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Dresden files Skin Game

“Hadn’t shown up or spoken to me for more than a year.” pg. 9 It’s been more than a year!?

“Parkour” pg. 10 Ha

“This guy just sounded…British” pg. 13 Interesting

“Did you hear me, Warden? Piss. Off.” pg. 13 Ha

“Someone who needs to be here. Go away boy.” pg. 13 Even more interesting Is this the original Merlin? No this guy is speaking modern British English. Do we know for certain that current Merlin isn’t body snatched?

“I HAVE SUPPRESSED THE PARASITE FOR NOW.” pg. 14 Bonnie! Can Mab and Deamonreach stop calling Bonnie a parasite

“ALFRED,” the  spirit said soberly. “IS THIS TO  BE MY NEW NAME.” pg. 15 Aw Deamonreach has a new name :) Like Alfred Pennyworth?

“Look it’s a mortal thing. Just do the left one, okay?” pg. 24 Why the left ear?

“That voice had once been smooth and flowing, but now there was a hint of rasp to it, a roughness that wasn’t there before, like silk gliding over old gravel. pg. 30 Bi Harry moment 35

“Brother Jordan, approach.” pg. 32 Oh the monk has a name. He’ll be important

What a way to reintroduce the nickle heads. Scary and creepy

“It is done father”

Nicodemus kissed her on the mouth. And, my God, him doing it with tongue now was even more unsettling than it had been the first time I’d seen it.” pg. 34 Yuck and the way I jerked back in disgust

“Anduriel once loaned me the services of his…associate. I now repay that debt by loaning you the services of mine.” pg. 35 What

Oh this is a heist book! They’re going to rob Hades this is going to fun

“Have you been playing attention, past couple last years? Do you have any doubt that I would rather die than be part of something like that?” pg. 41 Yep

“Mab slapped me.” pg. 43 Ouch

Ah Mab is expecting Harry to double cross Nicky

Mister!

“I hadn’t realized how much I’d missed the little fireball until he’d come running up and thrown his shoulders against my shins.” pg. 49 Aw :)

“The Blue Beetle was not a clown car,” I said severely “It was a machine of justice.” pg. 49 Ha and I miss the Blue Beetle

“You’re a creature of habit, Harry. And they took away all the familiar places and things in your life. They hurt you.” pg. 49 Yep

Yes take Murphy with you to burgle Hades

Surly Nicky wants some holy relic? Holy grail? Turn this book into an Indiana Jones movie :)

“A warlock” pg. 60 Oh interesting

“Hot,” Karrin said, her tone neutral, observation” pg. 62 Is…is Murphy bi as well? I’ll put that down as a maybe Bi Murphy 1

“Ernest Armand Timwhistle” I said

“Name that goofy, don’t blame him for wanting to use an alias.” pg. 61 Ha

“Goats. Huh. pg. 71 What

“Hi, Jorden” pg. 72 So Jorden is going to be redeemed or pull a heel face turn (switch sides) cause the monks don’t usually get names and this much screen time

“And since when had I become the guy that things happened to ten years ago?” pg. 80 Death Mask happened ten years ago?

“I raised my hand” pg. 80 Ha

“Miss Murphy could serve as your driver. She has the shoes for it.”

I couldn’t actually hear Karrin grind her teeth, but I knew she had.” pg. 81 Ha and I love how Harry uses Murphy’s first name

“Goodman Gray.” pg. 81 Who?

“Anna Valmont” pg. 81 Anna!

“She gave me a slow and blatant once-over, that small smirk still on her mouth.

I’m pretty sure the temperature of the room didn’t literally go up, but I couldn’t have sworn  to it” pg. 83 Ha

“Like you’re expecting ninja’s to leap out of the trash can. This is a party.” pg. 91 Given that it’s Harry the party isn’t going to end well

“And for God’s sake, smile

I smiled

“Maybe without clenching your jaw” pg. 92 Ha

“In me, the hotel’s thugs recognized another of their kind-and one who was taller and had better scars than they did.” pg. 93 Cool

“Or you walk” pg. 100 Walk away Anna!

“I wanted to tear my hair out.” pg. 101 Same Harry same

“Hell’s bells” I swore “I told her so. Nothings ever simple.” pg. 102 Yep

“Octokongs,” I pronounced grimly “Why did it have to be Octokongs.” pg. 103 Ha

“Lucky for me.

I’m not really a subtle guy.” pg. 105 Ha

“So, basically: Harry Dresden one, peaceful gathering: zero” pg. 106 Ha and has Harry ever been to a party that hasn’t ended in disaster?

“I mean I’m good with fire.

But Hannah was good with fire.” pg. 115 Someone who’s better at fire magic than Harry?!

“I hear other things. Wild things. That you help people. That you’ll fight anyone.” pg. 122 Yes Harry helps people

What’s with all these questions from Hannah? Is she trying to learn more about Harry? Judging him? Wanting to know his character? Why?

Butters!

“Harry,” he said when I came in, offering me his hand. “We have got to stop meeting like this.” pg. 132 Ha

“Open your eyes, you fool. She’s right in front of…” pg. 135 Oh interesting is this Harry’s subconscious ID? Is he talking about Bonnie?

“I’m sure he’ll be very pleased” pg. 137 Yes Bob will be pleased

Oh no Butters doesn’t trust Harry :(

“I’ll take the couch,” I said

“You don’t fit on it, you bonehead.” pg. 144 Ha

“Is that a bazooka?”

“No,” she said “That is an AT4 rocket launcher. Way better than a bazooka.” pg. 145 Ha

Molly!

“It was a good kiss” pg. 154 Ahhh!!! :) Yes Harry/Murphy kiss

“He’ll hath no fury like a women scorned” she purred

And then she pulled the trigger.” pg. 159 What. Eh? What just happened?! Was all this just a dream? What. WHAT JUST HAPPENED Jim JIM why? WHY? Why would you do this?

“Oh come on,” I panted. “Not even in the dream. That’s ri-goddamned-diculous!” pg. 159 Same Harry same

“But they were doughnuts of darkness. Evil, damned doughnuts, tainted by the spawn of darkness…

…which could obviously be redeemed only by passing through the fiery, cleansing inferno of a wizardly digestive tract.” pg. 165 Ha

“His features were clean-cut, pleasant, without being handsome.” pg. 166 Bi Harry 36

I’m counting it

“She was also Nicodemus’s estranged wife, a sorceress, and all around piece of bad news.” pg. 182 What’s Tessa doing here? Why are her and Nicky still together? Just get a divorce. So this book is going to be a heist book and getting into Nicky’s family problems

I forgot how young Tessa looks like.

