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waokevale · 4 years ago

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Sanders Sides

-The Snow Queen AU-

[In this ver. The Frost King]

I just had to do this one after I reconnected with the book, yet...I made some major changes (big ones) for the roles to be more interesting and fitting, not just random I suppose.

[ If you haven't read the book, and wish to do so...I suppose it does quite matter for you to understand more but do as you wish from that point.........]

This version of the story is happening in the beginning of The 18th Century, and the characters who play the roles of the ones from the story, or have changed/replaced roles with suposedly similiar Input here are:

• Kai - Remus - (The boy who was the victim of the broken mirror’s fiendish shard.)

• Gerda - Roman (The main protagonist, i suppose)

[In the original story Kai and Gerda are not quite related but are as close as siblings can be, in this one although, of course the twins are, well...the twins.]

• Instead of the Grandmother we have the father of the boys, that no one, literally no one would guess who plays the role of him.......Patton...!

• After that, there is also Logan, who gets the role of being The Frost King, The Cursed Frost King in fact (and by cursed I mean he literally pissed someone off [or broken their heart...] centuries before and they turned him into an ice dude)

• Speaking of curses and magic, Janus is the young Sorcerer instead of the Elder Sorceress from the canon story. And in this verse, let's say that Sorcerers are Immortal beings like vampires, because I felt like it, and let's say he's like... approximately 957 y.o

Janus in this version does not keep Roman for a while, because he is a really bored selfish prick, but because he is desperate and genuinely still sad from the time he lost his own kid (guess who that might be...If you know my obsession with familial anxceit you already know who I’m talking about, yes..) Virgil.

[And no, Virgil is not dead as you see in the fanart, he is cute, alive and well.]

• Speaking about him, he is intended to replace the role of the robber girl. But in this version he was stolen from his Pa/Ma one Summer night...

He didn't age at all because...Well, I just said it, Janus is immortal and Vee in this one is actually his biological kid, so Virgil himself is like 53 y.o

• Pryce and Valery are the Prince and the Princess in the upper corner of the picture. (They are meant to be siblings here)

In the other corner are Thomas and Talyn playing the roles of these magical Finn and Lapp people. (I honestly have no idea how else to call them)

And the Crow and the Raindeer are Remy and Emile, because why not.

[To put it simply, like in the canon of TSS no one here is evil (well except the douchebags of Virgil's kidnappers, but they are not canon characters)]

Also before all of that, I wanted to have a little summery and explanation of some of the situations and short stories from this au

-Remus at first is quite a dork (heh) but really he is a pretty friendly and goofy kid, sure he is quite strange in general but he does show love and affection towards his family (well until the shard of The Mirror got stuck in his eye)

-Logan used to be a Prince from the 10th Century who supposedly felt no emotions and was like a stone husk, or a living statue as people used to say, which made his father desperate enough to the point, he literally set up a very great award for anyone who would make him.. feel something in that matter (The emotionlessness was more of an odd and quite unrealistic version of depression, as to be portraid)

-There was one and only one person who succeded in the act and in which fell head over hills for him in the process actually (before the magic mirror of evils broke into pieces, one of the first ones then fell into his own eyes, destroying all the progress and hurting the one who loved him the most, who was the very exact person who freed him from his deep shelled abyss before.)

[I’m not going to say who that was, you’ll have to figure it out by yourself, if you even bother, that is of course]

-Patton is a single father (wow)

He actually managed to find a way into the Garden of Enternal Summer when he was a kid and... As I quote myself:

“ As a faint Memory, The boy saw the most Elegant and quite The most Beatiful man he’d ever seen, yet with a face halfly scarred with scales as if one cursen upon his soul, his outfit too as his posture spoke was vastly gorgeous, painted mainly in golden and black, but what was yet even more so intriguing, was what he held under his arms, ever oh so gently as it were a small and fragile feather. It in fact..quite was at some point, as it was a small child, very young actually from what it seemed...An Infant it was. The man then walked up to him and offered him his hand, one that wasn’t either of his main two, but nonethless he did so and shared one of the warmest of smiles too, no living creature, no beast nor no man would at this point decline and reject his proffer.”

[Yeah...I’m not good with poetry, especially as English despite it all is my second language...I’m even worse with my main one, so eh.]

Buuut he eventually left either way, so..

[Almost no one could find the secret pathway into the Garden of the Enternal Summer as it was well hidden behind the forests, lakes, caves and mountains. So Roman and his family were quite lucky at this point.]

That is all for now I suppose, I have only one question though...

-Roman is a very sweet kid who talks with animals and plants (but let’s make it a bit more realistic here, the plants do not respond in this version and he is confused but still continues to do so) He is although flawed because a character without flaws is like...A Pizza without the Sauce or a Knife without its blade, blunt and boring that is. Yeah...He has anger issues and is quite impatient and stubborn which is interpreted in both good and bad ways.

-Virgil was gifted with a flower magical hair clip (to help him whenever he was in trouble), a violet scarf and a guardian pet Goliath Birdeater Spider shafed like a Purple Pinktoe Tarantula to protect him from any dangers.

Do you think this is an interesting AU?

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nordleuchten · 4 years ago

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La Fayette in Les Misérables

Les Misérables is one of my absolute favourite books. I never get tired of it – funny coincidence, La Fayette is also in there. I have read the book in three different languages now and noticed that the amount of La Fayette varies in the different versions. The French original sets the precedent of course. The English translation (or, as there are of course several different translations, the English translation I read) featured La Fayette ten times (just as often as the French original). My two German translations feature La Fayette less often than the French and my English one. With that being said, I present to you the La Fayette-szenes in Les Misérables (Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, translated by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacAfee, based on the translation by C. E. Wilbour, published by Signet Classics, 1987)

Courfeyrac had a father whose name was M. de Courfeyrac. One of the false ideas of the Restoration in point of aristocracy and nobility was its faith in the particle. The particle, we know, has no significance. But the bourgeois of the time of La Minerve considered this poor de so highly that men thought themselves obliged to renounce it. M. de Chauvelin became M. Chauvelin,.M. de Caumartin was M. Caumartin, M. de Constant de Rebecque simply Benjamin Constant, M. de Lafayette just M. Lafayette. Courfeyrac did not wish to be backward, and called himself simply Courfeyrac. (Marius, book four, The Friends of the ABC, p. 653)

So the bourgeoisie, as well as the statesmen, felt the need for a man who would say "Halt!" An Although-Because. A composite individuality signifying both revolution and stability; in other words, assuring the present through the evident compatibility of the past with the future. -This man was found ready-made. His name was Louis-Philippe d'Orleans. The 221 made Louis-Philippe king. Lafayette undertook the coronation. He called it "the best of republics." (Saint-Denis, book one, A few Pages of History, p. 829)

I can not give you a direct written example where La Fayette said “the best of republics” but the statement mirrors his early impressions on Louis-Phillipe’s reign perfectly.

