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  1. Topher Lydon

    Chapter 3

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    We all know Darien's opinion of unearned crowns. And there is coming a point where Kalijj Arslan will answer to his Grandsons.
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    Chapter 2

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    I tried to show Baron Haskal's legacy through carrying on through his Squires.
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    Chapter 2

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    Chapter 2

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    Define survive. Because Radoslav has undergone massive changes along the road, it can be argued that he is no longer the same man he was at the start. Darien certainly isn't. And somehow VAL is still more of a man than Darien is
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    Chapter 2

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    I do finds Radoslav and Darien's bureoning friendship interesting. Radolsav's a dick in every sense of the word. But he respects Darien like he did Darien's Father and Baron Haskal (the product of two men he respects, and a direct result of Darien's competence) This continues through the next book as well. And the one after which I am still writing and have put down to do another project. (Needed a slight break from the Historical Fiction) (Don't get me wrong, I love writing about the Vanguard, and the Vexin region of France)
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    I think these laws should be standard in all AI today, no matter what. But that is just my opinion. The GN-2 Lukas, and his Construct Progeny are essentially AI/Robots just constructed out of synthetic organic matter. Now it does introduce yet another contradicting set of orders into Lukas. His Militsiya Protocols, the Combat Protocols, the Intimacy Protocols, Tripp's Bullshit, now the Asimov Laws are all contradicting each other in places, Lukas's brain is a mess of Error messages and conflicting code. But one thing overrides it all, Eriks. So on some basic level the boy that Lukas really is, beneath all the code, is breaking through.
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    Tripp is the one who updated D10's software, and has for years. D20 however, was overwritten by D10 without Tripp's input.
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    Chapter 2

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    You know Ashot is making Steffy wash under the hood because he's got rules!
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    Chapter 2

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    Ser Val, the best "Mom" ever
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    Chapter 2

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    It certainly seems to be the only way to quieten Ashot down... he gets... fidgety when he is attention deprived.
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    mmm love it when the pills kick in. Yes, Lukas has a terminal case of "the hots" for Eriks... I think Eriks needs a spray bottle to keep Lukas from climbing on top of him... he's created a monster by letting Lukas find out he's a top.
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    Published this one a little early, because I am going to go lie down. Have a heat headache... it is too damn hot here.
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    The Raptor dropped out of FTL with a shudder that rattled the deck plates and sent a loose spanner skittering across the cockpit floor. Ēriks caught it with his foot before it could roll under the jump seat, a reflex born of three days of living in such close quarters for weeks He set it on the console, stretched his arms over his head until his spine cracked, and looked out the viewport. Port Haven was not what he had expected. The star was small and cold, a dim red dwarf that gave
  14. Topher Lydon

    Chapter 2

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    Those two would do it, DARING someone to say a word about it. I think they'd enjoy the fall out
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    Chapter 2

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    Most Vikings of the era didn't understand Western hangups with sex and sexuality. Men loved men, women loved women, men and women loved each other... anything that gets in the way of that was just dumb in their culture.
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    Chapter 2

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    Darien is, as the old adage states, being driven to the thin ice, and his options are narrowing the longer he stays in Antioch. The "Faith militant" the Tafurs grow in power, ferocity, fanaticism, devolving into Ghoulish behaviour that terrifies Crusader, Turk, and Fatmid alike. Raymond is utterly nuts. Peter Bartholomew , his advisor, was far FAR worse. His end, however, was poetic. The old oaths are broken, and two factions arise. Darien's Vanguard, and the fanatics.
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    Chapter 2

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    Ashot is up to no good
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    The armory of the lower palace was one of the few places in Antioch where the stifling summer heat felt appropriate. It smelled of hot iron, leather oil, and the sharp, metallic tang of the whetstone. For Darien Haskal, it was a sanctuary. The relentless, suffocating politics of the Crusade could not easily penetrate a room entirely devoted to the practical mechanics of killing. Darien stood over a heavy oak workbench, looking down at the ruined, jagged piece of steel that had once been hi
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    Chapter 1

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    Darien is smart enough to protect Julian's finances from his father. He has a rather surprising way of doing this. Julian is on the rise.
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    Chapter 1

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    Lord D'asshole is about to learn that parts of him can, mysteriously, become detached, when they're found in the wrong places.
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    I think Lukas has learned that there is a nirvana, and it's located in a place he never expected to be allowed to go. It's funny but Lukas is highly motivated to keeping Eriks alive... definately needs reinforcing, a lot.
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    I wonder if Rikard has realized all of his GN Males tend to go gay... is it a design "feature" something to do with the enhanced sensations... or Rikard just being too blind to realize he forgot to edit out the genenetic markers from the original donor's DNA... what does that say about him...
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    Post-nut clarity is great isn't it? It literally means Lukas can think.
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    The Raptor's cockpit smelled like ozone, recycled air, and the faint, sweetish tang of the coolant that leaked from the port engine manifold. Ēriks had been meaning to fix that leak for three days. Three days since Nova Zarya. Three days since Tripp had smiled and said *I win, you arrogant prick* and Lukas had walked to his side like a puppet with its strings pulled. Three days, and he still hadn't fixed the leak. He sat in the pilot's chair, his hands resting on the controls, his ey
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