Oh no ghouls

Go Gary!

“Harvey Morrison’s corpse lay on the other side.” pg. 210 Oh no :(

“The dead don’t need justice. That’s for those of us who are left looking down at the remains.” pg. 213 Yep

Michael!

“I think I need help,” I heard myself whispered, voice little more than a rasp. “I think I’m lost.” pg. 218 Aw :(

“I don’t know if I’m one of the good guys anymore.” pg. 223 Poor Harry :(

“…so arrogant” Michael breathed.

I blinked” pg. 227 Ha

“Because I know you, Harry Dresden.” Michael said. “You are pathetically incapable of knowing when to quit. You don’t surrender. And I don’t believe for a second that you actually intend to help Nicodemus do whatever it is he’s doing.” pg. 230 Yep

“I’m not sure if you noticed this. But things did not go well for the last monster who raised his hand against your child. Or any of his friends. Or associates. Or anyone who worked for him. Or for most of the people he knew.” pg. 234 Yep

I miss Lash :(

“Chow down, buddy. They’re hot, so don’t let the cheese burn your ton- Oh, right. Sorry.” pg. 240 Ha

“Women,” Binder said scornfully.

Karrin and Ascher both eyed him.

He folded his arms. “I’m certainly older than any you sprats.” pg. 244 Ernest Armand Timwhistle! >:( Can Murphy punch him? Can I punch him? Look someone needs to punch him by the end of this book I swear

“I’ve been meaning to ask,” I said “Does this master plan have half coverage?”

“Dresden,” Nicodemus said

“Because that kind of thing is getting to be more and more important. I mean, I know the government probably means well and all, but those people honestly.”

Nicodemus eyed me

“Life insurance seems like something that would be worthwhile, too?” I looked up at Ascher and winked. “Maybe we should strike until we get a whole life policy.”

Ascher flashed me a quick grin and said, “I’ve always thought that insurance was more or less betting against myself,”

“Nah,” Binder said. “In my experience, you’re just playing the odds.”

“Children” Nicodemus said with a sigh, “shall we focus on the matter on hand?”

“But I haven’t even had the chance to dip Deirdre pigtails in my inkwell,” pg. 252 Ha

“Nicodemus’s left eye began to twitch.” pg. 254 Ha

“I dealt with the White Council my whole life, so I’m used to being treated like a mushroom-“Eh?” Ascher asked

“Kept in the dark and fed bullshit.” Binder reported calmly.

“Ah” pg. 257 Ha

“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,” Karrin said quietly

Nicodemus made a face in her direction “Miss Murphy please” pg. 259 Ha

“The bloody Holy Grail? Is he bloody kidding?” pg. 259 I’ll say it again I was joking about it being the Holy Grail I wasn’t supposed to be right

“I’d rarely seen the kind of power that River Shoulders, the Forest Person I’d met several times before, had displayed, physically and otherwise,” pg. 264 Who’s River Shoulders? And don’t mess with Forest Person

Harry’s Id! It’s been awhile

“Then how come you haven’t banged Murphy yet?”

“Because,” I said, growing frustrated, “we aren’t…We haven’t gotten to…There’s been a lot of…Look, fuck off” pg. 272 Ha

“Get thee to a therapist” pg. 275 Finally someone says it to Harry

“You’re saying…I’m pregnant” pg. 276 Yes! Bonnie

I love that Bonnie looks like a combination of all the women in Harry’s life

“Protect the offspring”

Primal drives indeed” pg. 280 Yep

“Then she’d tortured me for a while, assuring me that it would give me strength” pg. 285 Lea did what now?

“Damn Mab. I could have been back here months and months ago.” pg. 290 Yep

“I can’t believe you met a Bigfoot and you never told me.” pg. 293 I still can’t believe Bigfoot is real

“She sat on the floor, rocking back and forth helplessly with laughter.” pg. 295 Ha

“She looked…disturbed” pg. 300 Well that’s not good

“He’s an awesome cat” pg. 305 Yes Mister is awesome

“Well not at bath time…” pg.  305 Ha

“And it belongs to Gentlemen John Marcone, Accorded Baron of Chicago” pg. 309 YES LET’S GO!!! Marcone mentioned :)

“Marcone is dangerous” pg. 310 Yep

“Gentleman” Johnnie Marcone” pg. 310 Again with that spelling

“I’m sure the White Council will be stunned and disappointed should you not confirm to their policy.” pg. 312 Ha

“He would have made a fine monarch only a few centuries ago.” pg. 312 Yep I think Marcone would make a good king

“I still remembered Marcone as a helpless prisoner. The image had kind of stuck in my memory.” pg. 313 Yep and I wonder why the memory stuck with Harry

“Marcone doesn’t suffer slight intrusions on his territory. Period.” pg. 312 Yep

“Look if he’s a man of business, why don’t we just make him a proposition and cut him in for a piece of the action?” pg. 313 Well Harry could say please and I’m sure Marcone would agree to open the vault :)

“Marcone is not a dummy” pg. 317 Yep

“It’s Butters. They’re going to kill him.” pg. 323 Oh no Butters

The stake board butters made is cool

“Damn. Bob was kind of awesome.” pg. 334 Yep Bob is amazing

“It had been a good long while since I’d had a freaking lion coming at me, and at the time it had been one of the genuine flesh and blood variety, from the zoo” pg. 336 What

“I hated this cards-close-to-the-chest thing” pg. 343 Yep

“Because it is obvious to me that you love him” pg. 350 Yep Murphy loves Harry

Fidelacchius!

“So,” he hissed “the burnout thinks she has found her new calling” pg. 353 Nick that’s rude

“I’m giving you ample chance to call off your dog before I put her down.” pg. 354 I’ll say it again Nick that’s rude

“Nicodemus smiled, still, his eyes and hands steady hands. He reached up and undid the Noose tied about his throat, and let it fall to the ground beside the Coin” pg. 357 No wait what’s Nick planning?

“The Sword of Faith was no more.” pg. 360 Oh no

Oh no Murphy

Micheal!

Uriel!

“A sudden, sunny smile lit Michael’s face. “My friend…”

Uriel blinked, rocked slightly, as if the words had struck him with physical force.

