With All Due Speed

"With All Due Speed" is an extra for Eclipse
 

Cover of Eclipse, with a man and woman wearing academic robes in silhouette on a twilight blue and sunset orange background. She is gesturing up toward the sky. A telescope is inset in the top left.

"With All Due Speed" is an extra of about 20k words, covering the period from when Thesan Wain and Isembard Fortier begin discussing an actual engagement through to their wedding (the summer of 1925 through late December 1925), following the events of Eclipse

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Why this story?

First, I love both these characters, and more time with them is great. However, I wanted to figure out some more of the dynamics between Livia and Garin for something else I was writing, and the scene where Thesan has dinner with them, Isembard, and Alexander was very helpful for that. I was also curious about a passing reference Isembard made at one point to Thesan's father having given him advice about marriage, and how exactly that went.  

July 7th, 1925

Isembard realises he would like to move toward marriage sooner rather than later.  

August 6th

Thesan talks with Seth and Golshan about Isembard's visit to her parents and their plans.  

August 10th

Isembard talks to his brother Garin about what he intends to do (and finds out more about Garin and Livia's marriage.)  

August 17th

Isembard proposes and Thesan joyfully accepts.  

August 21st

Discussions about rooms at Schola, and the implications of space and resources.  

November 11th

Isembard returns from the Armstice Day memorials, having had an unexpected encounter with Seth and Golshan (their meeting is part of Tea and Meetings.)  

December 1st

Isembard visits Thesan's parents, and her father offers advice on a marriage.  

December 2nd

Thesan and Isembard get a chance to discuss that visit and the (vast) differences in their families.  

December 12th

Thesan and Isembard have dinner at Arundel with Livia, Garin, and Alexander.  

December 23rd

The wedding (one section from each of their points of view). Includes a couple of particular wedding customs from Thesan's family.  

December 28th

Sorting out how they mean to go forward with certain obligations.

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