Chapter 301: Mackenzie Unstacked
In Which Our Story Picks Up If Glory was surprised that I came around knocking on her door in the middle of the night, she returned the favor when she answered it herself. “Funny, I figured you would...
View ArticleChapter 302: Gone and Forgotten
In Which Mackenzie Got It From Everybody I couldn’t hold it against Rowan that he didn’t immediately launch into answering my question, much less answering every mystery of my childhood and life to...
View ArticleChapter 303: Confession of a Dangerous Mind
I had apparently liked Rowan well enough years ago, but I didn’t know him now and I wasn’t about to spring a strange guy from the middle of nowhere in the middle provinces on Dee without making sure...
View ArticleChapter 304: Mental Warfare
In Which Dee Places Second Nobody said anything after that for a while. Dee had closed her eyes… I figured it was a concentration thing, though outwardly she looked pretty relaxed. Maybe it was just a...
View ArticleChapter 305: You’ve Got Rubble
In Which Dee Diverts “What do you mean, destroyed?” Rowan said. It was weird. As much as I had quietly freaked out over the ongoing realization that my memories were not necessarily reliable… not all...
View ArticleChapter 306: Two’s Summons
In Which Two Did Not Consort “Two?” I said to Dee. “Wait, the golem?” Rowan said. “She has a name,” I said. “I know, I know!” he said, throwing up his hands. “You just said it… I was only clarifying...
View ArticleChapter 307: Getting To Know You
In Which Mackenzie Stares Into The Middle Distance Of all the hard lessons I had learned since coming to college, I think the hardest one was that no matter what else happened, life would go on until...
View ArticleChapter 308: Rowan’s Turn
In Which There Was No Warning “Ms. Mackenzie, Ms. Johnson!” the librarian said, rounding the edge of the bookcase to the previously quiet corner of the upstairs stacks where we’d been conversing. “You...
View ArticleChapter 309: Ennui Go
In Which We’re Back Nothing happened for a long time. We had all these plans… or ideas for plans, which are at least similar to plans insofar as the phrase contains the word “plans”… but nothing...
View ArticleChapter 310: The Pace of Change
In Which Effort Is Put Forth Nicki did show up for dinner the night after we had our talk, and Grace did come with her. I was more than glad… I felt a profound sense of relief. Not because I had been...
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