“…thank you,” Michael continued “But I’m not the Carpenter that set the standard.” pg. 367 Aw my heart :)

“Correct,” Uriel said “but I can help him do so” pg. 371 Yes

Micheal has Amoracchius! Let’s go!

“Some cosmic limitation that keeps you from picking up your corner of the coat?” pg. 375 Ha

“I have loaned you my Grace” pg. 381 Oh interesting

“I would Fall” pg. 383 Oh dear

“I would, however, appreciate it if you…did not push any buttons or pull any the levers in my great passenger jet” pg. 383 Ha

“Holy. Crap. He’s mortal?”

“And he can die” pg. 383 Oh no

“Can you tell me what is at stake, that I should risk this?

“Uriel frowned considering the question for a moment then he said “A soul”

Michael raised his eyebrows “Oh,” he said. “You should have said that from the beginning” pg. 385 Yep

“At the top of the stairs stood two figures-an enormous dog and a little girl.” pg. 391 Mouse and Maggie! Ahhh I’m not ready ahhh

“Are you mad at me?” pg. 393 ow my heart :(

“Do you want to be my dad?” pg. 393 my heart

“but you don’t know what Marcone is like.” pg. 402 Harry, Marcone wouldn’t hurt Michael. You should know better

“Because apparently they go out and use the Coins to get snacks out of the vending machine, the things go in circulation so fast” pg. 403 Ha

“Binder and Ascher both tilted their heads to one side, like dogs that have just heard a new noise.” pg. 408 Ha

“I am the king of load and distracting” pg. 423 Ha and yep

“Yeah, well. Sometimes, when I get bored, I stop and think.” pg. 423 Ha

“Because my brother’s girlfriend had seen Marcone defending one of his strongholds with her own eyes a few years before, against an angry Former sorcerer.” pg. 437 I’ve got to read Even hand

“The Black Hole?” Gary asked incredulously. “Nobody quotes The Black Hole” pg. 448 Ha

Harry’s destroying everything in this place. Marcone better have insurance.

“I have not invested fifteen centuries to see it thrown away.” pg. 456 What investment?

Too many bugs

“Michael still thought I was a good man.” pg. 460 Aw :)

“Nicodemus had probably an idle afternoon, every few decades, throwing a sword around for fun.” pg. 471 Nick needs a different hobby

“and certainly not to the degree I’d been prepared back in my old lab at my apartment.” pg. 474 I miss Harry’s lab

“My imagination needs therapy.” pg. 486 Harry you need therapy

“Harry,” Michael said “I’m almost certain one doesn’t shout ‘Parkour’ I believe one is supposed to simply do Parkour.”

“Do I criticize your Latin battle cries? No, never once”

“That’s true” pg. 490 Ha

“Because we have come to the Gate of Blood, children.”

“The time has come for one of you to die.” pg. 491 Blood for the blood God. Who’s Nick going to kill? And why is there still 100 pages left?

“Right. We’ll fight you. Not each other. In case that wasn’t clear.” pg. 493

“It was angled thrust, up beneath the sternum and directly into the heart” pg. 498 AAAHHH!!! WHAT? WHAT JUST HAPPENED? NICK JUST KILLED HIS OWN DAUGHTER!? WHY?

Hades!

Cerberus!

“People ask him questions” pg. 518 Ha poor Sacrates

“Her mother failed to cope. Empty-nest syndrome.” pg. 520 Ha

“Mab. This is Mab’s play, isn’t it?” pg. 521 Yep Mab’s scheming

“You’re a Genuine Greek god. You’re the Lord of the Underworld. And…you named your dog Spot?” pg. 523 Aw that’s adorable :)

“The people she hurt. And she gets stake justice?” pg. 525 I have mixed emotions about Deirdre.

“Hey, is that the Shroud?” pg. 529 What Was the other a fake? Is that why it didn’t work? Would the real one help Amanda? Does Marcone know that Hade’s has the real one?

“Pffffft” I said “What? No. That’s absurd. Maybe a little. Some people might think so. She’s got, uh, one of those faces” pg. 532 Ha and I thought Harry got better at lying

“It’s not an Indiana Jones movie, man.” pg. 534 Ha

“This I thought is just about your best plan ever Harry” pg. 536 Ha

“Hells bells I was hurting him” pg. 537 Good

“Do you remember?” I asked in a very quiet voice. “The first time you saw her? The first time she looked at you? Do you remember that change? That shift, when the whole universe suddenly tilted? Do you remember looking at her and knowing that you would never, ever be quite the same person? Do you think the cup will do that for you?” pg. 537

“I don’t know how you said it back in your day but I’ll bet you anything that her first word was dada” pg. 538 Yes Harry let Nicky have it. Make sure he knows what he did and the consequences of it. Make Nicky regret it. This is such a good speech.

“Lucifer must have looked exactly like that, right before things went to Hell.” pg. 547 Yep and this does make me worry about Marcone

“Lasciel” pg. 549 Oh no and I can’t believe Hannah is the partner of Lasciel. When I said I missed Lash this wasn’t what I had in mind

“Hello lover” pg. 549 Ha

“You and I definitely need to have a talk with the Church about the word ‘safekeeping’ means” pg. 549 Ha

“When you destroyed the Red Court, you killed most of the Fellowship with it. All the half vampires more than a few decades old just withered away in front of our eyes.” pg. 551 Ouch

“We wouldn’t have worked out, babe,” pg. 552 Ha

Lasciel better not get Bonnie

“Game over, man. Game over” Yoooo

“I scowled and futzed with it a little more, just to show her that I could” pg. 557 Ha

Vadderung!

“Mac’s beer is excellent argument that there was a God and that furthermore, He wants us to be happy” pg. 561 Ha

“Nicodemus knows nearly as much as I do” pg. 563 Scary

“Prove it” I said “Say ‘ho ho ho”

“Ho ho ho” he replied genially.” pg. 565 Ha

“I’d carved the same spell in my new wizard staff

Seventy-seven times.” pg. 570 Cool and why seventy-seven?

“Either you’ve done your homework or you haven’t, and despite the advantage of having Lasciel in her corner, Ascher wasn’t ready for something like this.” pg. 571 I wonder if this applies to Marcone surely he ‘did his homework’

“I had never seen Michael going all out.” pg. 572 Go Michael!

