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Agent D: Obviously, there is no such thing as a Secret Order of Monster Hunters. Working in the shadows, defending the general public from dangers that cannot be addressed openly? Preposterous. And we...
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Juniper: Thorn! She tried to kill me! Thorn: Which is why she’s getting an armed escort to the nearest gate. There’s nothing else to do. She claims she isn’t here to kill Stanczia and Imri . . . . . ....
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Thorn: Hi, Holly! Holly: Hello! Thorn: Exercises going well? Holly: Fine! Violet, Juniper: AHEM. Thorn: I didn’t have any idea she’d be here. Or any official instructions on how to react. I wasn’t...
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Thorn: Thorn to Birch. Crisis handled. Are there still protestors across from our gate? Birch: A few, yes. Thorn: Is my niece still there? She’s the one in all black, with black hair and black makeup....
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Thorn: There’s a towel under the counter, in one of the drawers. You can use that if you want. (PLOOSH) Hyacinth: Thanks! What did you leave the gate for? Thorn: Classified. Hyacinth: Hey, when you’re...
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Tansy: Hyacinth! Where are you? Hyacinth: Exactly where I said I’d be, Mom! At the embassy. Tansy: You were supposed to be home more than an hour ago! Hyacinth: Protesting the abuses that Sønheic...
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Tansy: Tell you what, Thorn. If you’re willing to personally escort Hyacinth home, she can stay out there. Thorn: Of course! That sounds fine. Sven: Sorry the evening didn’t go as smoothly as planned ....
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(DRIP DRIP) Hyacinth: And how about “to write”? Thorn: “To write”: I write, you write, one writes — Hold on, I’ll finish conjugating after this guest comes through. Astrid: Astrid Rødlund, checking out...
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Astrid: It’s okay. I’ve been thinking about that recently myself. And I can promise you that my next saga will be . . . different. In the meantime, would you like a signed book? I have so many of...
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Meanwhile. Leif: . . . Guard 1: Is he waking up? Guard 2: With this much blood loss? He won’t be truly conscious for a while.
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ediumImri: Oh, that publisher’s editors look over everything on our behalf. But they had to “insist” with you? Stanczia: Does that mean . . . given the chance . . . you would have “done your nobility...
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ediumOfficially dropping the “Nasturtium” tag and returning to “Secret Agent D.” ___ (SNEAK!) (LURK!) Imri: . . . but in the next chapter, we learn that the heroic vampire saved her! Astrid: That...
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ediumThe view from the Embassy residence. Ragnild: That’s definitely Astrid Rødlund! And she’s practically right next to our wing! I can’t tell who she’s with. Wish I had a telescope, not just opera...
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ediumIona (thinking): Brr. Okay, not hurt . . . the chair didn’t drop me far . . . I just hafta call it and get inside before anybody — — notices me. Imri: Hello, little broken bird. You should be...
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ediumIona: Ah! Imri: Now, darling, there’s just a few mouthfuls here. Hardly worth the effort. Stanczia: Oh, I don’t know . . . she could be a fun snack. Especially if she thrashes a little. Iona: I...
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ediumSigrún: Enough! Young miss! Are you hurt? Iona: No, ma’am! Sigrún: Good. You’re coming with me. Astrid: Is the young lady supposed to be in her room? How about if I help walk you there? Sigrún:...
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ediumToday I learned: the WordPress framework is not designed to cope well with Daylight Savings Time. As a result, for the next few months, new comics will appear at 1:00 AM Eastern. Don’t worry,...
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ediumGuard: Embassy guard to gate staff: Walk the perimeter. We have an unidentified intruder on the grounds. West Gate. Birch: You want to stay here, boss? Keep an eye on your niece? Thorn: No,...
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ediumIona: . . . and did Hildegard’s dragon bite get better, after the last chapter? Astrid: Not much. That kind of injury doesn’t heal easily. . . . so she used a cane, and, sometimes, a chair that’s...
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ediumJuniper (thinking): Time to lose the tunic. I’ll blend into the dark better without it. Looking for any uninvited intruder . . . but especially a tall, broad-shouldered Aibreán woman with green...
