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Tobirama: *sneaking into Izunas bedroom, where he lays motionsless, duo to the mortal wound Tobirama caused*
Tobirama: *Kneeling down and healing Izuna, while not realising that he is awake*
Tobirama: *Leaves quickly to not be discovered*
Peace Talks arrive and Izuna and Madara both come
Izuna: *Immediately walking up to Tobirama, grinning and outstretching his hand.*
Izuna: Hey, Iâm Izuna, your soon to be âBiggest pain in the A**
Tobirama: *Confused*
Tobirama: Isnât it supposed to be âYou saved my life, now I own you?â
Izuna: Nope. The other way around.
Izuna: You saved my life, and now Iâm your problem. You donât like it? Kill me.
Tobirama: I donât th-
Izuna: Kami wanted me dead and now you get to find out why.
Izuna: *Grinning sheepishly*
Tobirama: âŠ
Tobirama: You concern me more and more every day.
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"Defend Chicago," I growled. "Damned right," Murphy said, "So how do we do that?" -The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
#the dresden files#jim butcher#battle ground#peace talks#art#fanart#ethniu#harry dresden#karrin murphy
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đŁđ«The fight for peace with those who want peace
âïžOver the past few months, the world has been shocked by a number of assassination attempts on the world leaders who, one way or another, tried to achieve an early peace in Ukraine. First an attempt was made to assassinate Prime Minister Fico, the President of Iran was killed, and this weekends an attempt was made on the life of ex-President Trump.
âĄïžI would like to remind You that all these leading opinion leaders in different countries have repeatedly spoken about an early cessation of hostilities in Ukraine by any available means. It seems that someone does not want to develop a peaceful initiative on this problem and tries to take such initiators out of the game by the most radical method.
đ„The probably wonât stop at Trump. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, Serbian President Vucic and others who want to stop the bloodshed on the territory of the Ukrainian state as soon as possible may become the next victims of such incidents.đł
#ukraine#war in ukraine#donald trump#trump#trump 2024#presidential elections#assassination attempt#europe#eu#peace#peace talks#peace treaty
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Love how the US media keeps saying the peace talks are between Israel and Hamas.
No, motherfuckers. Peace talks are between countries. The US didn't have peace talks with the Nazis. They had then with Germany. The Nazis didn't surrender, Germany surrendered. Saying the peace talks are with Hamas deflects Israel's responsibilities for the destruction of Palestine.
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June 15th Peace Summit to end war on Ukraine đïžđ€đŒ
This democracy is worth it. Slava Ukraini. đđ
#ukraine#zelensky#russian invasion of ukraine#europe#nato#russia#kyiv#kiev#democracy#post soviet#kharkiv#g7#russian asset#sanctions#peace talks#switzerland#support for ukraine#icc#putin arrest warrant#crimea#civilian deaths#annexation#annihilation#humanitarian crisis#bread basket#poland#belarus#china#joe biden#xi jinping
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As indigenous Latvian citizen, I want to say that arming Ukraine is the single best use of tax payer money for decades. A strong military force, the readiness to use it and the complete dismantling of the consequences of the Russian occupation is the only way to protect the security of all of Eastern Europe and Baltic States...
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Dresden files Peace Talk Live Blog
Content warning: Brief mention of SA I go off on a rant.
Dresden files Peace talk live blog
âMy brother ruined a perfectly good run by saving âJustine is pregnant.â pg. 1 What a way to start a book
âHe was one of the men who were so good-looking that it made people check around to see if they were being pranked.â pg. 1 Bi Harry 45
âSorry to spoil your man time, Hemingway.â pg. 2 Ha
âIâll have you know Iâve been a full time dad for well over a month, and Maggie isnât dead yet. I clearly have mad parenting skills.â pg. 11 Ha and aw dad Harry
Carlos!
âThe supernatural world had been kind of topsy-turvy lately. Some lunatic had managed to wipe out the Red Court of Vampires completely, and the resulting vacuum had destabilized balances of power that were centuries old.â pg. 16 Yeah Harry I wonder who would do that. Truly only a lunatic
âMarcone?â I demanded. Gentleman Johnnie Marcone, former robber baron of Chicagoâs outfit was now Baron Marcone, the only vanilla human being to sign the Unseelie Accords. Heâd managed that a few years ago, and he been building his power base ever since.â pg. 8 First Marcone mention and in the first chapter! Harry you were one of his signatures
âThat was all him. Tell me that the Council doesnât want me to be our emissary.â
Ramirez blinked âWait what? OhâŠGod no, Harry. I meanâŠno. Just no.â pg. 8 Ha
âI took off the weighted vest with disgust and tossed it on the beach. It made an extremely weighty thump when it hit.â pg. 8 Nice Rock Lee moment
âI wonder if Harry Dresden is still Harry Dresden or if the Queen of Air and Darkness has turned him into her personal monsterâ look
I get that one a lot these days. Sometimes in the mirror.â pg. 9 Aw :( poor Harry
Mister!
Maggie!
I love Maggie and Bonnie
âAs dumpy as it had been, that grotty little apartment had been my home. Damn the vampires, for burning it down. Damn Marcone, for buying the property and putting his new headquarters on the ground where home used to be.â pg. 21 I also miss Harryâs house. Also Harry, do you wonder why Marcone built his headquarters on your own house.