“Are you willing to accept such a loss?”

“Yep” pg. 574 Ha

“Only a flesh wound”

“Yeah” I said. “Tis but a scratch. Come on ya pansy.”

He blinked and looked at me “Pansy?”

“Oh” I said “You weren’t quoting the movie. Sorry.”

“Movie?”

“Holy Grail”

“Nicodemus still has it.”

I sighed “Never mind” pg. 576 Ha

“Ventas cyclis” pg. 580 Oh we haven’t seen this spell in awhile

“It was actually damned beautiful” pg. 580 I’m glad Harry can still see magic as beautiful even when being attacked

“And, that right there, she showed me the fundamental difference between us.

I loved magic for its own sake. She didn’t.

The Art can be a lot of work, and it can sometimes be tedious, and sometimes painful, but at the end of the day, I love it. I love the focus of it, the discipline, the balance. I love working with the energy and exploring what can be done with it. I love the gathering tension of a spell, and the almost painful clarity of focus required to concentrate that tension into an effect. I love the practice of it as well the theory, the research, experimenting with new spells, teaching others about magic. I love laying down spells on my various pieces of my magical gear, and most of all, I love it when I can use my talents to make a difference in the world, even when it’s only a small one.

Ascher…enjoyed blowing stuff up and burning things down. She’s good at it. But she didn’t love her talent for the miracle it was.

She merely loved what she could do with it.” pg. 583 I love this quote! I love the differences between Harry and Hannah.

“Elemental destruction in a large but ultimately enclosed area” pg. 584 Oh no

Poor Hannah :( I was hoping she could be redeemed

“Parkour” I panted “Bitch” pg. 600 Ha and I love that Harry used parkour to defeat Genoskwa and Ursiel

“From one father to another” he called “Well played” pg. 604 Oh no Nick knows that Harry’s a dad

“He’s going to your house” I breathed “He’s going after our families” pg. 606 Oh no

“I hadn’t ridden a horse since my days on Ebenezar’s farm down in the Ozarks, but I’d done it every day down there, and the muscle memory was still in place” pg. 620 Harry the horse girl. And it’s cool that Gary can turn into a horse

“In the doorway to the kitchen stood Uriel. He was wearing an apron. There was what appeared to be pancake flour staining his shirt.” pg. 626 Ha

“Nice try” Butters said “Mister where I come from there is no try” pg. 644 LET’S GO!!! The sword turned into a lightsaber!

“Of course, the first thing you want to know is if someone else is alright” pg. 649 Yep

“Oh,” said the little spirit “Hi. Good” pg. 650 I LOVE BONNIE!

“I know Marcone.” I said “He knows me. I’ll use it to keep him off of all us.” pg. 657 Yes Harry you know Marcone :)

“You didn’t choose to be the son of Margret LeFay. You didn’t choose the legacy she left you with her blood. And she was a piece of work, kid. I knew her.” pg. 660 Gray knew Harry’s mom?!

“Can you loan me a dollar” pg. 661 Ha

Redemption for Jordan!

“I took the extra diamonds and went to see Marcone.” pg. 663 Yes time to see Marcone! :)

“Wearing a charcoal-gray suit” pg. 665 Looking at Marcone’s suit :)

“There might have been slightly more silver at his temples than last time I’d seen him, but it only made him look more distinguished. Otherwise, he looked exactly as he did: calm, alert, impeccably groomed, and as merciful as a lawn mower’s blade.” pg. 665 Bi Harry 37

“A ghost of a smile haunted Marcone’s lips.” pg. 666 Oh why you looking at Marcone’s lips Harry?

“Marcone’s eyes, the exact green shade of old dollar bills, focused pleasantly on me.” pg. 666 Bi Harry moment 38 Focusing on Marcone’s pretty eyes and ‘pleasantly’ too :)

“Marcone’s expression rarely showed much-but his eyes widened, if only for an instant, as he saw the stones.

I stared at Marcone without blinking or looking away.

Marcone looked up from the diamonds and returned my stare for a long time.” pg. 669 I wonder what Marcone is thinking?

“A Jewish Knight of the Cross?” pg. 675 Ha

“I stood, leaned over the bed, and kissed her on the mouth.” pg. 675 Yay!

Final thoughts

This is now my favorite book out of the series! I loved the fights and the jokes. I liked that it was a heist book. I adore that Butters is now a knight of the cross. I liked Bob in this book. I liked Gray and his payment. I love Bonnie and Maggie. Marcone was in it that’s always good. I’m still shocked that Nicky killed his own daughter. Their family and relationship is definitely getting its own comment. We got three Bi Harry moments in this book bringing our total up to 38! And two thirds are of Marcone. Wish we got more banter between those two. Marcone was weirdly silent. I loved the dad Harry moments. I’m glad Jordan got redeemed and I’m sad Hannah died. I’ve got so many mixed feelings about Desire and Nicky. I liked the monologues and speeches in this book. I feel like I need to reread the book now that I know that Gray is a mole. 

Onto Brief Cases and Monster

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Unknown Artist, Romantic Abbey Ruins, 1860

Larethian Relthwin

The following was written by a player post-game:

"The rain lashes down atop the mountain, blood and mud marking a grim trail through the door of the ruined shrine. Tiesto strains against the body of the great beast; his fellows had long since departed, but he could not be moved, and would not say a word as he knelt by the ruined and headless corpse.

Yet still, step by painful step, he drags his shattered form into the holy place, fighting against the screaming pain of his wounds as he crosses the flagstones. With monumental effort, effort that he surely can not spare, he hefts that which once was Raulof up the steps and lays him before the statue. He kneels before him, panting, dripping with rain and viscera. For a moment, he looks up at the statue. The statue, half-collapsed, returns his gaze in cold stone. His eyes drop back to the body, and he begins the preparations: incense, at the head and feet. His vestments lain overtop as a makeshift shroud - he bites his tongue as the white robes instantly stain red. Reverently, he places his most valued possession, a sigil to Nimune, upon the creature's giant chest.

He steadies himself as a wave of dizziness passes through him, teeth gritted. Flint, steel, taper, and the incense at his feet is lit. Swiftly now, with practised motions, his hands move to his belt and he takes the holy book. He opens it to the final page and begins to chant in Elvish. His voice echoes from the crumbling ceiling - someone outside would hear nothing above the rain, but in the shrine the sound fills the air, the voice overlapping itself as he reads the sacred passages. The incense burns out, and he stops, moving to light the stick by the head of his friend. His resumes his chant, this time in a language not many would speak, head bowed as the trail of sweet smoke threads its way towards the sky.

