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Story part 13 – Letter

Slickhaven, December 15th, 1421 His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord of Slickhaven, This report I send of me labors, those within me store, and those made outside, alike. The townsfolk come and buy eagerly. A sign this is of the coming winter, so that they have something to put in the pot ...

Story part 12 -The Scientific Method

Despite the comment, which Mrs. Maria brought straight from the realm of superstition and believing in the supernatural, Benjamin decided to approach the matter like a researcher should: ...

Story part 11 – The Doctor on Call

Botany was just a stone’s throw away from medicine. Quite so, one could say that the modern medical practice was heavily influenced by its older sister. Did a blacksmith accidentally lean on the ...

Story part 10 – The Raspberry Message

The voice coming from the hut asked about the grandson again, but Benjamin didn’t intend to impersonate anyone. “No, no, my name is Benjamin Corvus, the Imperial…” he began, however ...

Story part 8 – The Bloody Monarch

“Fortune smiles on you. Any sudden disappearance of yours would cause me greater inconvenience than listening to your excuses already does, but know that my patience is limited. Incompetence shall ...

Story part 7 – The Last Remedy

Salutations. Benji. Benjamin looked at his signature. It seemed foreign, as if the letter was a product of forgery. In writing or in speech, he preferred to introduce himself with his full name ...

Story part 6 – Greasy Butcher’s report

Slickhaven, December 15th, 1421 His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord of Slickhaven, This report I send of me labors, those within me store, and those made outside, alike. The townsfolk come ...

Story part 5 – The New Locale

Benjamin left the Greasy Butcher’s behind and, with the key in hand, made his way to the address scribbled down in his notepad. His employers left him a precise set of instructions regarding which ...

Story part 4 – The Butchery Chill

Benjamin pushed the door, but apart from a short creak, there was no significant sound. He was used to venues and stores in the capital where the owners often attached a bell above the entrance, ...

Story part 3 – A letter to a brother

Slickhaven, December 11th, 1421 Dear Samuel, I trust my letter finds you in good health, and you yourself will be pleased to hear that after five days of travel, I have finally arrived in ...

Story part 2 – Welcome to Slickhaven

Benjamin eyed the skinny man. If that drunkard from earlier represented the street level, this one was certainly middle class, but he likely couldn’t aspire to the status of the local elite, if ...

Story part 1 – The Imperial Botanist

“We don’t want the likes of ye here!” Benjamin raised his head over a leather-bound notebook and sighed heavily. Great, truly fantastic. Barely had he crossed the city gates and already a ...

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