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  1. Public Bookmark 23

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    Henry raised one gloved hand, the one which wasn’t still holding the sword, and caught Hans’s throat where it was the softest, where jaw met neck. He kissed Hans slowly, more teeth than lips, a controlled, meted out release.

    “God almighty, you reek,” Hans said when Henry let him go.

    “Apologies for offending your sensibilities, sir.”

    “I didn’t say I minded,” Hans said, in a low voice, fiddling with Henry’s gambeson.

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    At the tail end of summer, Henry thinks of winter.

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    22 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 48

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    Henry rescues Hans again. This time, the results of the kidnapping are far more bloody than ones of recent.

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    22 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 28

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    “You don’t think Lord Capon would really have a demon in his service?” She frowns. “Besides, Henry prays in front of the wayside shrine each morning, and a demon could never do that.”

    “The devil quoteth scripture to suit his needs.” The farrier presses his tongue into his cheek, arms folded over his chest, and several at the table nod in solemn agreement.

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    22 Apr 2026

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    After the noose, something changes.

    “Jesus,” Hans says, incredulity finally snapping his control in two, “what has gotten into you?”

    Henry’s head jerks back. “What?”

    “You!” Hans says, waving his hands as if to encompass all of Henry. “Why are you being so...” Hans clicks his teeth together. The words jumble and flutter in his head: subservient, obedient, coolheaded, patient, forgiving, why did you stick around even when I told you to go?

    “Kind,” Hans finally settles on, weakly.

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    22 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 18

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    Hans Capon is in love. Hans Capon is to be married soon.
    These two matters are not connected.

    At least, this is what he believes before Henry pulls him into the forest outside the Den.

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