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Mistakes were made
She frowned as she read the paper. Gunpowder had been a horrible idea and she'd known it from the start. Then again, that job had been a horrible idea from the same.
Harkim had cared far too little about the fallout of destroying a shipment of goods in the North Ward. An armed wagon before nightfall. What a stupid job. Fox had nearly gotten up and walked out several times as the 'coarse' job was explained. Two people there hadn't bothered to conceal their identities at all, including Servis who had joined several adventuring teams. Nel, the Rus bear, she was surprised to see her but not really. She seemed way too soft for this kind of work, so she assumed she was in over her head for something.
But no, Fox had to see the mess as a challenge. Could she plan it so that the guards left the wagon. Get the others to distract them, get them helping with the other wagon. Instead they had mostly stood around staring at the illusion of a broken wheel that could fail at any moment. She'd had to cut the harnesses herself, scare the horses, watch the driver get dragged away, then use the illusion of a lion to distract the last guard. She was just supposed to light the fuse, that was it. Well, she'd done that too.
"Do I feel guilty?" She thought. "Maybe. Guards sign up for dangerous jobs, one seemed perfectly ready to fight a lion. Can't imagine they weren't used to armed robberies."
She thought through the plan several more times.
"Sloppy. All of it." She concluded. "Like a common criminal."
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The Last Rule
November 27th, 1882, - Novandria
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The Den
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Am I losing?
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A Close Call
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Plans
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New Toys
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Mistakes were made
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Too close to home
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Not like you.
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This City is Mine.
February 6th, 1883
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Aimless?
March 5, 1883 - Novandria
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The Game Begins
February 13th, 1883
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Too much like You
March 13, 1883
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Safer in Shadows
April 3, 1883
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New Beginnings
April 7th, 1883
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Ready to Run
April 17th, 1883
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Home
April 25, 1883
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Can you steal a heart?
May 8th, 1883
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Trouble
11th of May, 1883
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Heartbreak
14th of May, 1883
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Hunter or Prey?
16th of May, 1883
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Guilt
19th of May, 1883
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Untrustworthy
21st of May, 1883
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Why am I like this?
25th of May, 1883
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Worthy
8th of June, 1883
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The One She Left Behind
13th June, 1883
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Annnd it's back...
July 1st, 1883
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Learning to Fly
July 4th, 1883
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Thrill of the Hunt
July 29th, 1883
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From the Embers
21st of August, 1883 // 1867
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Mother Knows Best
16th of September, 1883
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A Snake, a Star, and a Fox
25th of September, 1883, Novandria
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It wasn't him.
28th of September, 1883, Novandria
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The New Blade
13th of September, 1883
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Something Good
October 31, 1883 - Novandria
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The wound that won't close
18th of December, 1883 - Novandria
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Promise
25th of December, 1883 - Novandria
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Fallen through the cracks
6th of January, 1884 - Novandria
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Day to Night
7th of January, 1884
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What's Left to the Shadows
22nd of January, 1884, Novandria
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The World without Colour
18th of February, 1884, Bellancourt, Montaigne,
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Seventeen Roofs
26th of February, Novandria, Eisen
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Crossing the Board
4th of March, 1884, Novandria, Eisen
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New Freedom
May 4th, 1884
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Saved
5th of May, 1884/16th of July, 1858
November 27th, 1882, - Novandria
February 6th, 1883
March 5, 1883 - Novandria
February 13th, 1883
March 13, 1883
April 3, 1883
April 7th, 1883
April 17th, 1883
April 25, 1883
May 8th, 1883
11th of May, 1883
14th of May, 1883
16th of May, 1883
19th of May, 1883
21st of May, 1883
25th of May, 1883
8th of June, 1883
13th June, 1883
July 1st, 1883
July 4th, 1883
July 29th, 1883
21st of August, 1883 // 1867
16th of September, 1883
25th of September, 1883, Novandria
28th of September, 1883, Novandria
13th of September, 1883
October 31, 1883 - Novandria
18th of December, 1883 - Novandria
25th of December, 1883 - Novandria
6th of January, 1884 - Novandria
7th of January, 1884
22nd of January, 1884, Novandria
18th of February, 1884, Bellancourt, Montaigne,
26th of February, Novandria, Eisen
4th of March, 1884, Novandria, Eisen
May 4th, 1884
5th of May, 1884/16th of July, 1858
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