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Memoirs 254 - Elderly offers

Scarlett’s fingers sifted through the towering stack of documents cluttering her desk. The papers, a mixture of official business and reports, ranged from shipping manifests and bills of lading t...

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Memoirs 253 - Sibling affections

The candles around the room flickered to life with a subtle flick of Scarlett’s wrist, their warm glow illuminating the prone figure on the bed.

Evelyne’s eyes widened slightly as they fo...

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Memoirs 252 - Tensions

Guifford Knottley stood at the broad window of his office, his calloused hands clasped behind his back as he surveyed the errant signs of devastation marring Freybrook. His gruff face, etched with ...

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Memoirs 251 - Mixed news

Scarlett sat at the table in her quarters on the Rising Isle, poring over a weathered old Zuverian tome. It was something she’d used on occasion to practice reading the ancient script, but now wa...

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Today's chapter postponed to tomorrow

Due to some added-up work, today's chapter will be posted tomorrow instead (Sunday's chapter will still be released on schedule)

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Memoirs 250 - Brewing storms

Evelyne stirred from her slumber, roused by an unsettling cacophony of distant noises and faint, haunting cries. Groggily, her eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the darkness that enveloped her bedr...

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Memoirs 249 - Crisis

“What’s going on? What’s that on your wrist?” Allyssa’s voice snapped Scarlett back to the present.

“You can see this?” Scarlett asked, turning to face the girl with a furrowed ...

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Memoirs 248 - Disruptions

Rosa and Fynn exchanged worried glances as Scarlett turned to face them.

After a brief hesitation, Rosa broke the silence, her voice gentle but still laced with concern. “Scarlett, mind tel...

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Memoirs 247 - Legacy

Though Scarlett couldn’t be sure, she felt like Thainnith cocked an inquisitive eyebrow in response to her question. After a brief pause, his mostly featureless visage raised a hand, and an image...

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No chapter this sunday

I'll be gone for a few days, so there unfortunately won't a chapter this weekend. Will be back again next week.

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Memoirs 246 - Inheritance

Scarlett’s eyes quickly adjusted to the gentle, otherworldly light suffusing the chamber, some of it seeming to emanate from the myriad symbols adorning the walls, each pulsing in a mysterious rh...

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Memoirs 245 - Odd signs

The final room in the Veiled Library wasn’t anywhere near as vast as the main chamber, but it still held an imposing presence. Its design echoed that of the main chamber with rows of stone shelve...

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Memoirs 244 - Cranky librarians

When Scarlett and the others reached the bottom of the stairs, they stopped for a moment to take in the sight before them. The room was vast, far larger than the chamber above, with countless rows ...

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Memoirs 243 - The Veiled Library

Scarlett and her companions found themselves in a dimly lit underground chamber, its age-old stone walls sporadically illuminated by glowing green crystals, painting everything in hues of ghostly j...

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Memoirs 242 - Naturals

“I presented Grand Wizard Hartford with my response this morning,” Scarlett informed Magister Penney calmly. The man sat opposite her in a spacious armchair, watching her with keen interest. ...

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Memoirs 241 - Nice views

Scarlett sat on a bench at the edge of a thin, lush wharf, cradled by the natural beauty of the Rising Isle. Before her, one of the Isle’s countless waterfalls cascaded gracefully into the networ...

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Memoirs 240 - Politics

Later in the evening, following their exploration of the Astral Sanctum and its hidden dungeon, Scarlett found herself in the communal space of their accommodations, joined by her party. They were ...

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Memoirs 239 - The inner sanctum

Scarlett surveyed the lineup of robed wizards in front of her and Grand Wizard Hartford within the Astral Sanctum, studying their faces. They were all Senior Wizards or Principal Wizards, which mea...

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Memoirs 238 - An Accessible Sanctum

“Be careful with the etheric temporances, and don’t lose focus on your focalizations!” Grand Wizard Hartford’s sharp instructions echoed as a group of Senior Wizards cast their spells in un...

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Memoirs 237 - Hearty introductions

The accommodations provided to Scarlett and her party were decent, though they weren’t really comparable to her mansion back in Freybrook. While the Rising Isle boasted plenty of impressive landm...

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Memoirs 236 - Hitting the books

After Scarlett’s meeting with Grand Wizard Gaspar Hartford, she and Fynn waited for the rest of their party to return from their exploring. After they did, they also waited for Principal Wizard B...

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Memoirs 235 - Family reunions...?

The gondola eventually made a smooth landing near the heart of the Rising Isle, where a central island featured a magnificent waterfall cascading into the network of waterways winding through the c...

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Memoirs 234 - The Rising Isle

The carriage rolled into the expansive, circular plaza that surrounded Freybrook’s Kilnstone. Scarlett and her companions peered out the windows at the bustling lanes, watching as the coachman na...

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Memoirs 233 - Diplomatic immunity...?

A few days after her conversation with Beldon, Scarlett returned to Freybrook late in the afternoon from a day-long dungeon expedition, accompanied by her party. As they arrived, the party members ...

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Memoirs 232 - Leads and updates

A cavalcade of elemental forces unfolded before Scarlett as she channeled her mana into her magic, with fiery whirls of concentrated flames bursting into existence only to be smothered by cascading...

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Memoirs 231 - Hearty meals

When Scarlett returned to Freybrook, the courtyard was shrouded in darkness, illuminated only by the faint glow from the windows overlooking it. The air here was starkly colder than on the Rising E...

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Memoirs 230 - Draconian encounters

An oppressive silence filled the cavern after Scarlett spoke, as though she had challenged the very sky itself.

She found herself unable to suppress the surge of indignation and defiance that...

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Memoirs 229 - Playing apprehensions

Scarlett’s attention was fixed on the broken device before her, studying the damage that had been done to it. She’d had her suspicions, but seeing tangible proof was a different thing entirely....

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Memoirs 228 - Awkward company

Scarlett stared at Nol’viz. In return, Nol’viz stared back at her, the trio of eyes on her expressionless mask blinking in concert.

For several seconds, neither of them moved.

Scarl...

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Memoirs 227 - Home visits

“So,” Rosa began, moments after Scarlett had vanished in a blinding flash of light, turning to face Dean Godwin. “Frequent visitor around here?”

The corners of the man’s mouth lifte...

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