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  1. Public Bookmark 3

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    Once Xavier leaves the Rogue Trader's office, there's still much for those remaining to talk about. An expansion of the dialogue with Heinrix, where forgiveness isn't given quite so quickly.

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    Then, he left, though it took him a painfully long time to make it to the doors of Pandora’s office. Heinrix watched him inch away with frustration, the desire to speak burning hotter with every passing second. However, when the doors finally slammed shut, he hesitated.

    Pandora was still staring at the closed doors, her posture uncannily still. She made no effort to either turn to him or say anything, and her silence seemed to radiate until it had enveloped him as well. However, as the silence stretched, it did so like a noose around his neck.

    Before it might pull taut, Heinrix choked out, “Pandora?”

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    30 Sep 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 1

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    After claiming the Heartless the Rogue Trader and Heinrix share a quiet moment together.

    [Set in Act 2 at the end of Heartless Void]

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    01 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 29

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    In the grim darkness of the far future, personal connections provide a fragile sanctuary against the terrors of the galaxy.

    Lavinia, a voidborn sanctioned psyker whose past was erased by loss and sacrifice, is the sole heir to Rogue Trader Theodora von Valancius. Amidst the unrelenting vastness of the void, she crosses paths with the Ordo Xenos Interrogator Heinrix van Calox—a man bound, like her, to the curse of the warp. Drawn to each other by their shared burdens, their lives spiral into each other’s orbit, inescapably and irrevocably entwined.

    Heinrix and the Rogue Trader acknowledge their feelings sooner and fully commit to their relationship after Commorragh, which changes the course of the story a little bit. Henrix goes full merciful, putting him at odds with his duty to the Holy Inquisition.

    Lavinia von Valancius background is Voidborn, Sanctioned Psyker (Telekinesis), Illustrious Glory and Shadow of Torment, playing an Iconoclast run. Most of the chapters will be focused on Heinrix POV, though.

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    29 Aug 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 2

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    She permitted herself a fond smile. “He has quite gallantly rescued me from more than one situation I would not have been in if I had taken his advice in the first place, and only occasionally reminds me of that fact, and—” she nodded to the board, “—he’s been teaching me some of the higher strategies of regicide since he doesn’t care for how I play.”

    “Too reckless with your Empress, he’s mentioned.”

    Branwyn inclined her head. “I don’t think it matters if I win, do you?”

    Xavier smiled, then, and it was sharp but there was something sincere to it that wasn’t exactly warmth, maybe an appreciation? “No,” he agreed, “I think a lot of things don’t matter as long as you win.”

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    28 Aug 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 1

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    Heinrix struggles to make sense of what he feels for the Rogue Trader.

    [Set in Act 2 after arriving on Footfall]

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    28 Aug 2025