These memories associated with a king fired the bourgeoisie's enthusiasm. With his own hands he had demolished the last iron cage of Mont-Saint-Michel, built by Louis XI and used by Louis XV. He was the companion of Dumouriez, he was the friend of Lafayette; he had belonged to the Jacobin Club; Mirabeau had slapped him on the shoulder; Danton had said to him, "Young man!" (Saint-Denis, book one, A few Pages of History, p. 834)

These doctrines, these theories, these resistances, the unforeseen necessity for the statesman to consult with the philosopher, confused evidences half seen, a new politics to create, in accord with the old world, and yet not too discordant with the ideal of the revolution; a state of affairs in which Lafayette had to be used to oppose Polignac, the intuition of progress glimpsed through the riots, the chambers, and the street, rivalries to balance around him, his faith in the Revolution, perhaps some uncertain eventual resignation arising from the vague acceptance of a definitive superior right, his desire to remain in his lineage, his family pride, his sincere respect for the people, his own honesty-all of this preoccupied Louis-Philippe almost painfully, and at times strong and as courageous as he was, overwhelmed him under the difficulties of being king. (Saint-Denis, book one, A few Pages of History, p. 841)

The distress of the people; laborers without bread; the last Prince de Conde lost in the darkness; Brussels driving away the Nassaus as Paris had driven away the Bourbons; Belgium offering herself to a French prince, and given to an English prince; the Russian hatred of Nicholas; at our back two demons of the south, Ferdinand in Spain, Miguel in Portugal; the earth quaking in Italy; Mettemich extending his hand over Bologna; France bluntly opposing Austria at Ancona; in the north some ill-omened sound of a hammer once more nailing Poland into its coffin; throughout Europe angry looks peering at France; England a suspicious ally, ready to push over anyone leaning and throw herself on anyone fallen; the peerage sheltering itself behind Beccaria to deny four heads to the law; the fteur-de-lis erased from the king's carriage; the cross tom down from Notre-Dame; Lafayette weakened; Lafitte ruined; Benjamin Constant dead in poverty; Casimir Perier dead from loss of power; the political disease and the social disease breaking out in the two capitals of the realm, one the city of thought, the other the city of labor; in Paris civil war, in Lyons servile war; in the two cities the same furnace glare; the flush of the crater on the forehead of the people; the South fanaticized, the West uneasy; the Duchesse de Berry in La Vendee; plots, conspiracies, uprising, cholera, added to the · dismal mutter of ideas, the dismal uproar of events. (Saint-Denis, book one, A few Pages of History, p. 843)

In an instant the little fellow was lifted, pushed, dragged, pulled, stuffed, crammed into the hole with no time to realize what was going on. And Gavroche, coming in after him, pushing back the ladder with a kick so it fell onto the grass, began to clap his hands, and cried, "Here we are! Hurrah for General Lafayette! Brats, my home!” Gavroche was in fact home. (Saint-Denis, book six, Little Gavroche, p. 956-957)

Hence, if insurrection in given cases may be, as Lafayette said, the most sacred of duties, émeute may be the most deadly of crimes. (Saint-Denis, book ten, June 5, 1832, p. 1052)

A circle was drawn up around the hearse. The vast assemblage fell silent. Lafayette spoke and bade farewell to Lamarque. It was a touching and noble moment, all heads uncovered, all hearts throbbed. Suddenly a man on horseback, dressed in black, appeared in the midst of the throng with a red flag, others say with a pike surmounted by a red cap. Lafayette looked away. Exelmans left the cortege. This red flag raised a storm and disappeared in it. From the Boulevard Bourdon to the Pont d'Austerlitz a roar like a surging billow stirred the multitude. Two prodigious shouts arose: "Lamarque to the Pantheon! Lafayette to the Hotel de Ville!" Some young men, amid the cheers of the throng, took up the harness and began to pull Lamarque in the hearse over the Pont d'Austerlitz, and Lafayette in a fiacre along the Quai Morland. In the cheering crowd that surrounded Lafayette, a German was noticed and pointed out, named Ludwig Snyder, who later died a centenarian, who had also been in the war of 1776, and who had fought at Trenton under Washington and under Lafayette at Brandywine. Meanwhile, on the left bank, the municipal cavalry was in motion and had just barred the bridge; on the right bank the dragoons left the Celestins and deployed along the Quai Morland. The men who were pulling Lafayette suddenly saw them at the bend of the Quai, and cried, "The dragoons!" The dragoons were advancing at a walk, in silence, their pistols in their holsters, their sabers in their sheaths, their muskets at rest, with an air of gloomy expectation. At two hundred paces from the little bridge, they halted. The fiacre bearing Lafayette made its way up to them, they opened their ranks, let it pass, and closed again behind it. At that moment the dragoons and the multitude came together. The women fled in terror. (Saint-Denis, book ten, June 5, 1832, p. 1059-1060)

Ludwig Snyder was a historical person who indeed existed and not a person that Hugo made up.

Alarming stories went the rounds, ominous rumors were spread. "That they had taken the Bank" ; "that, merely at thencloisters of Saint-Merry, there were six hundred, entrenched and fortified in the church"; "that the line was doubtful"; "that Armand Carrel had been to see Marshal Clausel and that the marshal had said, 'Have one regiment in place first,' " ; "that Lafayette was sick, but that he had said to them, 'I am with you. I will follow you anywhere that there is room for a chair' "; "that it was necessary to keep on their guard; that at night people would pillage the isolated houses in the deserted neighborhoods of Paris (the imagination of the police was recognized here, that Anne Radcliffe element in government)" ; "that a battery had been set up in the Rue Aubry-le-Boucher" ; "that Lobau and Bugeaud were conferring; and that at midnight, or daybreak at the latest, four columns would march at once on the center of the emeute, the first coming from the Bastille, the second from the Porte Saint-Martin, the third from La Greve, the fourth from Les Hailes"; "that perhaps the troops would evacuate Paris and fall back on the Champ de Mars"; "that nobody knew what might happen, but that certainly, this time, it was serious." (Saint-Denis, book ten, June 5, 1832, p. 1067-1068)

I could not find any historical reference about the chair-quote and I am pretty sure that Hugo made that up - however, it sounds very much like something that La Fayette would say - and Hugo and La Fayette probably knew each other, although superficially. Toward the end of La Fayette’s life, when Hugo was still a young men, there were different salons in Paris that both attended and it is quite likely that they both ran into each other during one of these meetings.

At this moment the bantam rooster voice of little Gavroche resounded through the barricade. The child had climbed up on a table to load his musket and was gaily singing the song then so popular:

En voyant Lafayette

Le gendarme repete

Sauvons-nous! Sauvons-nous! Sauvons-nous ! (Saint-Denis, book fourteen, The Grandeur of Despair, p. 1143)

This scene is not featured in my German version. It is mentioned that Gavroche sang a song but the text is not given in that translation.

They take you, they hold on to you, they never let go of you. The truth is, there was never any amour like that child. Now, what do you say of your Lafayette, your Benjamin Constant, and of your Tirecuir de Corcelles, who kill him for me ! It can't go on like this." (Jean Valjean, book three, Mire, but Soul, p. 1317)

La Fayette did not made it into the musical version of Les Misérables (neither in the French Original nor in the more popular English version) although he would have fit perfectly in there. I also have never seen him featured in any of the countless movie or TV adaptations - officially at least. Some adaptations that feature the funeral of General Lamarque have some extras running around that I sometimes turn into La Fayette - that was not the intended casting but it worked out for me nonetheless :-)

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imcrushedbyarainbowoffical · 5 years ago

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The Lone Snake (AU): Chapter 1/At The Edge of The World

Alright so...Remember this post from a couple of months ago? Well, I got around to writing the first few chapters and I thought to post Chapter 1 here. I’ll probably post more chapters as it goes along but I can’t guarantee when they’ll be out (knowing me it might be sporadic). Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy :)

A03: The Lone Snake

Characters: Deceit and Remus. The others are vaguely mentioned.

Word Count: 957

Relationships: Kingceit (mentioned)/Platonic Demus

Warnings: Blood and injury

Descprition: After King’s untimely death, a heartbroken Janus leaves the Sides and escapes to the edge of the imagination in hopes that no one will ever find him there.

It happened so suddenly, like being drenched in an unforeseen rainstorm. Creativity, king of the imagination and beloved by all, was gone. Split into two sides, the first a young boy dressed in red and white and the other dressed in black and green.

