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"How ill my fear they by my mercy scan! Beware the fury of a patient man."
John Dryden, Absalom And Achitophel, lines 1004-1005, 1681.

Alexiane — A Million on My Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Ym7pRyUYw

"Darius at last found himself in an impossible situation. When the Scythian kings recognized this, they sent a herald
to Darius bearing the following gifts: a bird, a mouse, a frog, and five arrows."
Herodotus, Histories, Book IV Melpomene (Tragedy), #131 Riddle [Fade; Deep Roads; Ship & five Mages].

Captain Ewald missed proper repayment of Barbara & such commercial balance, Cavril understands well.

"In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin, Before Polygamy was made a sin; When man on many multiplied his kind,
Ere one to one was cursedly confined; When Nature prompted and no law denied Promiscuous use of concubine and bride."
John Dryden, Absalom And Achitophel, lines 1-6.

Hogamus higamus, Men are polygamous, higamus hogamus, Women monogamous. Aveline should await.

Irene — Bad Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI0DmOa-ngw

"And Pan by noon and Bacchus by night, Fleeter of foot than the fleet-foot kid,
Follows with dancing and fills with delight The Maenad and the Bassarid."
Algernon Charles Swinburne, Atalanta in Calydon, First Chorus: When the Hounds of Spring, lines 41-44, 1865.

Mercenary was good, but nothing special. It was too clean. Barbara was a fan of Bacchus & Bethany is dirty.