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[classicdrogn]

Did you mean Phoning it In, Norgarth? Sons & Daughters was a few days ago now. Could have been missed of course, in whixh case let this be notice that PII has also updated.

[Mamorien]

A Thing of Vikings

…this is not to say that all of Ingerman's early espionage actions were missteps.  While her first year as Berk's spymaster featured a large number of missed opportunities, other opportunities were seized on, including the creation of a network of information gatherers paralleling the initial Dragon Mail routes and the uncovering of several plots against Berk.  Still, her early focus was, unsurprisingly, more on the recruitment of information sources and potential field agents.  It was not until later that the need for analysts and organizational clerks became apparent in the face of the scope of Berk's potential fields of interest across Europe and beyond.

These early days of the North Sea Empire's intelligence services offer a valuable case study in the field of espionage when it comes to the scale of an intelligence service.  Many of the feudal spymasters of the European kingdoms were around Ingerman's initial levels of sophistication, but their concerns tended to be provincial at the behest of their feudal lords and thus needed no further sophistication beyond what could be handled by a single person or at most a small group of people.  Berk, in aiming for a sphere of influence spanning an entire continent and beyond, required an espionage service scaled to suit.  As such, seeing the early failures and successes of Ingerman's tenure—and the inspirations and lessons that she drew upon, from her husband, her mentor, her fellow agents, and even the more sophisticated espionage services of the Byzantine Empire, the Vatican, and beyond—is a potent reminder of not overreaching one's institutions and structuring them to fit the actual needs facing that institution.

—Statecraft: The Great Game Of Diplomacy, Espionage & War By Other Means, 1732, Rouen University Press

https://archiveofourown.org/works/104089...2#workskin

Thanks for the catch!

Chapter Trigger Warnings : Explicit Threat/Attempt of Non-Con, Explicit Act of Execution, Explicit Act of Torture. (Just... be careful in the Berserker scenes, okay?)

We pick up from last chapter's cliffhanger, with Sigurd and Sophia, and Gunnar and Heidrun, finishing their discussion. Then it's over to Inbhir Aora, where Toiréasa gets subjected to the first of our warnings and witnesses the second. Back in Constantinople, Sophia assures her father that his investment is safe, then goes to her room to imagine the possibilities. On Berk, Heather takes a business meeting with Trader Johann, and Esther's duties as tutor and translator for Duke William resonate with her own past. Over in Vedrarfjord, Hákon has a typical day's chiefing. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we go back to Inbhir Aora, where the Berserkers celebrate a successful hunt in ways that necessitate the third warning. And we close in the chief's hut on Berk, where Astrid weighs her responsibilities, as a new mother and as Berk's marshal...

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-33141-32...nament.htm
Hermione Granger and the Swiss Tournament (Potter spy fic).

[Ebony]

Heretical Edge, Eighteen 6-09: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...al-edge-2/

Fossor is terrible. (In other news, the Pontiff is Catholic.)

Summus Proelium, Interlude 11B: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...-proelium/

Robert and Pencil

[Shepherd]

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...-munchkins
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[RMH999]

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...t-68000416

Forgotten, Forsaken (Worm/Kancolle) - 2 more updates. The second one is a bit more of an infodump.

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...t-68015881

Miraculous Escalation (Worm/Miraculous Ladybug)

[Shepherd]

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/...t-68044804
What's Her Name in Hufflepuff (Potter SI).

Includes lines like:

Eloise sighed. “I've tried birthday parties, holidays, Christmas, and I can't seem to keep the feeling in my head? Maybe if I tried at Christmas?”

“Dementors aren't going to attack you only at Christmas.” I sat down on the ground and rested my chin on my knees.

“But if they do, I'll be ready to save Christmas!” Oliver shouted and put his hands up in fake triumph. The thought must have inspired him, because he cast the spell again and then to our astonishment a silvery hummingbird emerged from the end of his wand.

We stared in gobsmacked astonishment as the tiny silver hummingbird flitted about the room curiously.

“Did you...” I opened my mouth. Closed it. Cleared my throat, and then tried again. “Did you manage to cast a Patronus from only the thought that you could someday maybe be called upon to save Christmas?”

and:

I pointed towards Luna's shirt. “What's Siren's Song?

“Oh, it's my favorite band. They're a ghost pirate band.”

Everything within me; mind, body and soul grounded to a halt.

