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Chapter 45: Knives Out
‘Another popular misconception that has spread folk tales into the academic discourse is focused on the relationship between the Ruby Order and the Faceless Men. Once again, examining the sources quickly disproves the idea that thanks to the Blessings of the Seven, the...
Chapter 211: A Brand New Year Part 1
Alliance Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, Earth, December 31st, 2001
Catra studied her reflection in their quarters’ mirror, turning her head slightly to check how she could present her best side without looking as if she were posing. They had barely made...
Chapter 44: Hidden Blades
‘Contrary to the beliefs of some people, both those in favour and those opposed to the notion, the Ruby Order, even though founded and led by four women, wasn’t a bastion of equality between the sexes. As the founding charter makes it clear, the Ruby Order had a strict...
Chapter 210: Christmas Season Part 6
Beneath Apophis's Palace, Saqqara, December 30th, 2001 (Earth Time)
"The rock is moving, flowing. Forming… a face."
"Catra!"
Jack O'Neill clenched his teeth as he watched Adora let go of the line and drop down. What a mess! He didn't know who was more to...
Or Varys wants them to focus on Essos instead of somewhere else - or wants them to think that he wants them to focus there because the real goal is somewhere else. You can only ie yourself into knots when trying to figure out people like him without additional information.
Chapter 43: The Poisoner
‘Many scholars base their writing about the Ruby Order on the order's founding charter, though not all of them pay attention to the fact that the one preserved in the Order's archive is a copy made during the fourth century. The original was lost during a fire in 342 AC...
Chapter 209: Christmas Season Part 5
Deep Space, Near Saqqara System, December 30th, 2001 (Earth Time)
“We’re going to miss the Alliance New Year’s Party at the Headquarters.”
“Yes,” Adora said without looking up from her tablet. She was aware of that. And Catra knew she was. The needs of the...
They do not condone torture for anything - not as punishment, not for interrogation. That's a hard line. (Also, they are aware that harsh punishments don't deter crimes.)
The Children working with the Three-Eyes-Crow have an inkling, as mentioned in his interlude, but it's myth and legends...
Threadmarks: Chapter 42: The Founding of the Order
Chapter 42: The Founding of the Order
'While the 'founding' of the Ruby Order is relatively well-documented, both in the White Book, where Ser Barristan listed knighting Lady Brienne Tarth, Jon Snow and Lord Lancel Lannister as one of his achievements as Kingsguard, and in various private...
Chapter 208: Christmas Season Part 4
TX-5842 Orbit, TX-5842 System, Territory of Sokar, December 26th, 2001 (Earth Time)
One moment, Adora was staring at the colossal worm, seemingly frozen. The next, she raised her sword and lit up with magic. Magic so powerful, the feed tracking her suffered...
Well, there is no truth serum, and torture is pretty much useless as well as morally inacceptable, so they are kind of stuck with regard to Varys's plots.
To be fair, people did cushion their helmets - IIRC, that was why the Spartans kept their hair long so it could serve as padding. It's...
Chapter 41: Oaths and Obligations
'Many know the knightly oaths by heart, yet not so many are aware that they have changed considerably over time, and fewer still understand how that happened. A knightly oath was always tied to the customs of its time, and as they changed, so changed the oaths...
Chapter 207: Christmas Season Part 3
TX-5842, TX-5842 System, Territory of Sokar, December 26th, 2001 (Earth Time)
“They told us to leave? Even before we could tell them who we are?”
Adora sounded surprised, Catra thought. She wasn’t. Not really. If the first contact with aliens were Goa’uld...