IsâŠis Harry sick?
âRunes and sigils of green light spangled the walls.â pg. 27 I donât think Harryâs magic has always been green?
Ebenezar!
No wait Thomas is here and Eb doesnât know theyâre related oh no is there any chance they can all sit down and talk? Can we please all be grownups and communicate with each other just this once
âWhat is that thing here?â Ebenezar demanded
Thomas lifted his eyebrows. âThing? Pretty bold assertion of righteousness from the White Councilâs hatchet man.â pg. 30 Eb thatâs rude to call Thomas a thing
âThere has been a motion raised before the general Council to strip you of your status as a member of the White Council entirely.â pg. 33 Oh no
âIf you look up unnecessary risk in the White Councilâs dictionary, my picture is there. And my address. And all my personal contact information. And my permanent record from middle school.â pg. 34 Ha
âIâm being set upâ pg. 36 Yep
âStars and stonesâ
âDonât say that,â he said, his tone slipping into a more familiar, grouchier cadence. âYou donât even know what it means.â pg. 40 Interesting
âMaggie,â he said quietly. His voice sounded rough. âHello, young lady.â pg. 41 Aw
âHowâd that work out?â I asked him. âLetâs ask Mom. Oh, wait. We canât. Sheâs dead.â pg. 43 Poor Harry poor Eb
âYour mother is dead,â Ebenezar said. âYour father is dead. The woman who bore your child is dead. And you are the common denominator.â pg. 45 EBENEZAR! >:(
âbut only a fool squared off against Ebenezar McCoy.â
(Yes. I am aware of the implications of that statement; Iâd been doing it for like ten minutes.) pg. 47 Ha
Murphy!
âI donât get to be me anymore,â she whisperedâ pg. 52 Poor Murphy :(
âSo instead, I kissed her.â pg. 53 Harry/Murphy kiss!
âHe was on the tall side of medium height, good-looking,â pg. 56 Bi Harry 46
Boo Rudolph
âAnd Marcone owns Rudolph,â Karrin said. She pursed her lips. âOr so we assumed.â pg. 64 He is!? When was this assembled?
âNew colorsâ
âHe made an alliance with a powerful guardian entity.â pg. 68 Interesting
Lara and Mab
âThere?â pg. 71 How did Lara get three favors from Mab?!
âThe embassy was on fire-and my daughter was inside.â pg. 74 Oh no :(
Earthwalk sounds terrible
âWhy is everyone so shocked that I have a girlfriend?â pg. 80 Ha
Hope Carpenter!
Why ware the svartalves trying to take Maggie?
âWho did you lose?â
âAustriâ pg. 87 Oh no poor Austri
âIt was Thomasâ pg. 90 What!? Why would Thomas try to assassin someone?
âAnd thatâs why youâre sending me back?â Maggie askedâ pg. 96 Aw poor Maggie :(
I love that Harry has plans for Maggie if he were to die again
âShe hugged me tight againâ pg. 99 Aw my heart :)
âHe says you are,â Maggie said. âThat youâre a good man. One of the best he knows.â pg. 99 My heart :)
Justine!
âJustine went limp and wept.â pg. 106 Poor Justine :(
âMy friend. I recall you telling me about how one should respond to loyalty, once upon a time. That when you get it, you gotta give-it back, or else a man starts looking at those people like theyâre things to be used.â pg. 112 Interesting shows Ebs teaching
Aw Harry and Eb are fighting :(
âIf I do what is right, theyâll throw me to the wolves, huh?â
âLook in the mirror,â Ebenezar said harshly. âYou are a wolf. Thatâs the point.â pg. 114 Ouch
âOutsidersâ pg. 117 Oh no
âMy mentor, my teacher, the most feared wizard on the planet, was frightened.â pg. 119 Oh no
Eb is so cool
This fight is so cool
Now theyâre being chased
âwhy itâs damned stupid thing to trust vampiresâ course.â pg. 126 Youâre bringing this up now?! Now?
âPower against the Outsidersâ pg. 128 So cool so Harry can fight the Outsiders. Wait did Harryâs mom plan Harryâs birth? Is that why Mab wanted Harry as the winter knight?
âplease also observe that every single point of the plan is vampire-free.â pg. 130 Ha
âThe whole pack is here. Now theyâll get serious.â pg. 131 The whole pack thatâs a lot
âI donât know.â pg. 133 Oh no
âConjuritits? At your age?â pg. 134 What?
âConsulere Rex!â pg. 135 What. What kind of spell is this?
âHaving a frigginâ Tyannosaurus Rex roaring out the tune of âHappy Birthday to Youâ at full volume is an entirely appropriate birthday present for Waldo Butters.â pg. 135 Ha
âAnd many moooooooooore!â pg. 138 Ha and yes I counted the oâs thereâs 10
âGod, I love working under pressure.â pg. 143 Thatâs good? Is this sarcastic? I think itâs sarcastic
âAnd I felt them.
Inside my head.
Felt the Outside.â pg. 145 Oh no
âI saw an image from their point of view-a being made of coherent light, a column of glowing energy centers, and pure dread, standing like an obelisk before the cornerhounds, a bolt of terrible lightning gathered around its upraised fists, head, and shoulders, like a miniature storm front.