This incense too burns out, and he stops, letting the last echoes of the holy words fade away as he concludes this lonely ritual. He stows the book and grasps the sigil, paying no heed to the blood that now drips from it as he replaces it under his cloak. Shakily, he stands, turns, and crosses the floor of the shrine. His footsteps make no sound as he passes the threshold, and he draws his cloak close against the rain as he heads towards the forest.

He does not look back."

-Tiesto Anduriel, Bane to The Great Warg Raulof

[narastories]

@ashflamethewaffleangel

🤣🤣🤣 Harry is catnip to all those silver foxes!!! Thank you for the glorious tags, glad you liked it 🥰

special treatment

Just a silly little thing I wrote a few weeks ago because I always wanted to play with the 5+1 trope.

Fandom: The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Nicodemus Archleone/Harry Dresden Tags: 5+1 Things, Crack Treated Seriously, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Book 15: Skin Game, Cults, Heist, POV Multiple Summary:

Five times people didn't understand why Nicodemus was treating Harry the way he did. And one time they started to understand it. (Not Harry. He's still clueless.)

Or: what if it wasn't Michael but Nicodemus who saved Harry from the bugs.

Read on AO3

I actually had plans to write a Beltane-themed smutty continuation of the last fic, but that didn't happen for personal reasons. Next year maybe? lol

Also, I feel like I want to tag this Hurt/Comfort but there isn't enough Hurt/Comfort in it ^^" That is for me to explore on another day, I guess. I just think Skin Game gives a really good excuse for a variety of Nic/Harry Hurt/Comfort scenarios. Is it just me? Yeah, I know, okay :P

[rosezemlya]

Why isn't Rauru getting off his lazy bum and helping Link? Like dude, you are LITERALLY THERE

I mean, in his defence, he's stuck in his tiny little corner of the Sacred Realm and can't leave. Including to get into the rest of the Sacred Realm which is now the Dark World. He managed to take a little piece of Anduriel's domain and put a bubble around it to stop it from changing, but he's got no physical body to go back to if he leaves that bubble, so he can't on that front, and if he WERE to leave that bubble, the bubble would stop existing and Anduriel would lose herself to the same conversion that hit the rest of the Makani when Ganondorf touched the Triforce, so he won't on that front.

The main problem, of course, is that I am not fond of him as a character and structured the universe around not having to deal with him much in the story. >.>

[vaguelyrotten]

To Hell With the Consequences - Chapter 10

Alec Lightwood knows danger - as the son of a prominent criminal family, it's something he's intimately familiar with. However, a chance encounter at a club proves that there's more out there than he was originally aware and he finds himself suddenly thrust into a world where All The Legends Are True.

The Fallen Angel that possessed Valentine was now the one fully in control, and his form was more creature than man.The shadows surrounding him became one swirling, wicked mass. ‘You think one pathetic little blade is enough to stop me?’ the creature taunted in a voice that was inhumane and certainly not Valentine’s. ‘I was a general in Lucifer’s army. I led hordes. I even know your father, little warlock.’

Magnus snorted from his place next to Alec. “That’s nothing to write home about. My father gets around. It seems half of the Shadow World knows him at this point.”

‘He was once a great general himself — before he strayed too far from the path and decided to become a coward instead. He could have joined us in our venture but he decided to hide in Edom where our brothers and sisters can’t reach him? He’s weak, just like his children are.’

Alec held out his hand to stop Magnus from doing something rash as his boyfriend growled at the Denarian’s words. “It’s over, Anduriel. Magog and Namshiel are gone and can’t help you any longer. No one else standing here is stupid enough to pick up any of the other coins. You’re alone. I’m giving you this one opportunity to walk away before we absolutely destroy you.”

Anduriel gave a long, slow chuckle. ‘Puny mortal — you think you can defeat me? I’m older than you can possibly imagine. I’ve seen the rise and fall of civilizations. I’ve stood against God and come out stronger for it. And you? You weren’t good enough to host the Sorcerer of the Order. Your parents knew that you were weak which is why they sent you to Valentine knowing that you would likely not return. It was their way of getting rid of you, you know? They were far too willing to get rid of their oldest son. You are flawed, after all.”

“Don’t listen to him, Alec,” his sister stated as she and Jace took a few steps closer. Alec knew that they wanted to make sure that he knew he wasn’t alone —  the Lightwood children have always stuck together. “You aren’t flawed. You’re our big brother, and we love you.”

Alec’s grip tightened on the sword in his hand, and he tried not to let the distress show on his face. His parents had never been okay with him being gay. He’d had to come clean to them a few years ago after they’d tried to force him into a marriage that would have brought more power and wealth to the family name. His mother had insisted that it was just a phase that better end quickly, and his father had told him that he better reconsider his beliefs if he still wanted to be part of the family. He’d almost let their words get to him but Jace and Isabelle had stood by his side, and eventually, begrudgingly, his parents relented though they’d never come to terms with the fact that their heir would never marry a woman. 

Anduriel scoffed, and the shadowy figure turned it’s attention to his sister. Alec tried to push her behind him but she stood her ground. ‘And you - another Lightwood child who is nothing but a disappointment. They had such high hopes for you after their eldest turned out to be useless to them but then you had to fall into the dugs and couldn’t control yourself. Not only that but then they learned that you were sleeping with the enemy? Tsk, tsk, Isabelle Lightwood. You proved yourself to be worthless to them too. First they get rid of your brother and then they will get rid of you. It is all just a matter of time.”

“And what about me, you overgrown cloud? You want to tell me how I failed Maryse and Robert too?” Jace asked, and Alec had to bite back a comment about provoking the thing that was currently trying to kill them. 

“You were never theirs, of course,” Anduriel responded, rising to Jace’s bait. ‘You will never be related to them by blood. There is no future for you with the Lightwood family. You are disposable - why do you think they gave you so many dangerous jobs. They were hoping that one of these days, something would do you in and you would finally be out of their hair. With all three of their children gone, they will been able to start again — raise another heir who will take over the family empire and continue the family name the way that they’ve always wanted.’

“That’s enough, Anduriel,” Magnus snapped, his magic angrily sparking at his finger tips. “You’ve said your peace. Alexander has kindly given you the chance to leave before this ends poorly for you and you didn’t take it. What happens next is at your own hand.”