That day, all the Sides wept bitterly over the loss of their dear friend. However, there was one whose love for King was far beyond what anyone could comprehend, and when the news of King's death truly wrapped itself around Janus’s head, his poor heart couldn’t take it and so he fled.

Into the night he escaped, to the very edge of the imagination he ended up and under the protection of the forest he lived. Not a soul knew where the deceitful side had fled too and he believed that no one would care. Janus would no longer bare judgment nor listen to their scornful words. He was gone for good and no one would ever find him, at least, that’s what he thought.

Remus’s hazel brown eyes scanned the tall dark trees and the wilted grass that stretched along the ground. It was bare, that was for sure but he was still intrigued by this forsaken land. Remus often liked to come to the parts of the imagination he had yet to explore. With every resolve in his mind to discover new and exciting wonders.

He swung his bag over his arm and placed his morning star across his shoulders. He grinned and stepped into the forest, his morning star gleaming in the patches of sunlight that leaked through the trees as he traversed the dirt paths.

He wished he could have brought Roman along for the exploration but his dear brother was much too busy to have come with him. Whatever he was sure he’d find something exciting to show off to Roman later.

Remus sighed and wandered through the forest as he looked around for anything that seemed interesting. Suddenly, his ears picked up a scratching sound, curious, he changed course and headed towards it.

Was it a dog digging up something?

Was it an animal hiding its prey?

Was it a person burying a body?

The curiosity was exploding inside him as he reached the place where the sound was coming from. He peeked through the trees and bushes, noticing a hunched over figure digging its clawed fingers into the dirt. Why was it digging? Was it trying to hide something or find something?

Remus took a step forward, trying to get a better look when a twig snapped beneath his boot. The creature whipped its head around, baring its white sharp fangs towards him in the shadows.

He was very intrigued by such a creature, with its claws, fangs, and striking yellow snake eye but even more so by the green and brown scales that covered half its face and ran down its neck, chest, and leg. Though part of his scales was covered by some tattered black shorts it wore.

“Hello there,” Remus said, stepping out into the light.

The creature hissed at him and crouched down low, seemingly ready to pounce at any moment. Which only added to Remus’s excitement. How fun would it be to battle this creature and bring it back to the castle? He didn’t want to hurt the thing but he still wanted to catch it. If only to answer the millions of burning questions in his mind.

How did it end up in the imagination? Was it really a creature at all or was it human? It certainly looked human, but did it bleed the same as a human would? Did it even have blood?

“What are-”

Before Remus could finish his question the creature charged towards him. He quickly threw his bag away and swung his morning star up, blocking the creature's attack. The creature then swiped its claws near Remus’s head but barely managed to cut away some hair.

“Ooh, you're a feisty one, aren’t you? Well, now I’m definitely going to be bringing you back with me.” Remus said. He jumped towards the creature and slammed his morningstar down towards it but the creature dodged it with ease.

On and on it went, Remus swinging his morning star around and the creature dodging with slick ease, like his body was made of liquid. However, soon they both grew tired of this dance and they stood in a stalemate, heavy breath escaping their mouths as both prepared for one final attack on the other.

Remus and the creature narrowed their eyes at each other as the creature brandished his claws and crouched down low, growling and gnashing his teeth towards Remus. The creature then pounced, going towards Remus's left as he swung his morning star towards it and then twisting its body towards the right of him, slicing its claws across Remus's right shoulder and deep into his flesh.

Remus howled in pain and stumbled backward as he instinctively grabbed his shoulder. He peeked at the wound through his fingers and winced at the amount of blood seeping out of it.

“Wow, your good,” he said.

The creature replied with a hiss but Remus only smiled and grabbed his bag, lugging it over his uninjured shoulder.

“Well, I guess capturing you is going to be harder than I thought,” Remus said. “No matter, I’ll only have to ask my dear old brother for help. Until then, you stay here okay? I promise to be back for you soon so just stay put like a good little snake creature thing.”

With that, Remus took off scampering into the woods and towards home.

#remus sanders #deceit sanders #ts remus #ts deceit #sanders sides #ts sanders sides #sanders sides fic #sanders sides au #au sanders sides #kingceit #new sanders sides au series #janus sanders #ts janus #janus is a feral boi

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eeveevie · 5 years ago

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february ‘20 fic masterpost

Remember how I went on a crazy 29 day T-Swift song inspired ficlet post frenzy?!

what a wonderful idea that was, ME! (see what I did there) oooohhhoooo~~

Anyways, as always, here’s all the stories I posted in February–everything you may have missed in the month, all in one convenient place!

Dragon Age:

Alistair x Evelyn Cousland (F! Warden):

I Think He Knows | 859 words

Morrigan is thoroughly disgusted by how completely lovesick Evelyn and Alistair are. Okay, okay, she can be a supportive friend, when needed.

Ours | 877 words

Alistair and Evelyn find themselves isolated, despite knowing they have made the right decision for their future.

State of Grace | 671 words

Evelyn and Alistair spend some quality time in their little love nest. (Modern AU)

Dress | 981 words

Agreeing to a real date was probably the worst idea ever, right? Alistair in full blow panic mode, and Evelyn is oblivious, or is she? (Modern AU)

This Love | 656 words

Alistair and Evelyn reflect on the emotional setbacks they’ve taken to get where they are now. (Modern AU)

Mine | 648 words

Alistair and Evelyn struggle to figure out the finer details of being together, swearing to never end up like their parents or failed relationships. (Modern AU)

You Are In Love

Evelyn comes to a startling revelation while sharing night-guard duties with Alistair.

Varric Tethras x Bethany Hawke:

Gorgeous | 816 words

Bethany likes Varric. Loathes the fact she does, but can’t escape it. Oh well, what’s a girl to do?

It’s Nice To Have a Friend | 778 words

Varric and Bethany spend some quality time together, even if it is just the two of them sneaking around the city at night.

Getaway Car 985 words

Bethany contemplates a future with Varric, despite that they are (currently) no longer together.

The Lucky One | 753 words

Bethany thought returning to Kirkwall would be easier, but at least with Varric around, it isn’t so bad.

New Romantics | 787 words

Varric and Bethany drunkenly discuss the woes of their romantic pasts—or lack thereof—and toast to their future.

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim:

Brynjolf x Fiona Bloom-Holt (F! Dragonborn):

The Archer | 957 words

Fiona struggles with her insecurities when faced with becoming Guildmaster. Brynjolf reminds her that she isn’t alone.

King of My Heart | 672 words

Fiona daydreams about taking a break from thieving to try the domesticated life with Brynjolf. There’s always time for rooftop romance.

Paper Rings | 1266 words

Brynjolf’s proposal doesn’t go according to plan, but it isn’t the end for his relationship with Fiona, despite his lamenting.

Lover | 1262 words

It’s Fiona’s birthday, and she would rather spend it alone as she’s always done. Brynjolf quickly changes her mind.

Blank Space | 1022 words

Fiona travels to Solitude, following a lead on the Stones of Barenziah. While there, she meets a rather insufferable, yet charming, red-headed thief.

Daylight | 854

Fiona expresses more of her feelings to Brynjolf. He thinks it might be time to do the same.

Shake It Off | 734 words

Fiona is the master of her own destiny; don’t try to tell her otherwise.

Call It What You Want | 760 words

Fiona and Brynjolf engage in some early morning pillow-talk, unable to escape their love-nest.

Fallout 4:

Danse x Madelyn Hardy (F! Sole Survivor):

Wildest Dreams | 1054 words

Danse knows he needs to leave, but his regrets concerning Madelyn are holding him back.

New Year’s Day | 797 words

A slow dance in a restored home on New Year’s Day.

Our Song | 720 words

Madelyn teaches Danse that you don’t always need music to have a song.