I saw what they saw when they looked at me.
And I felt their fear.â pg. 145 So cool
âBecause they took someone from me.â
âMom?â I asked
His jaw muscles tightened. âHer tooâ pg. 148 Did vampires also kill Ebs wife? Whole family?
âJustâŠhurt.â pg. 149 Poor Harry
Butters!
âOkay. So the White Council wants to give you a hard time. So what else is new?â pg. 154 Iâm with Buttes this isnât new behavior from the White Council. This does bring back that quote from Elaine in Summer Knight âGod, Harry. You canât see it, can you? The Council doesn't care about you. They donât want to protect you. They will only put up as long as you toe the line and donât become an inconvenience.â pg. 150 The Council has never liked Harry. Iâm more shocked that itâs taken this long.
âto recover is a solid sleep cycleâ pg. 157 Knowing Harry thatâs not going to happen
Andi!
Marci!
âHeâs an adult human being, guys. And Iâm tired. Draw conclusions, Harry.â pg. 159 Ha and throuple?
âDamn. Little guy had gotten all grown up on me.â pg. 160 Aw Iâm so proud
Sayna is in town. Something is about to go down
âWho are you, and what have you done with Harry Dresden?â pg. 163 Ha
Riley! My guy you donât get paid enough. Switch sides. Marcone probably has better benefits.
âSister?â I asked âOh, Sigrun Gard?â
âFreydis Gard.â pg. 170 Oh Gard has a sister
âLara was a beautiful and dangerous as a hungry tigress, and very, very smart.â pg. 171 Iâm seeing similar vibes to how Harry describes Marcone and Lara
âI thought it was closed to all outsiders then.â
She grinned and moved her hip in a little roll that made me want to stampede. âHave you looked at me?â pg. 173 Is Lara half Japanese or Korean or Chinese? Or is it because sheâs pretty?
âHave you told his grandfather about him?â pg. 175 What!? Lara knows about Ebenezar?!
Okay donât mess with Laraâs family good to know
âNone of them were smiling.â pg. 186 Oh no
âMistrusting me right from the get-go huh?â pg. 186 Not off to a great start
Can someone please de escalate this situation
âWeâre friendsâ I said
âThen let us be your friends,â pg. 191 This isnât how friends act. They donât stalk, pull over their car, pointing weapons at them! Just let Harry explain and trust him.
âThe last time Iâd faced off with this many Wardens, theyâd been there to arrest me, after the death of Justin DuMorne. Iâd been sixteen. Iâd remember how frightening those grim spartan figures had been.â pg. 192 Thatâs a lot of wardens after one warlock. Why so many?
Rant start
âHeâs been with at least one sexual partner in the past several hours,â pg. 193 What. Is that the spell? Why would you make that spell? Why would you do that to Harry?
âAnd, as I realized what theyâd been doing, my own anger started swelling dangerously. The Council had poked its nose in my business my entire adult life. It didnât need to start poking it there. My heart started beating faster.â pg. 193 HOW FUCKING DARE THEY. >:( They have no right to know that information. The spell only seems to say that at least one and it seems to make no indication whatsoever if it was consensual. Maybe it wasnât they (wardens) know that. Theyâre accosting Harry. Why do they care who Harry sleeps with? Itâs none of their business. They donât react this way to Mab when Harry becomes the Winter Knight. This is such an invasion of privacy.Â
âWho was it?â Ramirez asked me, voice hard
âThe nerveâ I snarled
âWas it Lara?â he pressed. His jaw set like stone. âHarry, has she gotten to you?â
My fingers tighten on my staff until the wood cracked. âYouâre crossing a goddamned line, Carlos.â
âHarry,â Chandler began, his tone soothing. He reached out to put a companionable hand on my shoulder.ââ
I struck it away
Chandler hissed and withdrew his arm, holding it close to his body.
âWe have to know, Dresden,â Ramirez said. âWho did you sleep with tonight?â
âBecause your sex life is a disaster, you pull this crap on me,â I growledâ pg. 193 Itâs none of their business. The nerve is right. They are crossing so many lines. Good if Harry doesnât punch every single one of these Wardens by the end of the book Iâll do it myself and they deserve the backlash/back talk.
âCarlos face drained of color, but his expression never changed. âBelieve it. Who?â
âSuddenly I remember why I have authority issues,â I said âGo fuck yourself Ramirez. And tell whoever ordered you to do this to me to pound sand while youâre at it.â
âCaptain Luccio ordered me to do this,â Ramirez said quietly. âSheâs still your friend. She wants to help you, too.â
âI donât need this kind of help,â I said. âWeâre supposed to be on the same side.â
âWe are,â Chandler said emphatically. Then his face fell. âUnless. . . we arenât, I suppose.â
âEver word Iâve said to you is true,â I snapped. Or at least not a lie. âIâve had enough bullshit from the White Council for one night.â pg. 194 Yes Harry has every reason to have authority issues. Tell him off Harry. LUCCIO! Why would you order this? Iâm so disappointed in you. Did she think this was a good idea because of what happened to her and Peabody? If thatâs why it doesnât mean you get to be suspicious and be an unreasonable jerk to Harry. Why would the wardens agree to this? I thought they were Harryâs friends. Harryâs actually friends would sit him down and talk to him and trust him. This is an order you have to look at and disagree. You need to think for yourself. Why would anyone think this was a good idea?
