Chapter Interlude – Vernoue (Pt. 2)

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Most mentioned character

231 mentions

Some honourable mentions

Name	Count
Nuvityn	164
Tserre Ettertree	149
Ielane du Marquin	123

Most mentioned class

33 mentions

[Princess]

Some honourable mentions

Name	Count
[Mage]	30
[King]	19
[Knight]	17

Most mentioned skill

1 mentions

[Inn: The World’s Eye Theatre]

Some honourable mentions

Name	Count
[Phantom Volley]	1
[Royal Will: Annul Contract]	1
[Open Says Me]	1

Most mentioned spell

3 mentions

[Midnight Shard]

Some honourable mentions

Name	Count
[Invisibility]	3
[Siege Fireball]	1
[Unlock]	1

Most mentioned location

92 mentions

Calanfer

Some honourable mentions

Name	Count
Ailendamus	65
Erribathe	46
Noelictus	18

Mentions

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Name	Text
Eternal Throne of Calanfer	Then, with the wisdom granted to him by right of his crown and the Eternal Throne of Calanfer, blessed be its light, and the glory of the Kingdom of Diplomacy—Reclis du Marquin did sense with his imperial foresight that something was amiss.
Reclis du Marquin	Then, with the wisdom granted to him by right of his crown and the Eternal Throne of Calanfer, blessed be its light, and the glory of the Kingdom of Diplomacy—Reclis du Marquin did sense with his imperial foresight that something was amiss.
Marquin	Then, with the wisdom granted to him by right of his crown and the Eternal Throne of Calanfer, blessed be its light, and the glory of the Kingdom of Diplomacy—Reclis du Marquin did sense with his imperial foresight that something was amiss.
Reclis du Marquin	Reclis would be the first to admit he wasn’t a minutiae kind of man. For instance, he wasn’t sure that was how you spelled minutiae. It looked wrong…
Ielane du Marquin	Ielane was the one who could tell you when the ball was or who was favored and who wasn’t in court or abroad. She could pick up on infighting between a couple and know what to actually do about it.
Reclis du Marquin	It made Reclis vaguely embarrassed, but she was an excellent help navigating moments when he put his foot in the pie, cake, or whatever they were eating. She always had.
Vernoue du Marquin	He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
Nomaudrel	He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
Ielane du Marquin	He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
Menisi du Marquin	He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
[Soothsayer]	He picked up on the tension, you see, because Vernoue had gone off to Nomaudrel, and Ielane wasn’t happy about it. She and Menisi, you see—terrible affair, the entirety of it. He’d tried to adjudicate, but between that damn [Soothsayer] and a plot of treason, it still hurt his heart.
Vernoue du Marquin	Vernoue meeting Menisi was surprising, shocking that Ielane had allowed it, and he could tell she was stressed; half a dozen puffer sticks she chain-smoked when he found her after a late-night session of looking into the disastrous New Lands expedition said she was upset.
Menisi du Marquin	Vernoue meeting Menisi was surprising, shocking that Ielane had allowed it, and he could tell she was stressed; half a dozen puffer sticks she chain-smoked when he found her after a late-night session of looking into the disastrous New Lands expedition said she was upset.
Ielane du Marquin	Vernoue meeting Menisi was surprising, shocking that Ielane had allowed it, and he could tell she was stressed; half a dozen puffer sticks she chain-smoked when he found her after a late-night session of looking into the disastrous New Lands expedition said she was upset.
Seraphel du Marquin	“I think we have to send a second expedition, dear. Dear? We’ve got some of the original fleet, but without Seraphel, we might even have to send another member of the royal family. That’s what I’m thinking. Dear?”
Lothen du Marquin	“Lothen.”
Reclis du Marquin	That was her one-word reply after several minutes of silence and smoking. Reclis coughed and activated an air-clearing charm that really helped when she was upset.
Lothen du Marquin	“Lothen? He’s not that—canny.”
Reclis du Marquin	Which was rude to say of his second-eldest son, but it was true. He was like a blunt hammer in social parlance, which Reclis was sad to say he’d gotten from his father…and the royal family, really. Ielane stared past Reclis. Her brow was furrowed. She looked—intense.
Ielane du Marquin	Which was rude to say of his second-eldest son, but it was true. He was like a blunt hammer in social parlance, which Reclis was sad to say he’d gotten from his father…and the royal family, really. Ielane stared past Reclis. Her brow was furrowed. She looked—intense.

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