‘Oh, but I’m not done yet. You didn’t think I’d forget you did you?’

“I’m four hundred years old. Rest assured, whatever you’ve got to say to me I’ve already heard. There’s no need to repeat it,” Magnus replied coldly. 

Anduriel laughed again - the sound was really starting to grate on Alec’s nerves. ‘You may have heard it but they haven’t. What’s the fun in knowing secrets if I keep them all to myself? Have you told your new boyfriend about Camille? Or the time that you spent with your father? You pretend to be a good man, Magnus Bane, but you are anything but. Have you told him anything about all the lives you took when you served in Asmodeus’ army? How about the years you lost because Camille had you wrapped around her little finger? You would have done anything for her, and it worries you that your memories of that time are nothing but a giant void.’ He giggled like a child, and Alec watched Magnus’ eyebrow twitch in reservation. ‘The shadows remember what you did though — would you like me to tell you?’

“Enough!” Magnus growled, hurling a ball of magic at the shadowy vortex even though there was nothing tangible to hit. 

The vortex grew in size, and even though they all tried to take a couple of quick steps back, it quickly enveloped them and cast them into endless darkness. “Magnus?” Alec tried calling out, using the light from the blade of the sword to illuminate the space around him. “Jace?” He tried again when his boyfriend didn’t answer. “Iz?”

“You’re all alone, Alexander,” Anduriel taunted in a voice that sounded far too much like Magnus’. “No one wants you. You thought I loved you? You're a pretty face but nothing more. I’m the High Warlock of Brooklyn and you’re nothing more than a powerless mortal. There’s nothing you can give me that I couldn’t get from someone more useful than you. You were a fleeting interest — a new toy that I could play with before I got bored and tossed it aside - and nothing more. I will never love you, Alec, no one will ever love you. You’re destined to spend your days in the shadows — forgotten by everyone around you while the world moves on.”

“Stop it,” Alec growled, trying to remind himself that the voice speaking wasn’t actually Magnus and was simply Anduriel playing tricks on him. “That’s not true. Magnus loves me — it’s how he was able to break me free from Namshiel’s possession. Give me back my boyfriend and my siblings. Stop playing pathetic games.”

“I’m right here, Alec,” Isabelle’s voice sounded this time though it was still tainted by that hint of darkness that told him that it wasn’t actually his sister speaking. “But I don’t want to be. Out of everyone in the world who I could have gotten for my big brother and I got stuck with you. You can’t protect me. You can’t protect any of us. We’d be much better off with someone stronger and more useful as our brother. We don’t love you, Alec, no one does. Mom and Dad were right that you do nothing but bring shame to the family.”

“She’s right, Alec,” Jace’s voice came this time before he could react to Anduriel’s words as Isabelle. “They’re all right. Magnus. Maryse. Robert. You're useless to them — that’s why they were eager to adopt me. They could finally have the son that they always wanted. Someone who was worth loving. That will never be you.”

“Enough!” Alec yelled, finally tired of all the whispered lies. Amoracchius shined brighter in his hand, and he suddenly knew what he had to do. Ragnor had told him all about the sword’s history before Namshiel had taken over once more, and in all of Anduriel’s taunts there was one common thread - the very thing that had been one of Alec’s greatest insecurities and deepest fears. He took a breath to calm his mind and blocked out the mocking voice of his mother that Anduriel was using. He focused on his love for his siblings and for Magnus and tried to channel all of his feelings into his core. When he felt like he could no longer hold all of his feelings inside of him, he released them. In one smooth motion, he flipped the sword in his hand so the tip was pointing downward and slammed it into the ground. 

The world exploded in bright white light, and Alec squeezed his eyes tightly shut so he didn’t blind himself. He could feel the tension that had been gathering dissipate entirely, and when he was certain the brunt of the spell had passed, he chanced opening his eyes. The whirling void vortex was gone and in it’s place was Valentine. He looked weaker and older, like Anduriel had drawn on his strength. The coin housing the Denarian was spinning on the concrete between them.

A whip of electric blue magic snapped and stole it, and Alec realized that he was no longer alone. What Alec had done had released his siblings and his boyfriend from the spell as well. 

“What did you do?” Valentine panted, his voice strained and quiet. 

“When you sent me to retrieve the sword, I was lucky enough that Ragnor Fell was able to free me from Namshiel’s clutches for a few blissful moments. During that time, he told me all about this sword and what it could do. Did you know that each sword belonging to the Knights is protected by a holy power, and using the sword against the principles it upholds would break it? Amoracchius is the sword of love…and you know what? You and Anduriel were never going to succeed. The moment you ordered me to use the sword against the man I love and my family, it was over for you.”

“Love,” Valentine spat though it was clear that he was still far too weak to argue. “Love can’t save the world. This isn’t a children’s story.”

“A wise man once told me that all the stories are true,” Alec replied, before turning his attention to the man who had stepped up next to him. “Mags — I don’t suppose you have a deep, dark hole that you can stick him where he’ll never be able to bother anyone again?”

“I can think of a few places,” Magnus agreed with a hum, twisting his wrist and spinning open a portal. “Cold, wet, dark places that no one ever goes too. How do you feel about living the rest of your life in solitude? Where the only company that you have are the rats who would love nothing more than to make you their next meal and the spiders spinning their webs around you?” Valentine tried to protest but Magnus’ magic was quicker, pushing him through without hesitation.

“You didn’t really send him somewhere to get eaten alive by rats, did you?” Alec asked with a wince as the portal snapped closed. “I know he’s legitimately evil and all but that seems a little much.”

“Rest assured, Alexander,” Magnus replied with a chuckle, turning to cup his boyfriend’s cheek. “My father may be a demon but I’m not that evil. He’s been dealt with properly — I deposited him on the steps of the FBI’s headquarters, hogtied, and with a note. I’m sure they’ll have plenty of questions for him and a very secure place to keep him. Now, the real question is what shall we do with this?” he asked, the coin hovering over his open palm. 

“And the other two too, I suppose. Namshiel’s is in the middle of the Hudson…and I would guess Magog’s is as well since Johnathan never rejoined the party. And, well…all of them. Valentine had us retrieve as many as we could. He wanted it to be a real family reunion when the ritual was completed.”