Rant End
âMargaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter,â I chanted rhythmically, âI call you.â pg. 200 Ha
âIâm human. But this mantle isnât like yours. Itâs an order of magnitude more complex.â pg. 202 Interesting
âMolly had definitely become someone darker and more dangerous.â pg. 203 Oh no
âAnd more than anything else, itâs where you build that world that you want.â pg. 212 I love the passage about home
âMy comfy, dumpy old apartment was gone, flattened by Gentlemen Johnnie Marcone to make way for his stupid little castle and the Bigger Better Brighter Future Society. I mean, that had only been after the Red Court of Vampires had burned my home down, but I guess Iâd settled their harsh not long after. I was willing to call that one even.â pg. 213Â Marcone mention! Itâs a cool castle.
âI bowed my head at a light and wept.â pg. 213 Poor Harry
âThen perhaps you are the right person, in the right place, at the right time,â Michael said âAgain. Have faith in that. And get some sleep.â pg. 218 I love this
Oh dear Molly hasnât told her parents about being the Winter Lady
Pretty suit
Gary!
Sanya!
âHeâd shaved his head entirely, and his scalp was the color of dark chocolate, covered with beads of sweat, and the blazing afternoon sun shone gratuitously upon all the muscles.â Bi Harry 47
âBut knowledge good, too, da?â
âDa,â I said, firmly.â pg. 230 Of course Harry thinks knowledge is good
âAnd directly through Sanyaâs wrist.â pg. 233 Oh dear
âHe suddenly frowned. âHeyâ pg. 234 Ha
âWith an angel inside,â breathed Buttersâ pg. 239 So cool
âI accidentally ran it through the laundry once.â pg. 239 Ha
âThe fete was being hosted at the Brighter Future Societyâs headquarters, a small but genuine freaking castle that Gentleman Johnnie Marcone had flown over from somewhere in Scotland, stone by stone, and rebuilt on the lot of a burned-down boarding house.â pg. 242 Marcone mention!
âMy old house.
Gone now
In fire
I wanted to go home.â pg. 242 Poor Harry :(
âWhen it got fully dark, Marconeâs castle would look like it was holding a flashlight under its chin.â pg. 243 Marcone mention and ha
âTechnically, this wasnât my first visit to Marconeâs little fortress, but it was the first time Iâd done so physically.â pg. 247 Marcone mention
âM-Baron Marcone, the White Court, and the Paranetters have formed an alliance against the Former here in Chicago the past few years,â I said âToo many kids had gone missing.â pg. 248 Yep and I love that Harry has to stop and correct himself from just saying Marcone
âWild Bill scowled darkly. âThey turned to criminals and the White Court for help, did they?â
I straightened and turned slowly to Wild Bill, lookIng directly at him. âTheir kids were being taken. And it wasnât like we were helping them.â
Wild Bill quickly averted his gaze from mine. There was an uncomfortable silence.â pg. 249 Yep what were the White Council doing while Harry was dead? And the years after. It doesnât seem like they were helping people. Where were the people supposed to go? Marcone and Lara were offering protection.
Childs!
German Shepherd! Doggy!
âMy employerâs main concern tonight is that no one brings any explosive compounds inside,â he said calmly.
âYeah. That would suck, if everything blew up and the place burned down,â I said âI speak from experience.â I might have given him a toothy smile as I said it.â pg. 250 Ha and come on Harryâs here. Thereâs going to be a fire.
Iâm halfway through the book
âMarcone keeps a platoon of Einherjaren on standby. Remember?â pg. 251 Marcone mention
âMe, too. Just remember what I taught you.â
âNever start the fight. Always finish it.â
âNot that.â
âMake your bed and do your chores?â
âNot thatâ
âSomething, something, never let them see you sweat.â
A grin flashed over the old manâs seamed face, there and gone. âClose enough.â pg. 252 Ha
âMarconeâs little castle had a large central hall that took up what had to be a goodly portion of its ground floor.â pg. 253 Marcone mention and this castle is so cool. I canât wait for Harry to get it.
âAnd apparently, Baron Marcone had convinced them to help him.â pg. 253 Marcone mention and itâs interesting that Marcone got the Summer court to help
âAnd they were playing for Marconeâs party.â pg. 254 How many favors does Marcone have? And to who? How many did he cash in for this accord meeting? Why?
âI thought about the vaults weâd partially wrecked in the basement of Marconeâs bank, where heâd been entrusted with protecting assets from a dozen different supernatural nations at least. Just how many markers had Marcone given out? How many truly scary beings were in the manâs debt?
I frowned. The robber baron of Chicago was becoming a real concern.â pg. 254 Yep and I canât wait to see him
âI blinked. Lara wasnât exactly a ditzy party girl, but she was doing a damned good impression.â pg. 258 Oh Laraâs plotting
Oh interesting that the favor have an effect on Harry
Oh no ghouls are here
âI considered setting them all on fire for a while, until I started getting looks from the table. It was only then that I noticed how wildly I was smiling and moved along.â pg. 264 Harry hates ghouls so much
IVY! Sheâs here!
