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Bk 2, Chapter 20: Awkward Reunion

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16hsTjoNGcQYkFqQ92kJAa7-jAcWFXASnErI0ZfcwmDM/edit?usp=sharing

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Jeremy jumped back in surprise before clutching his chest. "Yeesh, Delphia, give a little warning next time, will ya? Scared me."

Cayden had s...

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Bk. 2, Chapter 19: Creaky Old Manor

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17HMQRtslxmy_nKyHJnby9GQp3NlUOwXDircpwWmBdj0/edit?usp=sharing

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"It should be doable. Not easy, but doable."

Cayden rubbed the back of his head as he looked down at the map Elise had folded carefully across...

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Bk 2, Chapter 18: Chafing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwMAgV2GuqWHYprvrLhIBc6aY6Z2l9LmhuSb2W8we8M/edit?usp=sharing

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Cayden winced as he shifted in his seat on the ground, trying to find a position that was less painful on his sore body. Seven hours of running was ...

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Bk 2, Chapter 17: A Quick Jog

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ompg7-uuysgYdAnh6WxuugEsxnP8CW5jqD2jOCfSPs/edit?usp=sharing

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"So that's it?" Cayden asked as they huddled around the tiny orb resting on Tiana's palm.

"That's it," Tiana responded, but when Cayden reache...

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Bk 2, Chapter 16: Runes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pd56pnVp920ZuuGqk0TFJHw8UssshDCAdNLNw2nH36c/edit?usp=sharing

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Unfortunately for Cayden and his friends, their delaying tactics had negative consequences. The expedition's wagons were packed almost to capacity, ...

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Bk 2, Chapter 15: Running Late

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jds7PLIbQD5K7NgMbl7gGhLx76wM9d_d7kDy-Po83A0/edit?usp=sharing

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It didn't take Cayden long to grab his bags and leave his dorm, locking the door behind him. He'd had to pay for the privilege of keeping the rooms ...

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Bk 2, Chapter 14: Good Deals

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bp4tbpt1KevRUF_zplnKimTJIO6Lo0cWN3xDoX7IzXc/edit?usp=sharing

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Cayden had never gotten around to finishing the conversation with Tiana about her offer of employment from the princess. There'd never seemed an app...

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Bk 2, Chapter 13: Politicians are Idiots

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y1wuGXxdLVwK16AJR0IaNLMfZORJGqbiCPTTOIVTyAc/edit?usp=sharing

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"That about lines up with what we've heard," Jeremy said with a groan. "Queen Aerilyn bit off more than she could chew, and enough nobles are united...

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Bk 2, Chapter 12: Nature of Nobility

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GGDQOEKHLMmSkMHbUfy4LHV_grZaqMIXyV88PpNEEVk/edit?usp=sharing

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The only upside of Cayden's walk across campus was that his blindness saved him the embarrassment of seeing any observers.

Not that he wasn't ...

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Bk 2, Chapter 11: Scenarios

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GZ64LXss59jkBMvHFli-CRVPF3Bxw1BMFQ4sSoIhMpo/edit?usp=sharing

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The room was a cell. It was larger than the previous room with benches lining three of the walls and a disgusting-smelling grate in the far corner, ...

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Bk 2, Chapter 10: Interviews

https://docs.google.com/document/d/173NNsweYJaAtn6-Dhxt3cTGe7A2C8rBgc4G2SUSX3xo/edit?usp=sharing

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"...and then I clipped its wing as it flew by, dodging the stinger at the same time!" Tiana explained, her perspective bobbing as she mimic...

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Bk 2, Chapter 9: The Mind-Killer

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mM3fUbtLtkdbt2t_4bxKNXhrCZ4rbXA6gi3nt9CDSXs/edit?usp=sharing

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They got to the dungeon just before sunset. Despite being further from the capital than most of the more popular dungeons, the adventurer's guild wa...

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Bk. 2, Chapter 8: Hiking

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BtZSLOtGSvcnU2t__k87QabN43pYGNzby1ntUrlvNUY/edit?usp=sharing

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"Thanks for coming," Cayden said to his friend as they exited the gates of Valtane, ignoring the pair of legionnaire guards silently watching them l...

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Chapter 7: Spying

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WDlim-eEm1NXHQM0XlDU6Wd19A0DcKPZlFh5ycJ2yY8/edit?usp=sharing

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"I want to come with you."

Slowly, Cayden lowered the hand holding a half-eaten apple back to the table.

He'd known this was coming. Eve...

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Bk 2, Chapter 6: Making Moves

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pj85msJRniE9AzoTWcglvhCqozEtHcM-TwwrDcl69ik/edit?usp=sharing

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"She...what?"