Deacon x Madelyn Hardy aka Charmer (F! Sole Survivor):

Delicate | 949 words

Madelyn can’t stop staring at Deacon, desperately trying to get a peek of those baby blues again. Oh, and her tipsy inner monologue.

Treacherous | 818 words

Daydreaming is all well and fine, unless you find yourself focusing on your partner’s lips longer than you should.

False God | 2441 words

Deacon tries to make the best of a lover’s quarrel in one of the ways he knows best. With his mouth. (NSFW)

Style | 985 words

A little bit of flirting goes too far and Madelyn worries shes fractured the first real bond she’s made since leaving the vault.

Holy Ground | 1181 words

Madelyn has another biblical lesson for Deacon, this time with dance instructions.

Madelyn Hardy x Nathaniel James (Sole Survivor Spouse):

Red | 1079 words

It’s an anniversary, of sorts. Madelyn describes to Nick what her husband was like.

#dragon age #alistair x f!cousland #varric tethras x bethany hawke #fallout 4 #deacon x f!solesurvivor #danse x f!solesurvivor #elder scrolls: skyrim #brynjolf x f!dovakin #dragon age au #fanfic #t-swift february fics #long post

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randomnestfamily · 2 years ago

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How To Turn Towards What Matters Most

***Today's Devotion: How to Turn Towards What Matters Most" As Christians, we have heard this so many times, but do we REALLY allow it to transcend out hearts and actions? . #randomnestfamily #prayer #faith #devotion #dailydevotion #todaysdevotion #now

“If my people who are called by my name…” Praying honestly to God! Turning Towards What Matters Most Around 957 B.C., after King Solomon spent years planning, building, and, finally dedicating the temple that his father, King David, had longed for—God made Himself known by sending fire down from heaven and filling the temple with His presence. Honest Prayer Then the Lord appeared to Solomon…

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#2 Chronicles 7:14 #forgiveness #genuine #honest prayer #If my people #King Solomon #repentance #true humility

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avi-stella · 7 years ago

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Fire Emblem Reader Insert Masterlist

Masterlist of all Fire Emblem reader insert oneshots. You can find fics for other fandoms I've written in my other masterlists [here].

Fics are divided into sections for each character. Each listed fic contains the following fic information underneath: rating • genre • word count • summary. Characters and fics are listed in alphabetical order.

Fic Count: 130

TIP: Use CMD+F / CTRL+F to find what you're looking for.

LAST UPDATE: AUGUST 31, 2019

ALFONSE

► A PRINCE'S QUESTION General • Fluff/Family • 1,276 words Alfonse wonders what you think of him, and Sharena teases him.

► ALFONSE AND A JEALOUS SUMMONER General • Fluff • 255 words Alfonse's reaction to a jealous Summoner.

► ALLOW ME Teen • Hurt/Comfort • 1,152 words Alfonse makes a comment on how dependable you are but then realizes that perhaps you want to be able to depend on someone else for once.

► AMUSEMENT General • Fluff • 103 words Alfonse finds amusement in a certain quirk of yours.

► BEST WISHES General • Drama/Fluff • 957 words While the others were opposed to Alfonse joining the Order of Heroes, you were supportive of him.

► BIRTHDAY GIFT General • Fluff • 129 words Alfonse gives you a birthday gift.

► BOND OF TRUST Teen • Drama/Fluff • 1,325 words Loki tries to trick you, but Alfonse interferes.

► CARE General • Fluff • 235 words Alfonse wipes you down clean when you're sick.

► CLOSER Teen • Fluff • 221 words Alfonse holds you close.

► COMFORT General • Hurt/Comfort • 119 words Alfonse comforts you.

► CONCERN General • Hurt/Comfort • 140 words Alfonse worries for your health.

► CONFESSION General • Fluff • 124 words Alfonse reacts to your confession.

► CUDDLES General • Fluff • 124 words Alfonse becomes flustered when you cuddle with him.

► CURSED Teen • Angst • 1,194 words Alfonse is cursed to die, but your comfort is a solace.

► DAY OFF General • Fluff • 122 words You and Alfonse have a day off.

► EARLY MORNING General • Fluff • 147 words Alfonse wakes up to your sleeping face.

► ENDLESS NIGHTS General • Angst/Hurt/Comfort/Fluff • 1,662 words Nights in Askr were difficult to get through at first, but things are different now.

► ETERNAL GRATITUDE Teen • Fluff • 1,035 words You and Alfonse attend a party hosted by King Gustav.

► FAVOURITE COLOUR General • Fluff • 639 words You want to get to know Alfonse more.

► FEAR General • Drama • 83 words Alfonse is afraid.

► FIND ME Teen • Angst/Fluff • 1,563 words You get lost in the castle, and Alfonse thinks you left him without warning when he can't find you.

► FIRST KISS General • Fluff • 125 words You share your first kiss with Alfonse.

► GUILT Teen • Angst • 125 words Alfonse feels guilty you got injured in battle.

► GUILTY PRINCE Teen • Hurt/Comfort • 1,285 words Alfonse feels guilty for dragging you into his war. You forgive him.

► HIS HUGS General • Fluff/Hurt/Comfort • 228 words Headcanons for Alfonse's hugs.

► HIS MUSE General • Fluff • 784 words Alfonse’s drawings lack a certain something, but he figures out what it is soon enough.

► HOME SWEET HOME Teen • Drama/Angst/Hurt/Comfort • 1,637 words You don’t want to go back home.

► HUG General • Fluff • 190 words You tuck your head in the crook of Alfonse's neck during a hug.

► ILLUSIONS General • Drama • 650 words Ylgr wants to join you, but Alfonse is suspicious of her. NOTE: Contains spoilers for Book 2, Chapter 9

► INTIMIDATING? General • Fluff • 634 words You ask Alfonse if he thinks you’re scary.

► JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS Teen • Humour/Fluff • 647 words It’s a misunderstanding.

► KISS ON THE TIP OF NOSE General • Fluff • 191 words Alfonse kisses the tip of your nose.

► KISS ON CROWN OF HEAD General • Fluff • 181 words Alfonse kisses the crown of your head.

► LOCK SCREEN General • Fluff • 140 words Alfonse finds your phone.

► MISUNDERSTANDINGS Teen • Angst/Drama • 1,475 words You get jealous towards Fjorm and Alfonse’s relationship. Alfonse finds you while you’re crying, and you run away which the Askran prince thinks is you rejecting him.

► MOMENT'S REPRIEVE Explicit • Smut/Drama • 2,462 words Alfonse touches himself to the thought of you.

► MORNINGS General • Fluff • 295 words You and Alfonse wake up together

► MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING Teen • Angst/Drama/Fluff • 2,272 words Alfonse thinks you hate him while you think he’s in love with Fjorm.

► MY HERO Teen • Angst/Hurt/Comfort • 1,880 words Alfonse starts to doubt if he’s good enough when compared to the other Heroes.

► NAPPING PRINCE General • Fluff • 128 words You find Alfonse napping underneath a tree.

► NEWLY FOUND DRIVE Explicit • Smut • 321 words With Alfonse's new refine came a higher sex drive from him as well.

► NO MEANS NO Teen • Angst/Hurt/Comfort • 1,130 words Alfonse realizes that you have a hard time saying “no”. NOTE: Contains hints of abuse.

► NOT FOR SALE General • Slice-of-Life/Fluff • 810 words Anna asks if she can sell your drawing for a profit, but you demand to talk business.

► RARE SIGHT General • Fluff • 169 words Alfonse sees something he usually doesn’t see, but it’s a welcome sight all the same.