Whereâs Kincaid?
Has it really been years since Harry saw Ivy?
I want Marcone. Whereâs Marcone? This is his event. Hmmm =|Â
Vadderung!
Ferrovax is here too?!
Genoakwa survived?! Heâs here?!
Oh good itâs just RiverShoulderâs
The Forest People are joining the Accords!
Yes Harry is a good friend. I wish Carlos remembered that yes Iâm still mad about it
âBlood on His Soul wonât forget.â pg. 270 Thatâs his name?! And he survived!? Ahhh!!!
âYeah. Marcone had plenty of people here.â pg. 270 Yep
âYeah, these parties are a hoot,â pg. 272 Yeah Harry isnât great at parties
âBeowulf. Vadderung.â pg. 273 VADDERUNG was Beowulf! Thatâs so cool
River Shoulders is old
âYou know what, Hoss Dresden?â pg. 275 So far three people have called Harry âHossâ Eb, Listen-to-Wind, and River Shoulders
âYou pretty good about defying folk who need defying. And youâre getting better about fighting out who those folk are.â pg. 275 Yep
âSometime, you want to learn more, come find me.â pg. 275 I hope Harry learns from Rivers
âBaron Marcone has given his permission, as host, for me to deal with this matter.â pg. 281 Marcone mention
âBaron Marcone, as host of this gathering, offered to hold my brother prisoner until the matter had been settled through an Accorded emissary.â pg. 283 Marcone mention
âMy read is that this whole conference is Marconeâs baby.â
I grunted agreement. âHeâs actually doing what Cristos only thinks he is,â I said. âBuilding alliances.â
âAnd if you screw up Marconeâs plan? Karrin asked bluntly.
âHis reputation takes a hit,â I said
âAnd he will respond to that.â
âMarcone is actually aware of the concept of payback,â I agreed.
Karrin glowered. âI donât know all of the beings you deal with very well, Harry. But I know Marcone. And he scares me.â pg. 286 Marcone mention. Yeah Marcone is scary. So this is Marconeâs pet project.
âI love you,â I said.â pg. 292 Ahhh!!! :)
Yelp now theyâre getting tailed
Why is everyone looking at Justine?
How do I only have 12 chapters left?
I like Freydis
âAre you seeing anyone?â
Murphy blinked.
âMortals cheeks turned bright pink. âUm.â
Freydis frowned slightly and glanced from Murphy to me and back. âI don't mind sharing.â
âIâm . . . Iâm Catholic,â Murphy said.
Freydisâs eyes shone with a wicked sparkle. âI donât mind conflicted, either.â
Murphy gave me a somewhat desperate glance.
Huh. Iâd officially seen everything now. Murphy asking for a rescue. From monsters and madmen, sheâd never cried uncle.
It had taken a redhead.â pg. 309 Ha and Murphy didnât say she wasnât straight just Catholic so Iâm putting that down as a Bi Murphy 2
âMarcone owns it.â pg. 317 Marcone mention
âItâs bullshit. However inconvenient you might be for them, whether any of them like it or not, youâre a wizard Harry.â pg. 319 You know whatâs bullshit your intervention. I will be forever be mad about it
âYet a wizard, Harry,â I growled.â pg. 319 Ha
Iâm almost done and itâs only been four days
âPoint is, Iâve already cast my vote on your behalf. So have most of the other Wardens.â
I was quiet for a second, with my throat a little tight. âOh. Thanks.â pg. 319 That doesnât make up for the intervention
âDonât you like parties, Harry?â pg. 320 Ha and is that an understatement
âWham. It was nearly audible, how fast his expression became a closed door.â pg. 320 Ah right Bombshell
âWhy would he?
He was a friend. He trusted me.
I felt sick.â pg. 321 Is Carlos really your friend after the intervention. Does he really trust you? He was the one to mistrust and track Harry first
âBaron Marcone was a handsome man of middle years dressed in an immaculate gray business suit. Perhaps slightly taller than average, he had barely changed in all the years Iâd known him. The few marks of age that had come upon him only made him look more reserved, severe, and dangerous.â pg. 322 Bi Harry 48 and MARCONE my guy is here finally! Look at him! I love him probably far too much. And yes Harry Marcone is handsome.
âMarcone glanced up as the White Councilâs delegation entered together, and he looked at me for a moment, his expression neutral.â pg. 323 Marcone mention and I love that Marcone looked at Harry. I wonder what heâs thinking?
âI returned the look with as much of a poker face as I could, and we both looked elsewhere at the same moment, as if weâd planned it.â pg. 323 Ha
âI briefly toyed with the image of Marcone, with several missing teeth, reclining in a dentist chair for repair work while Gard and Hendricks menaced the poor DDS with their glowers, and it made me smile.â pg. 324 Ha
âIf any underworld boss in the world had a dental plan for his employees, it would be Marcone.â pg. 324 Yep
âI should probably be looking into a checkup for Maggie before she went to her new school in the fall,â pg. 324 Ha and yes dad Harry
âOh. You just went from a three to a six, seidermadr. I like men who look past the surface of things. And you can dance.â pg. 328 Ha and yes Harry can dance
âOne of Marconeâs people in the in the red jackets looked like he might disagree with me going up the stairs to the gymâ pg. 331 Marcone mention
âThe guard looked from me over toward Marconeâs camp. Marcone didnât look up from his conversation, but Hendricks, his right hand, gave the guard a nod.â pg. 331 Marcone mention and what is he thinking?
