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  1. Public Bookmark 61

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    'Merlin, my friend. What –?'

    'I need your help hiding a body.'

    Every man in the antechamber froze, the silence thick and breathless. No one so much as moved as they all stared at the threshold, where the door stood ajar only a fraction, blocking them from view.

    Yet it was Lancelot's reply, carried on the edge of a weary sigh, that made disbelief stutter in Arthur's chest.

    'Again?'

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    A fragment of overheard conversation leads Arthur and his knights deep into the Darkling Woods, where the truth about Merlin's magic finally comes out.

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    25 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 64

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    After revealing his magic, Merlin promised his king that he would tell him if he was hurt or needed help. The aftermath of an assassination attempt sent him, injured, stumbling into Arthur's chambers to fulfill his promise. Once he did that, he figured he could finish getting ready for the visiting delegation and wrap up his chores. He wasn't sure why Arthur was being so weird about it. He was only lightly shot.

    Based on the prompt:
    "I have to tell you something."
    "Can it wait? I'm busy."
    "It's urgent."
    "Okay, fine. What's so important that you had to interrupt me?"
    "I've been shot."
    "Why didn't you lead with that?"

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    14 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 14

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    Arthur had never particularly minded masquerade balls in principle, because there was a certain uncomplicated pleasure in watching a room full of powerful people pretend, for one evening, that they were not quite as important as they actually were, though he suspected he was meant to find all of it tedious rather than strangely liberating, which perhaps said more about his current state of mind than he was willing to examine too closely.

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    A masquerade ball, one persistent noble, and Arthur discovering that jealousy is a lot harder to ignore than he thought. The masquerade masks weren't the only things coming off tonight.

    Prompt: Party

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    14 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 13

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    Occtis needs a science partner.

    Julien goes on a personal journey along the way.

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    14 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 16

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    "It's…" Occtis said. "Hard to move my muscles when I'm cold."

    "Oh." Julien was silent for a moment. "That seems dangerous."

    Occtis hadn't really considered that. "I suppose it could be."

    Firelight flickered over Julien's face, his pinched expression. Finally, he sighed. "We can share mine."

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    14 Jun 2026