(October 10, 2025)
Thief Takes King
Day 1, Month 7
The Cog and Sprocket
Sav shows up late for a meeting with Ethan, having fallen asleep over her notes, but the meeting is just to drag her out of her studies and teach her some dragonchess to unwind. Ethan notes that she ought to learn how to adopt a less-noticeable accent, her natural one being very distinctive, and she growls that she knows that but it isn’t that easy; he gives her some tips. They chat a little about the others, mostly Sal, and Sav tells Ethan that Ashen comes from a different reality than the rest of them.
Sav confesses her frustration that there always seems to be some bigger enemy waiting in the wings. Ethan says all that stuff is beyond him — the world is bigger and weirder than he thought and he’s just a dude with a dagger — but he knows he needs to get to the Tower, and she’s got the best chance of dealing with that. He can handle people and criminals and things he can stab or circumvent, and he’ll get them there if she figures out the angel stuff. Sav spits in her hand and makes the deal.
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