► SURROUNDED Teen • Action/Drama/Fluff • 1,034 words Múspell surrounds the Order of Heroes in an ambush. Alfonse keeps you safe.

► PERMISSION General • Fluff • 108 words Alfonse asks if he can kiss you.

► PICNIC General • Fluff • 232 words The Order of Heroes have a picnic.

► PIECES OF ME Teen • Angst/Hurt/Comfort • 1,187 words You accidentally break a teacup and fear the consequences. NOTE: Contains vague hints of abuse.

► PUBLIC BATHS Teen • Fluff • 356 words You encounter Alfonse at the public baths.

► RED, WHITE, AND GOLD Teen • Drama/Angst • 1,031 words words Alfonse watches you die in his arms.

► SERENADE General • Fluff • 128 words You ask Alfonse out on a date by serenading him with a song.

► SHARING A STRAW General • Fluff • 218 words You share an indirect kiss with Alfonse.

► SIN Explicit • Smut • 138 words Alfonse cums inside you.

► SLANG General • Fluff • 151 words You try to teach Alfonse slang from your world.

► SLEEPY MURMURS General • Fluff • 228 words Alfonse murmurs something in his sleep.

► SOME DAY, MY PRINCE General • Fluff • 1,318 words Alfonse overhears you singing while you’re in the middle of rearranging the books in the library.

► START General • Fluff • 708 words You and Alfonse share your wishes for the New Year.

► SUMMER HEAT Explicit • Smut • 1,861 words The heat gets to you and Alfonse.

► SUMMER MEMORY Teen • Fluff • 1,059 words Unable to keep up with Anna’s antics, Alfonse suggests the two of you find a quiet spot and think of ways to help the Order of Heroes’ financial problem.

► TAKING CARE General • Fluff/Hurt/Comfort • 317 words Alfonse takes care of you when you fall ill.

► THE PRINCE'S CROWN General • Fluff • 555 words Alfonse wakes up from a nap and finds a surprise.

► THE REASON Teen • Fluff/Angst • 1,443 words There's a good reason why Alfonse doesn't want to get attached to the Summoner.

► THROUGH THE CRACKS General • Hurt/Comfort/Fluff • 1,099 words Alfonse offers to accompany you to a party when you confess you’re too shy to go.

► WARM GIFT General • Fluff • 952 words Alfonse sees that you’re cold and offers you a cloak to use.

► WARM HUG General • Fluff • 300 words Alfonse tries to warm you up after you complain about how cold it is.

► WHAT'S IN A NAME? General • Drama/Angst • 348 words Alfonse won’t call you by your name.

► WRONG Teen • Drama/Angst • 1,295 words Alfonse wishes that his current Summoner was you instead.

ALM

► GONE Teen • Angst • 339 words Alm realizes too late that he loves you.

BERKUT

► BACK HOME General • Drama • 773 words Berkut struggles with his emotions for you, the Summoner.

► DOMINANCE Explicit • Smut • 294 words Berkut proves to you that he's in control.

CHROM

► JEALOUSY General • Angst • 394 words You get jealous of Chrom's relationship with Robin.

► JEALOUSY (VER.2) General • Angst • 384 words You get jealous of Chrom's relationship with Robin.

► KISS Teen • Fluff • 153 words Chrom steals a kiss from you.

DIMITRI ALEXANDRE BLAIDDYD

► SMALL PUSH General • Friendship/Fluff • 891 words Dimitri is having difficulty finding the courage to confess to you. Claude and Edelgard try to help.

EPHRAIM

► CONFESSION Teen • Fluff • 412 words Ephraim confesses to you.

► HOBBY Teen • Fluff • 182 words You join Ephraim in a sparring session.

FJORM

► DEATH'S DOOR Teen • Drama/Angst • 599 words Fjorm is dying, but you don’t realize it.

► REKINDLE Teen • Hurt/Comfort • 675 words You comfort Fjorm when she loses hope. NOTE: Contains spoilers for Book 2, Chapter 10

► HOME General • Fluff • 118 words You explain to Fjorm the customs of your world.

► TRADITIONAL General • Family/Hurt/Comfort/Fluff • 1,124 words Fjorm confesses two things: one to her family, and one to you.

GAIUS / GUIRE

► KISS ON THE EYELIDS General • Fluff • 165 words Gaius kisses your eyelids.

► TICKLE FIGHT General • Fluff • 267 words Gaius starts a tickle fight with you.

GUSTAV

► UNREQUITED FEELINGS General • Angst • 273 words You have feelings for Prince Gustav, but he doesn't return them.

HENRY / HENRI

► ACCIDENT Teen • Angst • 160 words Henry accidentally kills you while practicing his dark magic.

► KISS ON EARS General • Fluff • 167 words You kiss Henry's ears.

HRID

► A MOMENT General • Hurt/Comfort • 640 words Hríd suggests you rest.

► AT PEACE General • Fluff • 157 words You and Hríd share a peaceful moment together.

► BREATH Teen • Fluff • 582 words You and Hríd feel like you can relax in each other’s presence.

► CARRY General • Fluff • 308 words Hríd carries you around.

► FATEFUL ENCOUNTER General • Fluff • 1,260 words Hríd confronts you after you put your life on the line for him.

► FIRST TIME Explicit • Smut • 417 words Headcanons of your first time with Hríd

► FRUSTRATIONS General • Hurt/Comfort • 861 words Hríd tries to help you let off some steam.

► HIS HUGS General • Fluff/Hurt/Comfort • 264 words Headcanons for Hríd's hugs.

► OPEN EXPRESSIONS Teen • Hurt/Comfort • 1,260 words Hríd confronts you after you put your life on the line for him.

► OVER BEFORE IT BEGAN Teen • Drama/Angst • 659 words Hríd laments the fact that Alfonse had already taken your heart before the Niflese prince even got a chance to try.

► PROMISE General • Fluff • 973 words Hríd talks about his kingdom, Nifl, with you.

► RETURNING THE FAVOUR Explicit • Smut • 2,187 words As gratitude for saving his sisters, Hríd wants to help you after you get hit by a strange curse.

► SNOW ANGELS General • Fluff • 199 words You make snow angels with Hríd.

► THINKING OF YOU General • Fluff • 209 words Hríd buys something that reminds him of you.

► WINTER CUDDLES General • Fluff • 164 words You and Hríd cuddle together on a cold winter night.

INIGO / AZUR

► DANCING IN THE RAIN General • Hurt/Comfort/Fluff • 1,534 words Inigo finds you crying in the rain and cheers you up with a dance.

► DANCING LESSONS General • Fluff • 1,087 words Inigo catches you copying his dance moves.

► EMPTY PROMISE Teen • Angst • 1,450 words You and Inigo promise to get married once Grima is defeated and peace brought back to the lands.

► IN LOVE General • Fluff • 211 words You ask Inigo why he’s staring at you so much.

► MATCHING General • Fluff • 885 words Inigo gives you a gift and then becomes embarrassed.

► MERCY Teen • Angst • 1,374 words You've become a Risen, and Inigo hesitates to cut you down.

► MOON'S WALTZ Teen • Fluff • 1,249 words Olivia finds Inigo sneaking away from camp with you. When she follows afterwards, she's surprised with what she sees.

► NEW LIFE Teen • Angst/Hurt/Comfort/Fluff • 1,526 words Inigo recalls memories of all the people he’s killed.

► NOT AGAIN Teen • Angst • 1,768 words You go back to the future to save Inigo. The Inigo of that time is surprised to see you, and for good reason.

► OBVIOUS General • Fluff • 115 words Inigo realizes that you're jealous of his flirting.

► PEACE AND QUIET Explicit • Smut/Fluff • 1,099 words You and Inigo share a night together.