“Whaaaaat?” I gasped.

“They're ghost pirates who play in a rock band. It's a bit out of fashion but I still like them,” Luna shrugged.

OH. MY. GOD.

“What?!”

Hermione paused scribbling on her paper and looked at me. “Are you okay?”

“THERE'S. A. GHOST. PIRATE. BAND?!”

[Ebony]

Summus Proelium, Pink 12-01: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...-proelium/

Cassidy recovers from her encounter with the Scions.

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32792-94...oses+2.htm
Cross Purposes 2 (DC Xander).

[Shepherd]

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...ice-of-cat
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[Mamorien]

Time once again for Shattered Skies: The Morning Lights, the continuing sto~ry of a former magical mascot who has gone to the dogs.

A small team undertakes a new mission to Vertex One.

Which is to say that Chibi-Usa and Hotaru, accompanied by Sakura and Madoka, go to Azabu10ban on a Witch hunt.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/244909...s/59975338
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10756548/48...ing-Lights
deviantArt post was pending last I checked my notifications there.

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12863738/11...the-Future
Relic of the Future (RWBY).

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32251-12...inkles.htm
With Sprinkles (Xander Harris the Planeswalker in Konoha).

[Shepherd]

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...for-a-farm
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[Mamorien]

Time once again for Shattered Skies: The Morning Lights, the continuing sto~ry of a former magical mascot who has gone to the dogs.

A small team undertakes a new mission to Vertex One.

Which is to say that Chibi-Usa and Hotaru, accompanied by Sakura and Madoka, go to Azabu10ban on a Witch hunt.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/244909...s/59975338
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10756548/48...ing-Lights
deviantArt post was pending last I checked my notifications there.

UPDATE: 

DA Eclipse makes submitting literature completely unworkable. If this infuriates you as much as it infuriates me, please use the feedback feature and let them know, as often as possible.

This is the text for a post providing links to the AO3, Pit of Voles, and Wattpad editions of the chapter, the last of which is here:
https://www.wattpad.com/906356822-shatte...ter-48-but

Sorry, but until DA fixes the literature submission system, this is going to be the standard way I post chapters from now on.

[Jinx999]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12115800/40...ver-Option

WH40k and Worm crossover, heavier on the WH40k

And canon has been utterly smashed to subatomic dust.

[Ebony]

Heretical Edge, Commissioned Interlude 8: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...al-edge-2/

Maria and Arthur

Summus Proelium, Pink 12-02: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...-proelium/

Cassidy and Izzy go to the race track.

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-33141-33...nament.htm
Hermione Granger and the Swiss Tournament (Potter spy fic).

[Shepherd]

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...em-farming
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[Bob Schroeck]

The Ghost of Privet Drive (Potter, SI as a ghost when Harry's 5), chapter 23

[Ebony]

Heretical Edge, Patreon Snippets 15: https://ceruleanscrawling.wordpress.com/...al-edge-2/

[Shepherd]

https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32792-95...oses+2.htm
Cross Purposes 2 (DC Xander).

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...88/116-tpw
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[Shepherd]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12863738/11...the-Future
Relic of the Future (RWBY).

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/26534/...-disorders
Vainqueur the Dragon.

[Mamorien]

Has it been too long since the last Star Wars: Bare Squadron, or not nearly long enough? This, like eating granola, is a decision that must be left to the individual's conscience.

With their situation becoming untenable on Mustafar Kara and Cal make plans to escape. Meanwhile Malya and Phara find there convictions being challenged...

https://www.deviantart.com/travolore/art...-841605888

[classicdrogn]

Malicean's Welcome to the Club updated again, finally wrapping up the fancy ball celebrating Vader turning civilian authority in the Empire over to Princess Organa. The new plot thread (aside from the ongoing politics of winning the peace of course) appears to be the Vader family making a trip to renew connections with Clan Naberrie, with a side trip to Tattoine to see about a promise long left unfulfilled.

[Mamorien]

Malicean's Welcome to the Club updated again, finally wrapping up the fancy ball celebrating Vader turning civilian authority in the Empire over to Princess Organa. The new plot thread (aside from the ongoing politics of winning the peace of course) appears to be the Vader family making a trip to renew connections with Clan Naberrie, with a side trip to Tattoine to see about a promise long left unfulfilled.

Also available at AO3.