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Assurance and Threats-Arrondissement Part Fifty-Nine

Posted on October 12, 2020 by jenicek

Arpin and Unexpected walked to the open space made in the ghostly ranks and stopped three meters away from the Repairperson, as her instructions. The spirits were out of earshot. “Thank you for agreeing to this parley,” said the Repairperson. … Continue reading →

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How Could I Say No-Arrondissement-Part Fifty

Posted on August 10, 2020 by jenicek

Maxi sat in the shade of a tree on the training grounds of the Tower Cerulean. The weather had cleared nicely since the snow this morning. Now it felt like a pleasant early summer afternoon. She spun a silver Notion … Continue reading →

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A Small Favor-Arrondissement Part Thirty-Six

Posted on May 4, 2020 by jenicek

Files and papers spread across his desk with abandon, each presenting questions with no answers. Sergeant Gendarme Arpin rubbed his eyes and sighed. This was a true mystery, complete with arcane machinations, baffling and unconnected clues, and even a secret … Continue reading →

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Dead Desires-Arrondissement Part Twenty Nine

Posted on March 16, 2020 by jenicek

Detective Durand carefully walked down the worn stone steps of the spiral staircase. She ran her left hand along the wall and carried and a candle in her right. This was not a place for the living or at least … Continue reading →

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A Difficult Client-Arrondissement Part Twenty Eight

Posted on March 9, 2020 by jenicek

Boot steps echoed off the marble floors of the Tribunal de Justice. Jules Thibault, his hands shackled was flanked by four Chevaliers, one on each of the cardinal points and if that was not enough, four uniformed gendarmes also filled … Continue reading →

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Silence is a Vice-Arrondissement Part Ninteen

Posted on January 6, 2020 by jenicek

Uniformed gendarmes pushed and shoved a large group of people into the station’s lobby. The arrestees were all shackled together and made no secret of their displeasure. As it happens, the gendarmes were no less happy to escort this large … Continue reading →

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Growth Spurt-Arrondissement Part Eighteen

Posted on December 30, 2019 by jenicek

In the center of the Arrondissement lies the Jardin des Gens. While there are many parks available to the citizenry, this is the grandest one. In the summer, there are concerts and theater, both highly attended. The Crescent Lake is … Continue reading →

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Two Gendarmes-Arrondissement Part Seventeen

Posted on December 23, 2019 by jenicek

“It was more or less of a coincidence,” said Sergeant Gendarme Arpin. Mistress Rosamund took a deep drag of her cigarillo and regarded Arpin and Detective Durand sitting in her back office. One gendarme visiting was irritating but easy enough … Continue reading →

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Bread And Wine-Arrondissement Part Ten

Posted on November 4, 2019 by jenicek

Mistress Rosamund lit the last candle at the rim of the salt circle on which sat a plate of fresh bread and an open bottle of wine. Taking a step back, she rang the tiny silver bell thrice. The dead … Continue reading →

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On The Crown-Arrondissement Part Four

Posted on September 23, 2019 by jenicek

The wind was insistent at the bronze crown of the Wandering Woman. This was not unusual, it was the highest point above the Arrondissement. Monsieur L’Horloge drew his greatcoat tighter as he watched a flock of Psychopomps fly by, their … Continue reading →

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