I like this new sixteenth-century Mycroft you created: far more accessible, far more willing to experience his own emotions, far more willing to form bonds with others. Still recognizably the same man we knew from the 21st century, but with a very different set of social pressures/expectations on him, which have shaped him accordingly. The clans don't run on bureaucracy and hyperrationality, after all, they run on loyalty, charisma, and personal leadership, and Mycroft has grown to fit that accordingly.
And Greg being a time-traveller from five centuries on... It is very clear what the appeal is, and how they might be evenly matched.
And someone else also said, but I'll repeat: I appreciate how you handled Anthea's and Mycroft's marriage. She and her husband each genuinely want the best for each other, and are determined to be as kind as possible in the meanwhile, despite the mismatch.
...midsummer of 1513, hm? I'm curious, are we about to see Mycroft become the Scottish government, so to speak, as a regent for James V?
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And Greg being a time-traveller from five centuries on... It is very clear what the appeal is, and how they might be evenly matched.
And someone else also said, but I'll repeat: I appreciate how you handled Anthea's and Mycroft's marriage. She and her husband each genuinely want the best for each other, and are determined to be as kind as possible in the meanwhile, despite the mismatch.
...midsummer of 1513, hm? I'm curious, are we about to see Mycroft become the Scottish government, so to speak, as a regent for James V?
I'm looking forward to reading the sequel. :-)