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The Falstaff Estate
Life ~ thinks Thomas ~ is good. Very good indeed. ~ He savors the taste of the wine, a gift from the duke's own cellars, as he reclines in his chair before the fire. "Yes," he says quietly, a pleased expression on his face, "a good vintage, and with my coming marriage to Mariella, a vintage I am sure to be savoring regularly for some time to come." To be so young and already to have found such favor with the duke ~ Even Silas does not hold the ear of the duke to such an extent as I do! And my power will only grow after the marriage. Think of it! Heir to control of North Road Mercantile and heir to the Dukedom as well ..... His smile broadens and he raises the crystal goblet again to his lips -- a truly excellent vintage. Yes, it would seem that nothing can prevent his climb into power.
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