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Challenge #04881-M132: First Steps to Peace

Nine Princes and Princesses from across the realms receive a mysterious letter, that they must attend an important gathering of unspecified content; one to be held in a peaceful land which has no quarrel with any of the nobles. Indeed, the ruler there declares no knowledge of the invitations nor that he had ever heard of the sprawling palace where the nine gather with their servants and favorites. What unfolds next surprises everyone involved… -- Deathshead419

Eighteen letters. Each on high-class paper, by the same unknown hand. Each edged in gold and marked with a unique, if small, gemstone. There were no implied matches. Not even in the advance warning to the Duke Phurlydow, so he could make ready to host them all.

He had a magnificent garden, and the weather was pleasant, so he had prepared a garden party and ready the biggest ballroom, just in case.

Phurlydow apologised frequently for the lack of appropriate accommodations. The young heirs to kingdoms were just as confused as he was, and forgave his lack if it meant solving the mystery. Therefore, there were nineteen detectives attempting to crack the case.

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Challenge #04880-M131: Bad Omens Rise

King Krivcol III had a brush with death at a young age. Now he relies upon astrologers to gauge his future, planning out every detail of his and his family's lives. But his growing paranoia with what's to come may be blinding him to problems around him in the here and now... -- Deathshead419

Many heads of state had advisors. Some had viseers, some had chancellors, come had cabinets of experts. King Krivkol Florentus Montgomerie Oralendo Montecroix, third of his name, had

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Challenge #04879-M130: Sad Beige Life

My parents were cold narcissists. As an adult, once they signed everything to me, I signed our entire solar system to the alliance. I have plenty to live on, my mansions, my gardens, and so much more. But now the halls are full of life and youthful laughter. It actually feels like a home, not a museum. My parents? They live in their wing, their own little world. I'm letting them live the remainder of their golden years in peace. Under watch,

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Sunday, Mother's Day Shenanigans

I am spending the day with MeMum, which will also include the Erastide Chocolate Exchange because the Orange Menace Ruins Everything(tm). But it boils down to "everything's expensive because someone let a senile President be alone with a fascist world leader for 20 minutes".

Yay. Not.

So everything that emerges from me on the interwebs is largely dependent on how much energy remains by the time I resume operations at my regular place.

If nothing today, twofer tomorrow.

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Challenge #04878-M129: Unexpected Rescue

They ran as fast as the wind toward Wraithvine and Bibrid, tackling both to the ground just as a magic arrow flies past the three. The arrow's power seared the being's back, the percussion caused bones to be broken. But, despite the immense pain, they said in a soft whisper to the two. "I'd tackle you again like this in a heartbeat, you're worth it." -- Anon Guest

Of all the strange powers to have from birth, Scramble's ability to freeze time

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Saturday, Some Shenanigans

Moderated for the Promptcast's author interviews, got half a chapter reviewed by Cryptid Roots in Twitch.

Allegedly settling down to get on with today's agenda. With the usual chatting with my peeps on Discord.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so I'm doing some stuff for MeMum and the resulting daily tale will be later than what passes for normal. If it's presented at all.

Travel and stuff tends to drain me, so we shall see what we shall see when the day happens.

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Challenge #04877-M128: Can We Keep Each Other?

Not long ago, this planet of havenworlders saved a human who had, had a cheese-grater landing. If not for these beings, the human, fortunately the only occupant of that freighter, would not have survived. Then raiders came to harm these people. And the humans showed what gratitude for kindness earns. -- Anon Guest

[AN: May be in relation to: https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04839-m090-waif-and-stray ]

Hal was learning a lot of things. Starting with the fact that aliens were real and that

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Friday, Breathing Space?

A couple more days until the money comes into my accounts and I can pay the bills and arrange for more supplies.

I shall be clinging to every spare penny in the hopes of saving up for some little extras that will make life more pleasant in the long run.

In betwixt hoping that things improve overall, of course.

Still no word from the agent who is supposedly looking at Beauties and the Beastly. I sent off a polite email and am

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Challenge #04876-M127: Invasive Plant Control

It took Vholno some time to understand that his father was once regarded as a blushing maid who found his true self through the care of the dryads. Though wind pollination makes humoresque paternity all but impossible to determine, still, Vholno is desperate to learn the one who’s pollen took root in Gyethamp the Bard all those years before.

Sequel to https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04709-l325-difficult-history -- Deathshead419

There was a lot to take in. A lot to understand. A

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Thursday, Just Breathe

The story for the Promptcast is almost done. It just needs the Izzy Pass and a little spit shine.

I have five chapters remaining to write for ADT and I'm roughly one quarter in on the next one. I am excited to get it all the way done. So my ankle-icing breaks are devoted to adding more to the next chapter.

I have a very few days' breathing space before next payday and can only hope that no more disasters come along

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Challenge #04875-M126: Wrath of the Dark

Deep below the vale of ancients, in ruins so deep and layered as to become a cave-like labyrinth, is an effigy of a goddess. A small posse of dare seekers ignore the fell myths whispered of the buried divine, though they may come to wish they had heeded the warnings... -- Deathshead419

The world was built by Dragons, then built upon by various civilisations. Some cities, like Arbordeep, have been built up on previous iterations of Arbordeep as various cataclysms, floods, and

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Wednesday, Rant, Plumbing, and... My Soul?

There's another episode of my weekly thing due today, we still have plumbing to deal with, and I've just been to the physio.

Their new jackhammer hurts and stings, by the way.

As for the plumbing, we have a new magic ingredient - Dawn dish soap. According to a self-proclaimed redneck I know, it's just the thing for dealing with stubborn clogs.

As for my soul... it's apparently in peril for mocking the Powers That Be. I can't fathom where that mockery

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Challenge #04874-M125: Educating a Royal Pain

The Swan Prince Odilio Magustine Jestarion Francas has learned from Trudy that there is no easy way out of his curse. His only hope would be to earn the love of a lady. But what can a swan offer a damsel or maiden fair? Perhaps something to do with flight could open the door he’s looking for…

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04851-m102-with-adequate-reason -- Deathshead419

The kiss of a virgin wasn't hard to obtain if you didn't mind the slobbery attempts

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