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ediumAgent D (thinking): Seems like I’ve lost them. Now let’s hope the embassy doesn’t give my targets any extra security. And they’ll probably assume the vampires can take care of themselves. . . ....
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ediumHey, look, it’s pre-transition Agent D…and pre-transition Juniper. (Plus an oblivious baby!Thorn.) ____ Agent D: I really am lost, darling, so if you wouldn’t mind — Juniper: No, see, here’s your...
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edium(VWOOO) Juniper: You washed out of heartsword training, but it’s a big deal that you got in at all. You must be expensive to hire. What are you, an assassin? A mercenary? Agent D: All entirely...
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ediumJuniper: Whatever weapons you’re hiding in that outfit . . . . . . they’ll never stand up to this. It would save us both time if you surrendered now. Agent D: Yes, yes, quite the impressive...
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ediumAgent D: I did not “wash out” of heartsword training. I got scouted . . . put in a separate group. . . and fast-tracked. So I’ll say this one more time: (SHINE) Walk. Away. While you still have...
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ediumUpstairs at the Embassy. Ragnild: Iona! You’re okay! Iona: I’m okay! Ragnild: I’m so, so sorry — It’s all my fault, I — Iona: Ragnild tried to stop me from falling! She’s sorry she didn’t get to...
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ediumSven: Ms. Rødlund? Are you back here somewhere? You’re supposed to meet a contest winner! And I know the vampires didn’t take you to dinner! Astrid: Lovely as it is to talk with you readers, I...
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ediumSven (thinking): !! That shawl . . . It’s the one Nasturtium was wearing! Maybe she vanished mysteriously into the night, leaving only this token behind. But I can find her again! It’s like a...
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ediumEmbassy grounds. (DING) Crystal: This is an automatic message… …from the panic app of: Juniper Sel. (CHOP) User is in danger from: (SLICE) Violet (thinking): What I wouldn’t give for one of those...
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ediumViolet: Juniper! Did you find the intru– . . . (MMMMMMMM) Agent D: One of your fellow knights, darling? Juniper: Hi, Violet! We decided to resolve our issues by kissing them out. Violet: April...
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ediumThorn (thinking): Juniper was heading east — (DROP PLOP) There’s no gate on that side. Does that mean the intruder isn’t trying to escape? Or is it just that they don’t — (PLIP PLIP PLIP PLIP) —...
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ediumImri: Do you mind? We’re trying to eat. Stanczia: You can tell he’s one of the foreign guests. No manners. That, and he looks like a drowned rat. Leif: Thån . . . ? Imri: Oh, this is cute. Are...
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ediumStanczia: I’m not sure what he said, but I do believe he was trying to sound menacing. Imri: Don’t you speak any civilized languages? Thorn: I speak Sønska! My vocabulary is a small, but I work...
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ediumLeif: Th-Thån, stop . . . Leif (thinking): Why is he threatening them? They’re royalty! It’s an honor to be chosen by them. And it’s not like they’ll kill me! That would be so disrespectful to...
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ediumThorn: This is the last chance. Do you think this is a bluff? My job is to guard the embassy and its people. With my life, if — Guard: What’s going on here?! Guarding the embassy is our job. All...
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ediumGuard: Is this the “emergency” you called us out into the rain to deal with? Thorn (thinking): No — but we defend civilians first, other knights second. Juniper would do the same. Thorn: This is...
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ediumThorn: . . . Okay. I am . . . sorry to interrupt. I go back to my people now. Thorn’s people. (SHING) Juniper: . . . Best two out of three? (STOMP.)
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ediumAgent D: So sorry about this, darling, but you must admit, you really haven’t left me any other choice . . . Violet: Oh, I bet you could think of a few if you really tried. Here’s a good one: you...
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ediumOne brief skirmish later: Hold still. And don’t try any tricks with that axe while I’m patting you down for conventional weapons. (TOSS!) Violet: Throwing knife . . . regular knife . . . Sønheic...
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ediumJuniper: She was one of the guys in our first-tier heartsword training. Pretended to drop out, learned to draw an axe, and went vigilante or something. Thorn: Thanks for the recap, Juniper....
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