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The Mighty Nein erupt into Essek's life, teach him to love them - and then leave him behind. As the weeks pass, and the people who changed him do not return, Essek learns to change himself.
(Or: five things that change in Essek Thelyss after he parts ways with the Mighty Nein, and one thing that doesn't.)
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The chasm of the night and a matter of time by SkyScribbles
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
09 May 2021
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Essek loops the silver cord around his own wrist, like half of a handfast. ‘What I mean to express,’ he says softly, ‘is that this spell requires a degree of trust.’
Ah, Caleb thinks. Yes, that is always the issue, between the two of them.
(In which Lucien takes Caleb's mind, and in the aftermath, two wizards confront questions of trust and time.)
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18 Feb 2026
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what can the damned really say to the damned by mournandwatch (Kalta)
Fandoms: Critical Role: Exandria (Web Series), The Mighty Nein (Cartoon)
01 Feb 2026
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He leaves him an opening to back down, a talking point to change. This one Essek doesn’t have to guess, Caleb told him that a myriad of times – with me, you do not need to do what you do not want – the statement echoes in his head, and he knows that’s true.
And yet, it would be anything but fair.
“I never told you what happened to my mother,” the words come out of his mouth, but they don’t feel his; he doesn’t want them to feel his.
“I never asked.”
He never did, as courteous as he is, as kind and thoughtful.
“Perhaps I want you to.”As Caleb learns to let go, Essek desperately tries to forget.
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“Beauregard – you said she is outside?” Essek half-turns in the direction of the front door. “Should we invite her in?”
It feels like there is something stuck in his throat. “In a moment. She is, ah – giving us some space.”
Essek turns back to stare at him. Repeats quietly, dangerously, “Space.”
Caleb forces himself to swallow. “Yes.”
Essek’s attention is a palpable thing now, sharp like a knife’s edge against his cheek. “Explain.”
One moment makes all the difference during the battle at Blumenthal. In the aftermath, the Nein grapple with what comes next.
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There's something in Caleb's dreams. It wants him to know that he's not alone. It wants him to know that he'll never be alone again.
Elves don't dream, so all Essek can do is watch.
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03 Jan 2026