► PUNISHMENT Explicit • Smut • 114 words You punish Inigo for flirting with someone else.

► SELFISH Teen • Friendship/Hurt/Comfort/Drama • 1,094 words Inigo gets jealous when he sees Chrom comforting you.

► THAT'S MY USUAL FACE Teen • Fluff • 1,335 words You have a “resting bitch face” and Inigo swears his heart stopped the first time he sees you smile.

KLIFF

► IMPRESSIVE General • Fluff • 248 words Kliff wants to impress you with his magic.

LASLOW / LAZWARD

► OUR LITTLE SECRET Teen • Fluff • 1,123 words Laslow accidentally comes across you singing and dancing.

LEGAULT

► TIGHT HUG General • Fluff • 198 words You give Legault a tight hug.

LEO / LEON

► BALLROOM DANCE General • Fluff • 120 words You and Leo dance in a ballroom.

► FORGETFUL General • Fluff • 211 words You remind Leo to do something before he leaves.

► NEEDY KISSES Teen • Fluff • 128 words You're really needy for Leo's kisses.

► TAKE A BREAK Teen • Fluff • 663 words Leo visits you while you’re studying.

LIF

► FOND General • Drama • 178 words Líf looks at you with a certain fondness in his eyes.

► PAST MEMORIES General • Fluff • 203 words You remind Líf of somebody he once knew long ago.

► UNFEELING WARMTH Teen • Drama • 334 words Death does not fear you.

NILES

► FEELINGS General • Drama • 151 words You told Niles you loved him but then took your confession back.

► KISS ON THE CHEST Teen • Fluff • 206 words Niles kisses your chest.

REYSON

► BAD DREAM General • Fluff/Hurt/Comfort • 240 words You calm Reyson down from a bad dream.

SHARENA / SHARON

► CUTE AND BEAUTIFUL General • Fluff • 895 words You agreed to have Sharena dress you up and do your makeup.

► LIFE'S PROMISE General • Drama/Fluff • 627 words You confront Sharena after the Order of Heroes’ fight with Loki at the temple.

TAKUMI

► LONG HAIR General • Fluff • 177 words Takumi helps brush your hair after a shower.

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Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight’s Tale, Part I (Numbered) (Forrest Hainline's Minimalist Translation)

