at whim" --> at 'a' whim
ReplyDeleteI remember looking this exact thing up when I was writing this page, because it confused me, too. There are two common usages here: doing something "on a whim" or "at whim."
ReplyDeleteI won't say you can't use "at a whim" or "on whim," though. That's how new usages are born. People just start using them. And then they catch on. And then someone puts them in a dictionary. 's how language evolves over time, so if you wanna say "at a whim," then I won't tell you that you're wrong to do so.
Yeah, good luck with that David. I wouldn't wanna be ya at all
ReplyDeleteDidn't she rub his tummy at one point...?
ReplyDeleteGotta say I love the pattern and color schem you have on the site, very easy on the eyes.
ReplyDelete*scheme
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