“We can find the ones in the river eventually. The water will actually quiet the spirits inside them for some time. And assuming the other ones were in that wooden box that Malcolm grabbed when he portaled out like a coward, we can track those ones down easily enough because he can’t hide from me forever. Currently, I’m more concerned about the wrong person getting their hands on Anduriel’s and starting this whole fiasco over.”

Alec knew that Magnus had a point — if they needed to put any of the coin’s somewhere they could never be found, the most important one would indeed be Anduriel’s. “Those deep, dark holes you talked about? You think any of those would be a good place to send it?”

Magnus grinned and the coin disappeared in a shower of sparks with a snap of his fingers. “I think depositing it at the bottom of the Marianas Trench would make it quite difficult to retrieve don’t you?”

He didn’t bother replying — now that the danger was passed, and Anduriel’s coin had been dealt with and there wasn’t anything else looming in the near future, Alec only had one thought on his mind. He grabbed Magnus’ jacket and pulled him against him and into a deep, heated kiss. His siblings were forgotten though he was vaguely aware of his sister cheering in the background.  His boyfriend’s hand went to his hair and the little tug that he gave had Alec weak at the knees. 

“You freed me in more than one way, Magnus Bane,” Alec whispered when they finally broke apart. “Even before I went to work for Valentine and before I was possessed by Namshiel, I didn’t realize how lost I was. Meeting you that night at Pandemonium was a blessing in disguise. Yes, it was a demon attack that brought us together but I’m glad that Clary decided to celebrate her birthday at your club that particular night because I never would have known what I was missing otherwise.”

“I had given up on love before I met you,” Magnus admitted, brushing a thumb over Alec’s cheek gently. “What Anduriel said about Camille was true. She ruined me in unspeakable ways, and I was certain that I’d never love again. For almost a century I’ve closed myself to feeling anything for anyone. Man or woman. You’ve unlocked something in me.”

Before Alec could respond, he heard someone clear their throat behind him, and he turned to find Jace glaring at them with his arms crossed. “You two need to get a room. Some of us don’t want to bear witness to the both of you getting down and dirty in the middle of a theme park. This is a family venue…not to mention it’s downright unsanitary.”

“Jace!” Isabelle exclaimed harshly, smacking the blond on the back of the head. “The park is empty and you literally can’t talk. Don’t think we all don’t know about what you and Clary got up to behind the boat house in the Hamptons last year.”

Jace tried to protest but Isabelle wasn’t hearing it. She held up a hand to stop him before turning back to Alec and Magnus with a glare. “Don’t think you’re off the hook though, big brother.” She took a few steps and closed the distance between him. “This,” Isabelle nearly yelled as she punched him harshly in the arm. “Is for not telling us how much danger you were in. And that,” she said, punching him in the same spot a second time. He knew he was going to have a bruise. “Is for not telling us that you had a boyfriend!”

“I didn’t exactly have the time, Iz. You know how busy Valentine was keeping me. I wasn’t trying to keep it from you. Why do you think I told you to go to Magnus if something happened to me. I knew you’d find out eventually,” Alec tried to plead. 

Magnus held up a hand to quiet them before they could bicker any longer. “Might I make a suggestion? We’ve all had quiet a hard day and we pretty much just saved the world. I think that calls for a celebration don’t you? I happen to know the owner of a very well known club in the city, and he would absolutely love to treat our little gang to a few rounds of cocktails on the house. And it just so happens that very club is the same place this whole thing started. Might I suggest we move this to Pandemonium? There’s a VIP booth and a martini calling my name right about now, and forgive me for being too forward but I haven’t gotten to spend much time with my wonderful boyfriend as of late and his hair is looking extremely tuggable right now. The things I’d like to do to him.”

Alec felt a blush rise to his cheeks and Isabelle chuckled, saving him from having to stumble through a response himself. “We’ll take you up on that drink, I think, Mr. Bane but I think the rest of that is probably better without an audience. I’m not sure Alec’s explored all his kinks yet but voyeourism is probably not something he’s ready to dive into just yet.”

Magnus laughed as Alec gaped. “Not yet, my dear, but there’s time enough for us to find out in the future.” He snapped his hand and a portal opened in front of them. “Your chariot awaits, Lightwoods…Let’s go home.”

[anotherramblingfangirl]

Rare documented footage of Anduriel and Nicodemus having a tiff:

[bluestockingbaby]

What your favorite Dresden Files ship says about you

Harry/Murphy: Your ideal relationship dynamics are buddy cop film and bickering married couple. Harry/John Marcone: Your ideal relationship dynamic is enemies to lovers. Harry/Susan: You were very upset when Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s marriage was sold to Mephisto. Harry/Molly: I can’t say for certain if you’re young and projecting onto Molly and you think Harry is hot, but I hope so. Obligatory “FBI OPEN UP!” Harry/Thomas: You definitely wrote wrote Supernatural slash before Castiel came on the show. Harry/Elaine: You’re always a slut for childhood friends to lovers. Michael Carpenter/Charity Carpenter: Your ideal relationship dynamic is sitcom wife/sitcom husband.

Michael Carpenter/Harry Dresden: I can’t say for sure if you want to fuck dads, but you definitely want to fuck father figures.

Harry/Kincaid: You are a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of competition.

Nicodemus/Anduriel: Your crippling addiction to the movie Venom is only outweighed by your love of villains.

Harry/Lash: You’re a firm believer in the inherent eroticism of mindfucking. Thomas/Justine: You love Pushing Daisies almost as much as you love angsty vampire boys. Harry/Butters: Your favorite highschool romance dynamic is class clown/nerd. Molly/Carlos: You just want good things for Molly, and really, who wouldn’t? Harry/Carlos: You’re just here for a couple of loose cannons. Harry/Donald Morgan: Your ideal relationship dynamic is Javert/Jean Valjean. Toot-Toot/Lacuna: You are heterosexual. Harry/Mab: You want Mab to step on you.

Murphy/Kincaid: You just want good things for Murphy, and really, who wouldn’t? Hendricks/Gard: Your crippling addiction to buff people is only outweighed by your love of characters who desperately need more screen time. You really liked Team Rocket. Harry/Maeve: Your ideal relationship is enemies to lovers, and you love edgy goth girls. Harry/Lara: You are Jim Butcher.

[landfilloftrash]

Small little Imrae + Nicodemus doodle dump for the last couple hours of 2020– here’s to a better year in 2021!!!

