October 14: En route to Varna, Seward must tell a fellow suitor what transpired one night at Hillingham.
The prince has an admirer, and Horatio has a problem.
Morf experiences Dease's work at closer range than intended.
There's rules that go with being Adam's errand boy -- sort of workplace regulations. Be there whenever he needs you, don't mess with his stuff, don't ask annoying questions.
“Dong jie fights well as always,” Mu Nihuang said, smiling. “It’s been a while since we’ve sparred; perhaps you can give me a match, as well?”
Xia Dong had had her own year of mourning. She had tried to comfort herself with the knowledge that Nie Feng had died a hero, had given his life to prevent a rebellion, and had succeeded. All things being equal, though, she’d rather her husband were alive.
Xia Dong realized the silence had dragged on too long. The smile on Mu Nihuang’s face was slipping. Xia Dong found her own smile somewhere and gave Mu Nihuang a challenging bow. “I would be honored to spar with the princess,” she said. “Let us see if you have kept up your training, stuck in the south as you were.”
Aumerle doesn't seek absolution.
Billy and Eddie do business in the fall of 1984.
Gibson surveys the evidence of his recreational activities as he readies himself to serve.