Here beginneth the Knight’s Tale

859 Once, as old stories tell us;

860 There was a duke called Theseus;

861 Of Athens he was lord and governor,

862 And in his time such a conqueror

863 That greater was there none under the sun.

864 Full many a rich country had he won;

865 What with his wisdom and his chivalry,

866 He conquered all the reign of Feminie,

867 That once was called Scythia,

868 And wedded the queen Hippolyta,

869 And brought her home with him in his country

870 With much glory and great ceremony,

871 And too her young sister Emily.

872 And thus with victory and with melody

873 Let I this noble duke to Athens ride,

874 And all his host in arms him beside.

875 And certain, if it weren’t too long to hear,

876 I would have told you fully the manner

877 How won was the reign of Feminie

878 By Theseus and by his chivalry;

879 And of the great battle for the nonce,

880 Between Athens and Amazons;

881 And how assieged was Hippolyta,

882 The fair, hardy queen of Scythia;

883 And the feast that was at her wedding,

884 And of the tempest at her home-coming;

885 But all that thing I must as now forbear.

886 I have, God knows, a large field to air,

887 And weak be the oxen in my plough.

888 The remnant of the tale is long enough.

889 I will not delay eek none of this route;

890 Let every fellow tell his tale about,

891 And let’s see now who shall the supper win;

892 And where I left, I will again begin.

893 This duke, of whom I make mention,

894 When he was come almost unto the town,

895 In all his wealth and in his most pride,

896 He was ware, as he cast his eye aside,

897 Where that there kneeled in the highway

898 A company of ladies, tway and tway,

899 Each after the other clad in clothes black;

900 But such a cry and such a woe they make

901 That in this world no creature living

902 That heard such another lamenting;

903 And of this cry they would never cease

904 Til they the reins of his bridle seized.

905 “What folk be you, that at my homecoming

906 Perturb so my feast with crying?”

907 Said Theseus. “Have you so great envy

908 Of my honor, that thus complain and cry?

909 Or who have you misbeden or offended?

910 And tell me if it may be amended,

911 And why that you be clothed thus in black.”

912 The eldest lady of them all spak,

913 When she had swooned with a deadly cheer,

914 That it was ruth for to see and hear;

915 She said, “Lord, to whom Fortune has given

916 Victory, and as a conqueror to live,

917 Not grieves us your glory and your honor,

918 But we beseech mercy and succor.

919 Have mercy on our woe and our distress!

920 Some drop of pity, through thy gentleness,

921 Upon us wretched women let thou fall,

922 For, certain, lord, there is none of us all

923 That she hasn’t been a duchess or a queen.

924 Now be we captives, as it is well seen,

925 Thanks be Fortune and his false wheel,

926 That no one’s estate’s assured to be well.

927 And certain, lord, to abide in your presence,

928 Here in this temple of the goddess Clemence

929 We have been waiting all this fortnight.

930 Now help us, Lord, since it is in thy might.

931 I, wretch, which that weep and wail thus,

932 Was once wife to King Cappaneus,

933 That died at Thebes – cursed be that day! –

934 And all we that be in this array

935 And make all this lamentation,

936 We lost all our husbands at that town,

937 While that the siege thereabout lay.

938 And yet now the old Creon – wail-away! –

939 That lord is now of Thebes the city,

940 Fulfilled of ire and of iniquity,

941 He, for despite and for his tyranny,

942 To do the dead bodies villainy

943 Of all our lords which that had been slain,

944 Had all the bodies on a heap lain,

945 And will not suffer them, by no assent,

946 Neither to be buried nor burnt,

947 But make hounds eat them in despite.”

948 And with that word, without more respite,

949 They fell grufe and cried piteously,

950 “Have on us wretched women some mercy,

951 And let our sorrow sink in thine heart.”

952 This gentle duke down from his courser start

953 With heart piteous, when he heard them speak.

954 He thought that his heart would break,

955 When he saw them so pitiful and so mat,

956 That once were of so great estate;

957 And in his arms he them all up hent,

958 And them comforted in full good intent,

959 And swore his oath, as he was true knight,

960 He would do so far-forthly his might

961 Upon the tyrant Creon him to wreak

962 That all the people of Greece should speak

963 How Creon was of Theseus served

964 As he that had his death full well deserved.

965 And right anon, without more abode,

966 His banner he displayed, and forth he rode

967 To Thebes-ward, and all his host beside.

968 No near Athens would he go nor ride,

969 Nor take his ease fully half a day,

970 But onward on his way that night he lay,

971 And sent anon Hippolyta the queen,

972 And Emily, her young sister sheen,

973 Unto the town of Athens to dwell,

974 And forth he rode, there is no more to tell.

975 The red statute of Mars, with his spear and targe,

976 So shines in his white banner large

977 That all the fields glitter up and down

978 And by his banner born is his pennon

979 Of gold full rich, in which there was beat

980 The Minotaur, which that he won in Crete.

981 Thus rides this duke, thus rides this conqueror,

982 And in his host of chivalry the flower,

983 Til that he came to Thebes and alight

984 Fair in a field, there as he thought to fight.

985 But shortly for to speak of this thing,

986 With Creon, which that was of Thebes king,

987 He fought, and slew him manly as a knight

988 In plain battle, and put the folk to flight;

989 And by assault he won the city after,

990 And rent down both wall and spar and rafter;

991 And to the ladies he restored again

992 The bones of their friends that were slain,

993 To do obsequies, as was then the guise,

994 But it were all too long for to devise

995 The great clamor and the lamenting

996 That the ladies made at the burning

997 Of the bodies, and the great honor

998 That Theseus, the noble conqueror,

999 Does to the ladies, when they from him went;

1000 But shortly for to tell is my intent.

1001 When that this worthy duke, this Theseus,

1002 Has Creon slain and won Thebes thus,

1003 Still in that field he took all night his rest,

1004 And did with all the country as he lest.

1005 To ransack in the tass of bodies dead,

1006 Them for to strip of harness and of wede,

1007 The pillagers did business and cure

1008 After the battle and discomfiture.

1009 And so befell that in the tass they found,

1010 Through-girt with many a grievous bloody wound,

1011 Two young knights lying by and by,

1012 Both in one arms, wrought full richly,

1013 Of which two, Arcite hight that one,

1014 And that other knight hight Palamon.

1015 Not fully quick, nor fully dead they were,

1016 But by their coat of arms and by their gear

1017 The heralds knew them best in special

1018 As they that were of the blood royal

1019 Of Thebes, and of sisters two born.

1020 Out of the tass the pillagers had them torn,

1021 And had them carried soft into the tent

1022 Of Theseus; and he full soon them sent

1023 To Athens, to dwell in prison

1024 Perpetually – not held for ransom.

1025 And when this worthy duke has thus done,

1026 He took his host, and home he rode anon

1027 With laurel crowned as a conqueror;

1028 And there he lives in joy and in honor

1029 Term of his life, what needs words more?

1030 And in a tower, in anguish and in woe,

1031 This Palamon and his fellow Arcite

1032 For evermore; there may no gold them quit.

1033 This passed year by year and day by day,

1034 Til it fell once, on a morn of May,

1035 That Emily, that fairer was to seen

1036 Than is the lily upon his stalk green,

1037 And fresher than the May with flowers new –

1038 For with the rose color strove her hue,

1039 I know not which was the finer of them two –

1040 Ere it were day, as was her want to do,

1041 She was arisen and all ready dight,

1042 For May will have no sluggardy at night.

1043 The season pricks every gentle heart,

1044 And makes it out of his sleep to start,

1045 And says, “Arise, and do thy observance.”

1046 This made Emily have remembrance

1047 To do honor to May, and for to rise.

1048 Clothed was she fresh, for to devise:

1049 Her yellow hair was braided in a tress

1050 Behind her back, a yard long, I guess.

1051 And in the garden, at the sunrise,

1052 She walked up and down, and as she pleased

1053 She gathered flowers, parti white and red,

1054 To make a subtle garland for her head;

1055 And as an angel heavenly she sang.

1056 The great tower, that was so thick and strong,

1057 Which of the castle was the chief dungeon

1058 (There as the knights were in prison

1059 Of which I told you and tell I shall),

1060 Was even joined to the garden wall

1061 There as this Emily had her playing.

1062 Bright was the sun and clear that morning,

1063 And Palamon, this woeful prisoner,

1064 As was his want, by leave of his jailor,

1065 Was risen and roamed in a chamber on high,

1066 In which he all the noble city saw,

1067 And too the garden, full of branches green,

1068 There as this fresh Emily the sheen

1069 Was in her walk, and roamed up and down.

1070 This sorrowful prisoner, this Palamon,

1071 Goes in the chamber roaming to and fro

1072 And to himself complaining of his woe.

1073 That he was born, oft he said, “alas!”

1074 And so befell, by adventure or chance,

1075 That through a window, thick of many a bar

1076 Of iron great and square as any spar,

1077 He cast his eye upon Emily,

1078 And therewithal he blanched and cried, “Ah!”

1079 As though he stung were unto the heart.

1080 And with that cry Arcite anon up start

1081 And said, “Cousin mine, what ails thee,

1082 That art so pale and deadly on to see?

1083 Why criest thou? Who has thee done offense?

1084 For God’s love, take all in patience

1085 Our prison, for it may none other be.

1086 Fortune has given us this adversity.

1087 Some wicked aspect or disposition

1088 Of Saturn, by some constellation,

1089 Has given us this, although we had it sworn;

1090 So stood the heaven when that we were born.

1091 We must endure it; this is the short and plain.”

1092 This Palamon answered and said again,

1093 “Cousin, for truth, of this opinion

1094 Thou hast a vain imagination.

1095 This prison caused me not for to cry,

1096 But I was hurt right now through my eye

1097 Into my heart, that will my bane be.

1098 The fairness of that lady that I see

1099 Yond in the garden roaming to and fro

1100 Is cause of all my crying and my woe.

1101 I know not whether she be woman or goddess,

1102 But Venus is it truly, as I guess.”

1103 And therewithal on knees down he fell,

1104 And said, “Venus, if it be thy will

1105 You in this garden thus to transfigure

1106 Before me, sorrowful, wretched creature,

1107 Out of this prison help that we may escape.

1108 And if so be my destiny be shaped

1109 By eternal word to die in prison,

1110 Of our lineage have some compassion,

1111 That is so low brought by tyranny.”

1112 And with that word Arcite gan to spy

1113 Whereas this lady roamed to and fro,

1114 And with that sight her beauty hurt him so,

1115 That, if that Palamon was wounded sore,

1116 Arcite is hurt as much as he, or more.

1117 And with a sigh he said piteously,

1118 “The fresh beauty slays me suddenly

1119 Of her that roams in the yonder place;

1120 And but I have her mercy and her grace,

1121 That I may see her at least a way,

1122 I am but dead; there is no more to say.”

1123 This Palamon, when he those words heard

1124 Despiteously he looked and answered,

1125 “Whether sayeth thou this in earnest or in play?”

1126 “Nay,” said Arcite, “in earnest, by my faith!

1127 God help me so, that would be full evil play.”

1128 This Palamon then knit his brows tway.

1129 “It were,” said he, “to thee no great honor

1130 For to be false, nor to be traitor

1131 To me, that am thy cousin and thy brother

1132 Sworn full deep, and each of us til other,

1133 That never, for to die in the pain,

1134 Til that the death depart shall us twain,

1135 Neither of us in love to hinder the other,

1136 Nor in no other case, my dear brother,

1137 But that thou should truly further me

1138 In every case, as I shall further thee –

1139 This was thine oath, and mine also, certain;

1140 I know right well, thou dare it not withstand.

1141 Thus art thou of my counsel, out of doubt,

1142 And now thou would falsely be about

1143 To love my lady, whom I love and serve,

1144 And ever shall til that my heart starve.

1145 Nay, certes, false Arcite, thou shall not so.

1146 I loved her first, and told thee my woe

1147 As to my counsel and my brother sworn

1148 To further me, as I have told before.

1149 For which thou are bound as a knight

1150 To help me, if it lay in thy might,

1151 Or else art thou false, I dare well say.”

1152 This Arcite full proudly spoke again:

1153 “Thou shalt,” said he, “be rather false than I;

