Topher Lydon

Yes, I admit to being a little lazy in this regard. I like to keep things relateable, and since it is Historical Fiction, I have some wiggle room. Like with Radoslav, I have taken some flak for not using King Louis... but King Louis never went on the First Crusade, and never had this succession crisis... so I needed to step out of that and do it my way. The Boar's Rest, Chateau Galliard, wasn't built till later for example, but I figured I had latitude and some fun with it.

I was making a joke, I tend to keep the references relatable to a modern audience

Biological father, he is on his way. I believe he arrives home on the Monday or Tuesday after this. Diana is purposely isolating the father from the son, to control the narrative. Her "Caleb is a psychopath" narrative is her way of justifying her own abusive behaviour. "I'm not the bad guy here, he's wrong. Look he was even a bad baby!" She is nuts, absolutely crazy. But she controls and has controlled the whole narrative when it comes to Caleb. The question is, did Vickie know the truth, was she blackmailling Diana? And if not, why would she kill Vickie? Or is this all a really convienient excuse for her to finally get the son she doesn't want out of her life.

THURSDAY The kitchen smelled like coffee and bleach. Caleb stood by the window, barefoot, watching the rain trace paths down the glass. He'd come down for water. That was all. A glass of water. But his mother was on the phone in the living room, and Grace was in her high chair, and the house had that charged silence that meant something was about to happen. He should have gone back upstairs. He didn't. The refrigerator hummed. The faucet dripped. Grace banged a plas

Without a doubt, Bran, Jack and Fuzz would make short work of this lot.

Good Morning Somethings never change

The horn blast from the northern watchtower was a single, long, discordant wail that essentially translated to: Oh, shit. Inside the outer bailey, the frantic, semi-organized construction of the pavilion city ground to an absolute halt. Hammers dropped. Wagons froze. Infantrymen immediately dropped their shovels and reached for the nearest crossbow. Up on the wooden gallery of the inner courtyard, Princess Cecily paused with a teacup halfway to her lips, looking down at the sudden ex

There is some debate on it's authenticity. The one in the Tower of London was claimed to be much older, but scholars believe it is a recreation. However since there is no way to be sure, the debate continues.

Curtana is currently amongst the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London. It's the sword used in coronations. (Whether it is the actual sword forged by Wayland is up for debate) The Sword of Mercy, or Curtana, is a famous ceremonial weapon in the UK Crown Jewels featuring a blunted, squared-off tip. Legend claims an angel broke the tip off to prevent a wrongful killing, making it a symbol of the sovereign's mercy. [1, 2] Originating from the 16th century (Though claimed to be much older), it is carried unsheathed alongside the Swords of Spiritual and Temporal Justice during British coronation processions and ceremonies where knighthoods are bestowed. You can view the weapon on display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. [1, 2, 3]

We already know what Wylan does to dark Witches. It was also nice to bring the book back into the story. It always felt like a little loose end. A gift from an old Magi to a young one, the envoy recognizing what Wylan was before anyone else. I do plan to bring the character back into things at a later point, just haven't hit a good place to do so in the story yet.

Many people did not react well to what happened to Elias. I received a LOT of very rough mail at the time over it. It definitely disrupted the flow of my writing at the time. Once I was able to get them to a point where they accepted Edward/Elias were still, essentially, the same person who loved Darien deeply, things got better.

One slight advantage, and peculiarity of the French court, to Casimir being ill. He isn't expected to survive, this has been known for five years. Casimir isn't expected to produce an heir (he's too young and too sickley) So he is free to pursue his own love life. In fact, the fact that he is interested in boys is probably seen as a relief to his parents as it prevents complications as they plan the succession around Cecily. Baby Princes who become king do not have a long life expectancy. History shows the tragedy of regencies and boy kings across Europe. And given all things, Radoslav's family deeply care about each other. So Casimir's happiness in the short time he has remaining is of high priority to each of them. Thus Cecily's silken slippered foot nudging them to get on with it.

Might have been, or Tyler, or Sam, or Riley. or Chloe... or one of the adults. Suspects. suspects. suspects.

She loves her brother, crown, throne, politics be damned.

My Stepmother would say this. Turned out they had just emptied my bank account and spent it. But yes, for the longest time it stopped me from ever going in there.

Beer and Mountain climbing... now there's a winning combination Ahh the 70's

it might have been a typo that kind of got stuck that way. So Dawn but spelled in a super Masculine way that totally is for boys and wouldn't get him teased into a complete nutter... well that didn't work

The men in the town aren't much better. Mr. Park is up there with the worst.

Gotta be careful it doesn't get stuck in his hair... again

A question that will be answered when he returns from his business trip

WEDNESDAY EVENING The Honda Civic smelled like French fries and the inside of someone's pocket. Caleb sat in the passenger seat with his backpack between his feet, watching Grey Harbor slide past the window. Rain streaked the glass. The wipers clicked back and forth like a metronome. He hadn't spoken since Daune picked him up. Daune hadn't seemed to notice. "You're quiet," Daune said finally. "I'm always quiet." "Fair point." Daune took a left onto a side road, the

Worked for Wylan!