Alrond remembers this as a constant point of contention, his mother unable to quite rid herself of her suspicion that they were the result of her husband straying, his father insisting vehemently that even if he were inclined to dishonour her, she should at least credit him with more sense than to do so in Wellgrove itself, with women of child-bearing age and no precautions taken.
Long lost sibling? It sure is a lot of focus on Alrond's and his father's silver hair.
Even the very fact of Wellgrove's slow economy, when their position right on the trade-route to Hinoeuma should by rights have made them a trader's paradise. Partitio and his department store is the first time that Alrond had seen real progress on that front, despite years of trying... and hadn't he and Partitio both been surprised by the multiple attempts at sabotage? To the point where he'd been forced to send almost his full guard to put the place under round-the-clock watch, leaving him and his home vulnerable?
I like the way you managed to pull together three storylines together like this. It makes total sense and fleshed out Wellgrove really well!
...how had Thurston known when and where to strike, come to think of it?
I see three possibilities here: Thurston is a secret Blacksnake (Clockbank does have the Thieves's Guild and a suspicious amount of thieves, so it wouldn't be too unusal), he's not a Blacksnake but was tipped off by one (the Blacksnakes does have an interest in keeping trade low, and Thurston could be a useful tool for them, if a bit volatile), or it's just a coincidence (the boring, but most realistic option).
The first - a distraction - Throné says she will take care of, Temenos volunteering himself to join her a moment after.
They'll definitely encounter Mother, but I wonder if she'll recognize Marietta in Throné? That reveal is going to happen at some point (and I'm excited for when it does!), but has Mother interacted with Marietta enough in this timeline for the reveal to happen this soon?
On a side note, this story definitely has one of my favorite versions of Temenos and Throné! The way you write them and their relationship with each other is super compelling. It's fun to spot all of the small changes in their personalities that come from the roleswap and to spot what remains the same despite the different circumstances. I've enjoyed all of the stories in this series and I look forward to seeing what comes next!
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CassieRose on Chapter 3 Sun 30 Mar 2025 11:05PM UTC
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