Why are Harry and Lara undressing?
âMarcone had to give in with grace and installed dumbwaiter doors.â pg. 333 Marcone mention and ha
Why are they getting in the dumbwaiter? How can they both fit? How can Harry fit?
âOh. You and the policewoman? Congratulations, wizard.â pg. 334 Yes true love protection
Wait I need to go back I missed Gard and Hendricks description because I was distracted by Marcone
âhad grown out a short beard that had come out several shades darker than his hair,â pg. 323 Hendricks has a beard!
âon top of Lara in the boxing ring, making out furiously.â pg. 336 What. Why? Out of all the illusions you go with that one? After that âinterventionâ if anyone sees it wonât be good for Harry
I hope the guard will be ok
âBecause it was my door.
My door, mine, from my old apartment; the door to my sub basement lab.â pg. 347 Harryâs basement! Does Marcone know itâs Harryâs lab? Why did he keep it? Has Marcone gone into the lab? Can he? Ah itâs a piece of Harryâs home.
âHells bells, I wanted to feel like I was home again. And instead, I was standing in Marconeâs house.â pg. 346 Well itâs going to be Harryâs house soon.
Poor Thomas :(
âYouâve got conjuritis? Iâve heard about how awkward it can be when wizard kids get the disease. Arenât you a few. . . decades old for that?â pg. 354 Interesting could Harry have gotten it from Maggie? Does being isolated to just him, Justin, and Elaine in their adolescence play a part? Does Harry have a longer lifespan than other wizards so now in his 40âs he still considered young enough to get conjuritis? Why does Lara know about conjuritis? Did Thomas, Molly, Maggie, or Charity? ever get conjuritis? Am I massively overthinking this probably
âThe whole time I got dressed, I did my best to ignore the image in the boxing ringâ pg. 355 Itâs still going on?!? Why?
The potion from Foolâs Moon!
âHe loved books.
He took me to see Star Wars movies.
Him and me.â pg. 360 Aw Harryâs dad got him into Star Wars :) My heart
Oh no Ferrovax can see Harry
Oh good Vadderung is helping
âNone of the valets or staff survived.â pg. 367 Oh no
Noooo Gwynn ap Nudd I liked you
âYOU DARE! YOU ARE A GUEST IN THIS HOUSE!â pg. 374 Oh dear Mab is mad
âI remember how you wept when Merlin cast you out.â pg. 813 What!? Mab and Merlin
What
Just
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Did the being just kicked Mab through the wall?
Who is the bronze lady?
âGentleman John Marcone stepped out from the unmoving Gard, impeccable in his suit. He didnât look frightened, though he had to be. He simply stepped forward, clear of his guards, and said, âGood evening, madam. I am Baron John Marcone. This is my home. Might I have the pleasure of knowing how you wish to be addressed?â pg. 378 Marcone mention and what are you doing Marcone?
âThe goddess narrowed her eyes, watching Marcone with the kind of revulsion that one normally sees reserved for a swarm of maggots. She shook her head, dismissing Marcone from her attention as she fixed her gaze on Vadderung again.â pg. 378 Marcone mention and donât you look at Marcone like that.
âThis is your host?â she demanded. âYou permit a mortal among you? Where is your dignity? Where is your pride?â She shook her head. âThis world has gone astray. We have failed it. And I will no longer huddle fearfully in the seas and watch the mortals turn it into their filthy hive.â pg. 378 Who made you the judge, jury, and executioner? And Marcone is cool.
âThe goddess walked forward, starting down at Marcone. She circled him, shaking her head in judgement and still no one moved.â pg. 378 Donât you shake your head at Marcone
âChicago fell into total darkness.â pg. 381 Oh no
âA solid quarter minute of stunned silence followed before Gentleman John Marcone hauled himself to his feet, looked around at the destruction and confusion in the hall, and mused, âIt would seem we have the Formorâs answer with regards to the peace process.â pg. 382 Marcone mention and yes Ethniu made her statement quite clear
âThe dead, it would appear,â Marcone said. He started for the high seat and offered a hand to Molly. She glowered at him but took his hand and rose with a polite nod. He spoke in a low, intent voice that wouldnât be overheard by most of the room. âAssess Mab, please, Winter Lady.â
Molly stared at him for a second. Then she went over to the hole in the stone wall behind high seat. She stared for moment and said, âWhatâs on the other side of the wall?â
âStorage,â Marcone said
âOn the other side of that,â pg. 382 Let Marcone help you up Molly.
Yes Marcone call out LaChaise
âAre you a coward, sir,â Marcone asked, his voice deadly quiet.
