Death and Night

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"Art thou but a dagger of the mind, a false creation?"

Love Give Me Strength

"Go to your bosom, knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know."

July 13th

On a warm summer night, the Duchess Gardens would usually be brimming with people. This night, it was deserted because of a curfew. Even with the Montagues in mourning and the Capulets celebrating, there were plenty of people ready to slit throats in the capital. After several nights of brawling, the Ducal Guards had ordered everyone to their homes at dusk and were keeping watch nightly at popular assembly spots.

Prologue, Part II: Star-Crossed Lovers

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"I would my father look'd but with my eyes."

1495

"I would rather be disowned by my father than have you dishonor yours. I will ask him."

That he had told his lady, his most beloved of all people, when the ecstacy of their engagement quieted in the corner of a ballroom. He had more courage then, full of youthful hopes and too much wine. Just a few days later, George Darcy wondered who that bold fool was that had proposed to his Anne. The man standing before Anne's father, Lord Fitzwilliam, was neither bold nor hopeful, but he could not be silent.

"Sir, I am here to beg your permission to marry your daughter, Anne."