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July 1st, 1883

Annnd it's back...

by Maelie Arsenault

Fox returned from the heist before dawn, slipping in a seldom used backdoor that only she and Mordecai had the key to. A hidden stairway brings her right up to her safe room and she pulls off the cloak and mask upon entering. She arranges her gear on the table, removing the leather vest, elven cloak, and pouches of tools before turning to her bag of holding. Reaching in, she pulls out the satchel from Black 13, the object of the heist that she’d stolen a peek at before rejoining the others. Her further examination in the guestroom of the extra-dimensional mansion, which she is doing her best not to question, only confirmed her fears.
 
Leaving her gear on the table, she opens the door that is backed by the bookcase in her study and steps into the unhidden portion of her sanctum. Setting the satchel down on her desk she pours a glass of brandy and paces the room slowly.
 
Her forehead creases as she frowns and looks at the satchel between sips of liquor until she finally goes to sit at her desk and takes the item out of the bag. She places the adamantine, rune-inscribed box on her desk, sets the satchel aside, and leans back with her drink. She stares at the box. The same box that was pulled out of the brain-machine in October, the same stolen by the Sun Blades, the same one they recovered and gave to Celedor.
 
Maelie sips her drink and just looks at the box. “You stupid thing. I don’t know if I should be upset that you’re back in play or proud that I managed to steal you.”
 
After a few more minutes of staring, she gets up and retrieves a certain sending stone to arrange a meeting with a certain archmage.

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  1. The Last Rule
    November 27th, 1882, - Novandria
  2. The Den
  3. Am I losing?
  4. A Close Call
  5. Plans
  6. New Toys
  7. Mistakes were made
  8. Too close to home
  9. Not like you.
  10. This City is Mine.
    February 6th, 1883
  11. Aimless?
    March 5, 1883 - Novandria
  12. The Game Begins
    February 13th, 1883
  13. Too much like You
    March 13, 1883
  14. Safer in Shadows
    April 3, 1883
  15. New Beginnings
    April 7th, 1883
  16. Ready to Run
    April 17th, 1883
  17. Home
    April 25, 1883
  18. Can you steal a heart?
    May 8th, 1883
  19. Trouble
    11th of May, 1883
  20. Heartbreak
    14th of May, 1883
  21. Hunter or Prey?
    16th of May, 1883
  22. Guilt
    19th of May, 1883
  23. Untrustworthy
    21st of May, 1883
  24. Why am I like this?
    25th of May, 1883
  25. Worthy
    8th of June, 1883
  26. The One She Left Behind
    13th June, 1883
  27. Annnd it's back...
    July 1st, 1883
  28. Learning to Fly
    July 4th, 1883
  29. Thrill of the Hunt
    July 29th, 1883
  30. From the Embers
    21st of August, 1883 // 1867
  31. Mother Knows Best
    16th of September, 1883
  32. A Snake, a Star, and a Fox
    25th of September, 1883, Novandria
  33. It wasn't him.
    28th of September, 1883, Novandria
  34. The New Blade
    13th of September, 1883
  35. Something Good
    October 31, 1883 - Novandria
  36. The wound that won't close
    18th of December, 1883 - Novandria
  37. Promise
    25th of December, 1883 - Novandria
  38. Fallen through the cracks
    6th of January, 1884 - Novandria
  39. Day to Night
    7th of January, 1884
  40. What's Left to the Shadows
    22nd of January, 1884, Novandria
  41. The World without Colour
    18th of February, 1884, Bellancourt, Montaigne,
  42. Seventeen Roofs
    26th of February, Novandria, Eisen
  43. Crossing the Board
    4th of March, 1884, Novandria, Eisen
  44. New Freedom
    May 4th, 1884
  45. Saved
    5th of May, 1884/16th of July, 1858

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