[tarnishedcoins]

((Guys, I can’t believe Anduriel has his own manga/anime.))

[narastories]

philosophy put into practice

Well. No comment on this one, I think.

Fandom: The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher Rating: Explicit Relationships: Nicodemus Archleone/Lord Raith Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Sexual Experimentation, Explicit Sexual Content, Light Bondage, Anal Sex, They Are Not Normal About This Indeed, Not a single bit, Friends With Benefits, Pre-Canon

Summary:

Raith slightly overthinks the situation, Nicodemus gets off on unexpected things, and surprisingly everyone has a good time.

The excellent prompt was: "Having a Hunger that views everyone as food can make sexual preference confusing, hence more than a few bicurious WC vampires. Obviously this includes Lord Raith. So when he’s younger, he decides to experiment and because he’s incapable of being normal about it, he goes for one of the more creative options.

Who’s his choice of partner? Someone who is a) powerful enough to be a peer but not an outright rival and b) a known pathological liar that people won’t believe if he tattles. Feel free to involve Anduriel and get wild."

Read it on AO3

Also reminder that the Dresden Files Kinkmeme 2023 and the Dresden Files Prompts 2023 collections are still a thing and you can request even unhinged things and someone may fill it.

[birchlyart]

Gabrielle

OC commission for anduriel

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One Dresden for the fandom quiz please, sir!

As you wish! :)

The first character I ever fell in love with:

Dresden. The opening scene of Storm Front is so, so good.

A character I used to love/like but now do not:

Butters for sure. Used to love him, now I actively hate him with a fiery passion that only gets worse when I have to begrudgingly acknowledge that the scene where he fought Ethniu was like, okay, I guess.

A ship I used to love/like but now do not:

Ummm... Harry/Lara. It was cooler when it only existed in my head.

My ultimate favourite character:

Dresden and Murph!

Prettiest character:

Thomas. Too pretty to die.

Most hated character:

Maeve. She was grating as hell, I hated every scene she was in.

My OTP:

Harry/Karrin, nacheese! 🥰

My NOTP:

The stubbornly inflammable Harry/Molly.

Favourite scene:

Oh gods... [throws a dart at the board] The climax of Dead Beat? The flashback with the ghouls in White Night? Murph Family picnic? The Eldest Gruff? The Wild Hunt scene in Cold Days? Anduriel swimming with sharks? There's so many fantastic moments!

Saddest death:

"Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't a wizard's ghost standing beside you with tears in his eyes."

Favourite book:

Blood Rites, all day, every day.

Least favourite book:

Summer Knight.

Character everyone else in the fandom loves, but I hate:

Molly and Butters.

My 'you're a piece of trash but you're still a fave' fave:

Marcone & Kincaid. First class wankers. ❤

My 'beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this' fave:

Ivy!

My 'this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but I still love it' ship:

I don't have one? That sounds fake, but ok.

My 'they're kind of cute, and I lowkey ship them, but I'm not too invested ship:

Thomas/Justine/Molly. Hendricks/Marcone. Most of the canon ships apart from Thomas/Justine and Harry/Karrin, which I highkey ship and go feral for.

[ao3feed-geralt-jaskier]

by Anduriel

It caught Jaskier’s attention every time: the small hunting knife Geralt used after nearly every hunt.

Jaskier gently leads Geralt into a new kink he's been thinking about a for a while.

Words: 3466, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Kinktober 2020

Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Jaskier | Dandelion

Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Additional Tags: Knifeplay, Fluff and Smut, Established Relationship, Safe Sane and Consensual, Blow Jobs, Outdoor Sex

[rosezemlya]

Hey Rose! I took a deep dive into your ALBW tags and i came across your posts about how you were struggling with the initial problem of how it could fit with RR. What with the two triforces and second hero etc. it got me thinking, and was wondering if having Ravio and or Hilda be.. well dead, would solve the problem? The biggest thing to me is the existence of Lorule at all? In the Dark world??? So what was it when it was the Sacred Realm? Was it more of a “resting place” for the souls of those tied to the triforce?? Unless Lorule was created after the Dark World came to be... hm

In Reconcillations you have Anduriel mention that the first hero died in the Sacred realm, protecting the triforce. I know technically his soul already moved on because there can only be one Link/hero at a time, but boy would it be interesting to think about how a hero who is done being the hero and the triforce abandons him because of dark world corruption and his peaceful afterlife is ripped from him... idk! Just some thoughts I wanted to share!

...did they increase the character limits on asks? Amazing!

To respond to your actual ask, though, instead of just being surprised at the new character length: I mean, you're hitting on why ALBW doesn't so much work with the RR cosmology! Having Hilda/Ravio be dead could be interesting to explore, but it wouldn't resolve the base incompatibility with RR, because, as you point out, there's only one Link. So Ravio couldn't exist as he's presented in-game. I do have plans for the "at least, there used to be only one Link" comment at the end of the Return, but they predate ALBW by, like, at least a decade. I could actually adapt them pretty easy to address ALBW, weirdly enough, but it would mean giving up some other stuff I want to do and I don't think the tradeoff is worth it. Allowing for the fact that it's been a while since I played ALBW and I'm hazy on the details, the only way to make ALBW work in the RR universe, I think, would be to get time travel involved. Where Lorule is a past or future version of Hyrule, making Ravio a past or future Hero of Time and build out the plot from there. If it's past, then dealing with whether Hyrule was born out of Lorule's salvation (because they got the Triforce piece from Hyrule) or destruction (because they didn't) and what that means. If it's future, then dealing with how Hyrule could fall so far from RR Cycle to however far in the future Cycle where Lorule happens and also whether they should do anything to prevent Lorule's rise/fall or accept they can't control it. (Also, whatever interesting threads you could get out of either/both Links/Zeldas being realated.)

If you were breaking off the RR canon, though, and its inconvenient one-Hero rule, Lorule becomes extremely interesting in terms of having a whole slew of implications and possible interpretations and thematic options to choose from. I like the idea of tying it to the afterlife, somehow. And there are interesting implications for a potential cosmology, if you factor in Hyrule, and Lorule, and then places like Termina, and etc. And how they are or aren't linked and what the Triforce is in that kind of context. When we're talking parallel worlds, rather than neighbouring kingdoms, type of deal.

It's probably too late for me to be trying to answer this right now, I'm not sure how much sense I'm making. But it would be interesting is what I'm saying.