The Burning Lion by Moonlight

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When the addition of one soul tips the balance.

WARNING: Spoilers for Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey within.

This is an organizational post containing information and threads within this alternate universe wherein Leonardo da Vinci becomes a near-Uncle to Delaunay's proteges Alcuin and Phedre. When the assassination attempt is made upon Delaunay's household, his quick action saves Alcuin's life, and the course of history shifts.

Ysandre is alerted well in advance. Alcuin and Leonardo must work in secret to discover the nature of the assassination while Phedre and Joscelin fight to return to Terre d'Ange after their kidnapping. They all go together into the teeth of the Straits. And together they have a family one step larger, one step stronger, one step smarter than they ever had before.

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Information concerning our major players and each of the twists in their tales.

Anafiel Delaunay (de Montreve)

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Spymaster of Whores

Alcuin no Delaunay

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A vision in moonlight

Phedre no Delaunay

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The God-touched girl

Joscelin Verreuil

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The Cassiline

Leonardo da Vinci

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The Maestro

• Full name: Lionardo di (Mes)Ser Piero da Vinci
• Born out of wedlock
• Raised mostly with his grandfather and uncle on his uncle's farm with occasional visits from father
• Was still surprisingly gifted enough to be invited to the University of Tiberium; he immediately accepted to no longer be a burden on his father
• Came in to the university in Anafiel's final years there; friendly and bright, he was able to grab Anafiel's attention before the war
• Graduated and journeyed to La Serenissima to ply his trade
• Instant success as a painter, sculptor, inventor, and philosopher; soon had enough patrons supporting him to start his own workshop