#LOVE laurence as a narrator bc when the lads were caught in the palace I was angry at them with laurence

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okay folks i'm just over halfway through Black Powder War and yikes, this one's brutal! poor Digby, poor boys just wanting a peek at the harem ladies, poor Laurence and Temeraire confronting the complex and enormous problems of undeniable rights vs. entrenched systems... also a fascinating intro to Tharkay (considering I know he's a well-esteemed Blorbo) - first impressions of him are so interesting!

I definitely missed some subtext/unsaid but implied information about Tharkay and the veiled lady they saw in the palace - Laurence mentioned something about elopement and i was like ah have i missed some social cues here, are they a thing? but they're far away now so i won't stress about it