1154 And thou art false, I tell thee utterly,

1155 For paramour I loved her first er thou.

1156 What will thou say? Thou knows not yet now

1157 Whether she be a woman or goddess!

1158 Thine is affection of holiness,

1159 And mine is love as to a creature;

1160 For which I told thee my adventure

1161 As to my cousin and my brother sworn.

1162 I pose that thou loved her before;

1163 Know thee not well the old clerk’s saw,

1164 That ‘who shall give a lover any law?’

1165 Love is a greater law, by my pan,

1166 Than may be give to any earthly man;

1167 And therefore positive law and such decree

1168 Is broken all day for love in each degree.

1169 A man must need love, maugre his head;

1170 He may not flee it, though he should be dead,

1171 And be she maid, or widow, or else wife.

1172 And too it is not likely all thy life

1173 To stand in her grace; no more shall I;

1174 For well thou know thyself, verily,

1175 That thou and I be damned to prison

1176 Perpetually; us gain no ransom.

1177 We strive as did the hounds for the bone;

1178 They fought all day, and yet their part was none;

1179 There came a kite, while that they were so wroth,

1180 And bore away the bone between them both.

1181 And therefore, at the king’s court, my brother,

1182 Each man for himself, there is no other.

1183 Love, if thee list, for I love and ay shall;

1184 And truly, dear brother, this is all.

1185 Here in this prison must we endure,

1186 And each of us take his adventure.”

1187 Great was the strife and long between those two,

1188 If that I had leisure to say;

1189 But to the effect; it happened on a day,

1190 To tell it you as shortly as I may,

1191 A worthy duke that hight Perotheus,

1192 That fellow was unto Duke Theseus

1193 Since thilk day that they were children lit

1194 Was come to Athens his fellow to visit,

1195 And for to play as he was want to do;

1196 For in this world he loved no man so,

1197 And he loved him as tenderly again.

1198 So well they loved, as old books say,

1199 That when that one was dead, truly to tell

1200 His fellow went and sought him down in hell –

1201 But of that story list me not to write.

1202 Duke Perotheus loved well Arcite,

1203 And had him known at Thebes year by year,

1204 And finally at request and prayer

1205 Of Perotheus, without any ransom,

1206 Duke Theseus him let out of prison

1207 Freely to go where that he list over all,

1208 In such a guise as I you tell shall.

1209 This was the forward, plainly for to endite,

1210 Between Theseus and him Arcite:

1211 That if so were that Arcite were found

1212 Ever in his life, by day or night, or stound

1213 In any country of this Theseus,

1214 And he were caught, it was accorded thus,

1215 That with a sword he should lose his head.

1216 There was no other remedy nor rede;

1217 But taking his leave, and homeward he him sped.

1218 Let him beware! His neck lies to wedde.

1219 How great a sorrow suffers now Arcite!

1220 The death he feels through his heart smite;

1221 He weeps, wails, cries piteously;

1222 To slay himself he waits privily.

1223 He said, “Alas that day that I was born!

1224 Now is my prison worse than before;

1225 Now is me shape eternally to dwell

1226 Not in purgatory, but in hell.

1227 Alas, that ever knew I Perotheus!

1228 For else had I dwelled with Theseus,

1229 Fettered in his prison evermore.

1230 Then had I been in bliss and not in woe.

1231 Only the sight of her whom that I serve,

1232 Though that I never her grace may deserve,

1233 Would have sufficed right enough for me.

1234 Oh dear cousin Palamon,” said he,

1235 “Thine is the victory of this adventure.

1236 Full blissfully in prison may thou dure –

1237 In prison? Certes not, but in paradise!

1238 Well has Fortune turned thee the dice,

1239 That has the sight of her, and I the absence.

1240 For possible is, since thou have her presence,

1241 And art a knight, a worthy and an able,

1242 That by some case, since Fortune is changeable,

1243 Thou may to thy desire sometime attain.

1244 But I, that am exiled and barren

1245 Of all grace, and in so great despair

1246 That there’s not earth, water, fire, nor air,

1247 Nor creature that of them made is,

1248 That may me help or do comfort in this,

1249 Well ought I starve in wanhope and distress.

1250 Farewell my life, my lust, and my gladness!

1251 "Alas, why complain folk so in commune

1252 On providence of God, or of Fortune,

1253 That gives them full oft in many a guise

1254 Well better than they can themselves devise?

1255 Some men desire for to have riches,

1256 That cause is of his murder or great sickness;

1257 And one man would out of his prison feign,

1258 That in his house is of his money slain.

1259 Infinite harms be in this matter.

1260 We know not what things we pray here.

1261 We fare as he that drunk is as a mouse.

1262 A drunk man knows well he has a house,

1263 But he knows not which the right way is thither

1264 And to a drunk man the way is slipper.

1265 And certes, in this world, so fare we;

1266 We seek fast after felicity,

1267 But we go wrong full often, truly.

1268 Thus may we say all, and namely I,

1269 That wend and had a great opinion

1270 That if I might escape from prison,

1271 Then had I been in joy and perfect heal,

1272 There now I am exiled from my weel.

1273 Since that I may not see you, Emily,

1274 I’m but dead; there’s no remedy.

1275 Upon that other side Palamon,

1276 When that he knew Arcite was gone,

1277 Such sorrow he makes that the great tower

1278 Resounds of his yelling and clamor.

1279 The pure fetters on his shins great

1280 Were of his bitter, salt tears wet.

1281 “Alas,” said he, “Arcite, cousin mine,

1282 Of all our strife, God knows, the fruit is thine.

1283 Thou walks now in Thebes at thy large,

1284 And of my woe thou gives little charge.

1285 Thou may, since thou hast wisdom and manhood,

1286 Assemble all the folk of our kindred,

1287 And make a war so sharp on this city

1288 That by some adventure or some treaty

1289 Thou may have her to lady and to wife

1290 For whom that I must needs lose my life.

1291 For, as by way of possibility,

1292 Since thou art at thy large, of prison free,

1293 And art a great lord, great is thy advantage

1294 More than is mine, who starves here in a cage.

1295 For I must weep and wail, while I live,

1296 With all the woe that prison may give,

1297 And too with pain that love me gives also,

1298 That doubles all my torment and my woe.”

1299 Therewith the fire of jealousy up start

1300 Within his breast, and hent him by the heart

1301 So madly that he like was to behold

1302 The boxtree or the ashes dead and cold.

1303 Then said he, “O cruel gods that govern

1304 This world with binding of your word eternal

1305 And written on the table of adamant

1306 Your parliament and your eternal grant

1307 What is mankind more unto you hold

1308 Than is the sheep that rucks in the fold?

1309 For slain is man right as another beast,

1310 And dwells too in prison and arrest,

1311 And has sickness and great adversity,

1312 And oft times guiltless, pardee.

1313 “What governance is in this prescience,

1314 That guiltless torments innocence?

1315 And yet increases this all my penance,

1316 That man is bound to his observance,

1317 For God’s sake, to lessen of his will,

1318 There as a beast may all his lust fulfill.

1319 And when a beast is dead he has no pain;

1320 But man after his death must weep and plain,

1321 Though in this world he have care and woe.

1322 Without doubt it may stand so.

1323 The answer to this let I to devise,

1324 But well I know that in this world great pain is.

1325 Alas, I see a serpent or a thief,

1326 That many a true man has done mischief,

1327 Gone at his large, and where he likes may turn.

1328 But I must be in prison through Saturn,

1329 And too through Juno, jealous and too wood,

1330 That has destroyed well nye all the blood

1331 Of Thebes with his waste walls wide;

1332 And Venus slays me on that other side

1333 For jealousy and fear of him Arcite.”

1334 Now will I stint of Palamon a lite,

1335 And let him in his prison still dwell,

1336 And of Arcite forth I will you tell.

1337 The summer passes, and the nights long

1338 Increasing double wise the pains strong

1339 Both of the lover and the prisoner.

1340 I know not which has the woefuller master.

1341 For, shortly for to say, this Palamon

1342 Perpetually is damned to prison,

1343 In chains and fetters to be dead;

1344 And Arcite is exiled upon his head

134e For evermore, as out of that country,

1346 Nor never more shall his lady see.

1347 You lovers ask I now this question:

1348 Who has the worst, Arcite or Palamon?

1349 That one may see his lady day by day,

1350 But in prison he must dwell alway;

1351 That other where he likes may ride or go,

1352 But see his lady shall he never more.

1353 Now deem as you like, you that can,

1354 For I will tell forth as I began.

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