"The queen made her move against the nobles. One earl and two counts – three noble families, wiped out to the last. It could b...

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Bk 2, Chapter 5: Inspect

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zgyORE8pP4yj7ODqETWfi1PeGmhMOB7zu3zuakbxv8s/edit?usp=sharing

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It was late by the time they left the arena. Elise guided Cayden by the hand as, with the other, he tapped the ground in front of them with his spea...

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Bk. 2, Chapter 4: It's Not You, It's Me

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nRv4SjoSUw1vwcbjbL4dawwlq8g3CfEkLBPgvEzhIxA/edit?usp=sharing

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Unfortunately for Cayden and Elise, the academy was large enough that – despite the recent emptiness since the official end of the semester – th...

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Bk. 2, Chapter 3: Perks of Employment

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YB3XSBWIxtia6uf5wdtGYOho7xDCahqHZm13Xr0iXPE/edit?usp=sharing

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Delver’s Academy prided itself on being separate from politics. On being above the petty squabbles that might embroil the rest of the kingdom. And...

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Not a Chapter: Skills Reference

As a reference for anyone who might want a refresher, here's a link to a google sheet that has a list of all the skills Cayden has encountered/known about, including those skills that are higher tier and what skills combine into them, as of the end of book one. If you notice any I missed (or incorrect/inconsistent descriptions), let me know.

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Bk. 2, Chapter 2: Saving Progress

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OIHctP8VFlxymXmtLDQYCGPMb3aB2FfYhiN7Ax-IpAM/edit?usp=sharing

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“Get rid of it?” Cayden scoffed.

“Not permanently,” Elise hurried to respond. “Just remove it from your active skills with [Save Pro...

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Bk 2: Chapter 1: Rehashing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C5KxjoFwRAAjff__xvX7DRtuq1c0AB6JgCH4jJDJvRw/edit?usp=sharing

Cayden slashed out at the training dummy with bared claws, the practiced motions digging slightly into the runed wooden surface before sending it spinning. W...

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Epilogue: I Spy

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P0Mv4VN2vnM7KGWHz8ziHFDcvuJ2Ua92Pmmn7H9-iQY/edit?usp=sharing

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Tiana closed the door to her brother’s room, the threads of fate binding them together passing through the solid wood as if it wasn’t there.

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Chapter 111: Rejection

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14V6zX1iYk-3bCMiQ-EVkpxwreZOLmaqUQlmG49HNaDA/edit?usp=sharing

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Cayden repeated the name to himself several times as they re-entered the square where the princess and her bodyguards waited, deactivating [Dual-Spe...

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Chapter 110: [Dual-Speak]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W54bjt9Jhxfxqko0jTv7S49sAM89tb34oVsLw1EJwXs/edit?usp=sharing

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Cayden bounced his leg nervously as he waited next to the fountain for Tiana to arrive with the princess. As the weeks had passed, Valeria had given...

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Chapter 109: Back to the Norm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeeMKl9VjuWuCwWMbrnlISv4O1pK-e4nycCdxKI66UE/edit?usp=sharing

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Cayden sat patiently as the rest of the students in Class Progression filed out of the classroom, standing and walking up to the desk at th...

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Chapter 108: Obstacles

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I9h-q5EcskwAHclHvGqbkgHSOCXMs5siQd5i06HXQfM/edit?usp=sharing

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For all that everything now seemed different, classes and life at the academy had no regard for the life-changing revelations that Cayden had experi...

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Chapter 107: Purpose

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HEuakpSi29XV3GRPrYlk7ABUawitO7-cMgYNkcyPXw0/edit?usp=sharing

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The flame of Cayden’s anger surged up upon hearing Delphia’s words, but he managed to tamp it back down. As much as he wanted to go on a rampage...

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Chapter 106: Dishes Served Cold

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i7KDryQhuq-NdB2B0Eq4EiEl3nxM8sQTO9Rl4MSqt9c/edit?usp=sharing

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Velic made a strangled gurgling noise as Cayden’s sheathed claws tightened around his throat, and the boy’s eyes were wide without their usual c...

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Chapter 105: Races

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SN2X_2Bx6c2qTKPM6EF4J2JykJtwz7P-oRwmcB5ku-o/edit?usp=sharing

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“...and so, we begin with perhaps the most humble of races: the halfling. The halfling is most easily identifiable by their small size, larger wai...

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Chapter 104: The One Who Watches

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZzZwVGNbcePLnDoKUBskgh5Oa3KuRWzB2Glyyaejwww/edit?usp=sharing

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Surprisingly, Cayden seemed to be the one least bothered by their team’s loss – aside from Marvenal, of course, who seemed to care for nothing u...

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