[ whatever sense of duty nightingale has left here in the absence of the folly and his official tasks is those still in stasis, to peter who is his apprentice and subordinate, and to molly, who was a servant of the folly for so long and still is, in many ways. ]
Then I think the time is ripe for the library.
Then I think the time is ripe for the library.
There's a lot of rumors about her. That she used to be the king's lover, but she took over his rule and he ended up dead. The people love her, though, so make of that what you will.
[ There could be a lot of different things going on there. Maybe the king had been a cruel ruler, so the people had been all too glad to accept their new empress. Or maybe they don't speak ill of her because they're scared of the consequences. 76 hasn't been able to get an audience to find out for himself, no surprise there. ]
[ There could be a lot of different things going on there. Maybe the king had been a cruel ruler, so the people had been all too glad to accept their new empress. Or maybe they don't speak ill of her because they're scared of the consequences. 76 hasn't been able to get an audience to find out for himself, no surprise there. ]
Wyver, you mean? [ 76 shrugs one shoulder. ] Could be, but we haven't had any reliable access to it so far. [ They've been living in a bit of a bubble. Even getting access to the beach was an event. ]
[ Share information, Jack assumes. That had been the idea from the start, and he's already made motions in that direction. He didn't have to mention what he knew about the Empress, for instance.
So after a pause, and sharing that glance with Ana, he nods. ]
Works for me.
So after a pause, and sharing that glance with Ana, he nods. ]
Works for me.
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