"I just want you to stay who you are, Victor! You don't have to say anything, just stand by me!"
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I walked in Ben’s tent where I found him lying on his bed with a letter near him. I knew it was from the turncoat General Benedict Arnold. Ben knew that I was in the room, but he made no acknowledgement. But I knew that he knew because of a very small minuscule of a nod towards me.
“What did he write, Ben?” I asked him, he knew full well when I used his more common nickname than ‘Benji’ when I’m serious.
He wordlessly passed me the letter and when I finished reading it, I felt the same rush of anger towards the traitor.
As I know you to be a man of sense, I am conscious you are, by this time, fully of opinion that the real interest and happiness of America consists in a reunion with Great Britain. I have taken a commission in the British Army and invite you to join me with as many men as you can bring over with you. If you think it proper to embrace my offer you shall have the same rank you now hold, in the cavalry I am to raise.
“And I am guessing that he wrote to you too, my dear Lily of the Valley?” Ben asked, using my other nickname than Lily. ‘Lily of the Valley’ or delicacy, kindness, good luck, happiness, sadness, pain through death, serenity, unity, and hope. While Lily means beauty, rebirth, purity, commitment, and fresh life.
“Yes, he has, my Celamits,” I answered, using my other usual nickname for him which means mental beauty or intelligence.
I quickly handed him the letter, which I hope to burn later. I don’t want to be associated with Arnold any longer.
Olivia,
I write to you because you have so much potential that the British would love to use other than the Continentals. They haven’t given you any money for the years that you have kept their army alive. You have given them everything of you, but they gave you nothing in return. If you defect to the right side, I will do everything in my power to give you your own command, something the old fox had never given you. “Too inexperienced” my crippled leg, you have excellent battle skills and strategy, what more does he want?
I know that you will be a turncoat because like Benjamin Tallmadge, you had the chance to kill me, but you didn’t. You have the best aim I had ever seen on a person, so to you to miss me was a sign.
Heed my warning that the Continentals will throw you out as soon as they are done with you, and when they do, you know what to do.
Your Real Brother and Family,
Benedict Arnold
“He’s insane to even think that you’ll ever defect, you are one of the most loyal Patriots I have ever known!”
“I know!” I had to stop Ben from ranting because we have a bigger problem at hand, “How do we tell Papa?”
“We don’t, until for now. He’s been through a lot right now, and he doesn’t need more. Besides, it's not like we’ll ever defect.” He was right about everything: Papa is stressed out because one of his fine Generals defected that could catalyze the alliance with France, he lost one of his close friends, confidant, and brother, and Ben and I will never defect because we’re loyal to the cause.
“Let’s just hope that Arnold’s defection won’t cost us so much.” I wondered out loud. I heard Ben humming as if agreeing with me. Let’s just hope.
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OMG! In ep6, after watching the “nude hug” photo Phichit uploaded to INS, Yuuri imaged the news title of his losing is “The result of frantic love(乱れた愛の果て)”.
What are you thinking about Yuuri😂
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color palettes and the lovely aesthetics <3
Skaters and their love for YOI.
“Lyria walked in the Senate House. Everyone went silent. She was admiring the place to see if anything changed over the past year. Granted, she was in a coma before waking up thanks to Hera or Juno...” (The Wizarding Ten-The Lost Beads of Chaos)
Hi, I’m starting a crossover between Percy Jackson and Harry Potter (Marauders Era). It follows the main character Lyria Eclair Graham de Vanily through the Lightning Thief to her death. It is up on Wattpad, Lyria the Demiwitch and Caught Between Two Wars.
Lyria the Demiwitch and Caught In Two Wars Cover:
Prologue and Chapters 1-3 is up now!
He might be living in Scandinavia for the most part, but there’s no denying that he’s just as much a UK brother as the rest of the lot is. It’s hard to miss
‘—until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old—’
as i see it, arthur and a lot of people may have naturally looked to alfred—his eldest son, the heir, the industrial colossus—for deliverance. but it’s matthew who is by his side from the start. matt’s the second prince; the one at times overlooked and taken for granted by arthur. but it’s matt who steps into the breach in 1940; sending men and women and food and weaponry, so disaster doesn’t turn into annihilation. matt, reliable and grimly prepared to do the crucial job of holding the line, whilst america’s interventionists contended with its isolationists. in my headcanon, he’s quieter and cuts a seemingly less bold figure than his brother—but when the time calls for it, he’s icily steadfast and ruthless. the new world stepping forth to the rescue and liberation of the old? yes, but in more ways than one.
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