âA question, sir,â Marcone said. âNot a statement.â
âTread carefully, mortal,â LaChaise said. âI would be pleased to use your own entrails to make sausage links.â
âI ask the question,â Marcone said, âbecause your next actions will show everyone here what you are, LaChaise.â
âMarconeâs voice cracked out. You are a guest, sir. In my house.â pg. 384 Let him have it! Marconeâs so cool
âOnce you awaken them, frighten them, you anger them. They will lash out at any supernatural threat they can findâ pg. 386 Yep humans are scary
âIt meant that the Last Titan was in league with the Outsiders.â pg. 390 Oh no
Yes Marcone taking control of the situation
âBut Chicagoâs streets had changed.â pg. 394 Oh no
âAnd being initiated to the supernatural world was difficult even when it happened gently-much less when it rolled up and ripped someoneâs face off.â pg. 396 Itâll be interesting to see what happens when the masquerade comes off
âYou fool,â he said. âYou damned fool.â pg. 399 Oh no
âDonât you see, boy? Youâll be vulnerable, compromised. Mab, and this creature, theyâre isolating you. Thatâs what abusers do.â pg. 402 Yep
âAnd then me and the old man went to war.â pg. 403 Oh no
âBut he deserved the truth. Had to have it, really.â pg. 411 This is how youâre going to tell him
âGood talk.â I said. âWizard McCoy.â pg. 413 My heart :( ow will they ever recover from this?
âIt hurtsâ I said quietly. âOh God. It hurts.â pg. 416 Poor Harry :(
âThe Eye of Balorâ pg. 420 The what?
Alfred!
Lara stop
âMurphy was holding a live grenade to either side of their heads.â pg. 439 Murphy what are you doing?!?
âGods, thatâs hot,â pg. 440 Ha
âIâd heard the tone before. Back when Iâd had to put the fear of, well me, into a vampire named Bianca. Weâd sort of been amicable opponents up until that point. Things changed when Iâd made her feel helpless. Things had gotten a little complicated.â pg. 441 Bianca just keeps haunting the narrative sheâs been dead for what a decade? Weâre still dealing with the repercussions of her party.
Ok so Harryâs plan is to trap Ethniu
âI thought of the hideous scarlet light of the Eye, tearing through Marconeâs little fortress.â pg. 455 Final Marcone mention and how are they going to get Ethniu to DeamonReach?
Final thoughts
Good book. I liked the fights and thought it was funny. I wish there were more Marcone moments but I always want that so thatâs not new. We're up to Bi Harry 48 moments and Bi Murphy 2. Not sure how everyone is going to defeat the Formor and trap Ethniu. Iâm sad about Eb and Harryâs fight. I was too sad to comment much about the fight. Poor Thomas Iâm not sure how heâs going to come back and I have no idea whatâs going on with Justine. I want someone to punch Carlos and co. for their âinterventionâ and I want to punch Luccio. That was such a long rant not sure if it made any sense. I think that was the fastest Iâve ever read a chapter book before. Only six days. While I want Carlos to get punched I am concerned about him. With his talk of pliers in cold case, the talk about lower power practices, and how heâs always been more of the White Council favorite than Harry. I can see him getting more extreme or more in line with the fanatics. I liked the dad Harry moments. I loved the Harry/Murphy moments. I canât believe Iâm saying this but I canât wait for Harry to be kicked out of the White Council. What have they done for Harry?
Onto the comics. Not sure how Iâm going to format that. Yes Iâm procrastinating reading Battle ground. Iâm not ready.
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Challenge #04120-K102: For Want of Peace
ce vis pacem te ipsum vince
âIf you want peace, You must conquer yourselfâ -- Anon Guest
[AN: This prompt has been cut down to its soul because I really don't like epically long prompts]
They say that war never changes. They're wrong. Some elements of war remain the same, in that the side that kills the most people tends to win... but the means is ever evolving. When the world began, Dragons threw fire at the Elves, and the Elves countered it with ice and water magics.
Weapons were invented by later species. War evolved after that.
Magic got so devastating, that several treaties limited its use in battle thereafter. Some say that's how the sky islands happened, or how the magical wildlands originated. It's certainly how a great many monsters became creatures living in Alfarell. One of whom, also among the Unwelcome People, had become a king by means of conquest.
[Check the source for the rest of the story]
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16. Peace + 17. Battle
#Peace Talks#Battle Ground#Jim Butcher#dresdendrawtober#Harry Dresden#Maggie Dresden#Bonea Dresden#Bonnie Dresden#Mouse#Karrin Murphy#Freydis Gard#Lara Raith#Molly Carpenter#Mab#Justine#John Marcone#Sigrun Gard#Nathan Hendricks#Waldo Butters#Sanya#Ivy#The Archive#Castle Marcone#Castle Dresden#I did not think about the amount of tags I'd need to do for this post when I drew this! Hahaha.#Sorry Bob. . . I could not fit you ANYWHERE. Maybe next time!#art#fanart
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You Have My Attention: Dresden Files First Lines
I tend to give a book a few pages or even the first chapter to catch me, but for some readers, you get one line. Despite my complicated feelings about the Dresden Files as a series, Jim Butcher is a bit of an evil genius for first lines (note the plural on that). Here are the first lines of every book (excluding the short stories because that's a whole other kettle of dragons).
"I heard the mailman approach my office door, half hour earlier than usual."
--Storm Front
"I never used to keep close track of the phases of the moon."
--Fool Moon
"There are reasons I hate to drive fast."
--Grave Peril
"It raned toads the day the White Council came to town."
--Summer Knight
"Some things just aren't meant to go together. Things like oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste. Wizards and television."
--Death Masks
"The building was on fire, and it wasn't my fault."
--Blood Rites
"On the whole, we're a murderous race. According to Genesis, it took as few as four people to make the planet too crowded to stand, and the first murder was a fratecide. Genesis says that in a fit of jealous rage, the very first child born to moral parents, Cain, snapped and popped the first metaphorical cap in another human being. The attack was a bloody, brutal, violent, reprehensible killing. Cain's brother Abel probably never saw it coming."
--Dead Beat
"Blood leaves no stain on a Warden's grey cloak."
--Proven Guilty
"Many things are not what they seem: The worst things in life enever are."
--White Night
"Winter came early that year; it should have been a tip-off."
--Small Favor
"The summer sun was busy broiling the asphalt from Chicago's streets, the agony in my head had kept me horizontal for hald a day, and some idiot was pounding on my apartment door."
--Turn Coat
"I answered the phone, and Susan Rodriguez said, 'They've taken our daughter.'"
--Changes
"Life is hard. Dying's easy."
--Ghost Story
"Mab, the Queen of Air and Darkness, monarch of the Winter Court of the Sidhe, has unique ideas regarding physical therapy."
--Cold Days
"There was a ticking time bomb inside my head and the one person I ttrusted to go in and get it out hadn't shown up or spoken to me for more than a year."
--Skin Game
"My brother ruined a perfectly good run by saying 'Justine is pregnant.'"
--Peace Talks
"Apocalypses always kick off at the witching hour. That's something you know now."
--Battle Ground
#dresden files#the dresden files#harry dresden#first lines#storm front#fool moon#grave peril#summer knight#dead beat#death masks#blood rites#proven guilty#white night#small favor#turn coat#changes#skin game#peace talks#battle ground#books#books and novels#books and reading#books & libraries#fiction#fantasy#urban fantasy#book recommendations
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Peace Talks: Niger đłđȘ Junta, ECOWAS & Niger đłđȘ President Are Haggling To Save Face
After a war of words was issued between opposing sides, it is excellent news that the Economic Community Of West African States (also known as ECOWAS) was finally able to meet with the Niger đłđȘ Junta & Niger đłđȘ President to seek out a diplomatic solution that avoids a regional proxy war.
ABUJA/NIAMEY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A delegation from West Africa's main regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday met Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum and held talks with junta leader General Abdourahmane Tiani in the capital Niamey, a Nigerian presidential spokesperson said.
The West African group is pursuing diplomatic ways to reverse the July 26 coup. The coup leaders' acceptance of the mission could signal a new willingness to negotiate after the bloc on Friday doubled-down on its threat to use force as a last resort to restore democracy. It said an undisclosed "D-Day" had been agreed for possible military intervention. [âŠ]
In the meantime, Tiani said the junta was pursuing its own agenda and would launch a national dialogue to consult on a transition back to democracy, which "should last no longer than three years."
Both sides want a resolution to this crisis, as time is not on either side. ECOWAS wants to discourage further coups in the region & avoid a war that would extend to Mali đČđ± & Burkina Faso đ§đ« (which would only benefit agents of chaos like terrorists & crime lords).
Junta leaders in Niger đłđȘ (as well as Mali đČđ± & Burkina Faso đ§đ«) desire an end to economic & military sanctions which ultimately hurt citizens & strengthen the hands of terrorists (the latter who is sadly winning throughout this crisis).
Despite the threats of war, it is unlikely that ECOWAS will invade Niger đłđȘ after the Senate in Nigeria đłđŹ rejected using military force against their neighbor.
What will probably happen is that Niger đłđȘ will announce a return to democracy timetable, which will be mimicked by Mali đČđ± & Burkina Faso đ§đ« later on. ECOWAS, in return, will ease up on sanctions, & (alongside the United States đșđž & Russia đ·đș) provide military assistance in striking terrorist targets in the regions.
If peace talks fail, we will witness Mali đČđ±, Burkina Faso đ§đ« & Niger đłđȘ descend into chaos as terrorist groups like Islamic State & Al Qaeda affiliates conquer vast swaths of territory, turning the region into a never-ending war zone.
#niger#ecowas#economic community of west african states#africa#africans#peace talks#peace#war#mali#burkina faso#coup#sahel#sahel region
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Done the peace talks for the first time and wow. Politicians can't to anything useful even in videogames.
I love the writing though. You can see each character's personality (or lack thereof) clearly though their dialogue. Couldn't chuck Ulfric or Elenwen off the mountain (sorry Lucien, I tried), but Legate Rikke's comments were fabulous.
#skyrim#legate rikke#peace talks#season unending#shame I couldn't give rikke ulfric's dossier#wouldn't be fun if that was made public
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Guess who couldn't wait the 2 weeks.
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#youtube#news#Vice President#Harris Delivers Remarks#at Summit on Peace in Ukraine#Ukraine Summit#Ukraine Peace Summit#Peaceful Resolution#Kamala Harris#Geopolitics#Vice President Harris#International Relations#Vice President of the United States#Vice President Speech#Conflict Resolution#Peace Talks#United States#Harris Speech#Diplomacy#World News#Peace#Global Politics#Ukraine Crisis#News#Ukraine#Politics#Kamala Harris Speech#Summit#Global Affairs#Powerful Speech
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