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Subjunctive

by Integral Archer
In this romance of language and culture, a changeling linguist struggles to salvage what remains of the failed invasion of Canterlot with only himself, his words, and his deception as his weapons.

The subjunctive is the verbal mood of abstractions and possibilities. To ponies and their indicative-based language, it is a frightful mood, awkward and unwieldy. To changelings and their language of nearly inaudible shrills, it is indispensable.

Equestria’s inhabitants are a diverse race, no two the same color, who speak a language of concretes. But to Errenax, a changeling linguist well-versed in both languages and fascinated by their dimorphism, everything about them intimates a singular notion: that this division of moods and language is perhaps deeper than it initially appeared.

Thank you to my editor, Golden Tassel.

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36 Chapters:

  1. Prologue 2013-02-02 23:21:16 UTC
    4918
  2. Chapter I: Genitive 2013-02-02 23:21:22 UTC
    5598
  3. Chapter II: Nominative 2013-02-02 23:21:28 UTC
    4255
  4. Chapter III: Active 2013-02-21 05:05:20 UTC
    8645
  5. Chapter IV: Aspect 2013-09-15 22:07:36 UTC
    980
  6. Chapter V: Transitive 2013-09-17 00:18:15 UTC
    3503
  7. Chapter VI: Locative 2014-01-09 18:55:20 UTC
    1514
  8. Chapter VII: Descriptive 2014-01-25 18:06:45 UTC
    5416
  9. Chapter VIII: Jussive 2014-02-02 23:42:53 UTC
    2265
  10. Chapter IX: Superlative 2014-02-14 03:33:58 UTC
    1405
  11. Chapter X: Diminutive 2014-02-19 19:58:33 UTC
    2220
  12. Chapter XI: Future 2014-03-01 18:52:01 UTC
    2097
  13. Chapter XII: Perfect 2014-03-09 19:44:54 UTC
    1175
  14. Chapter XIII: Imperfect 2014-04-11 18:38:11 UTC
    5638
  15. Chapter XIV: Declension 2014-04-26 22:32:17 UTC
    2008
  16. Chapter XV: Passive 2014-05-03 19:17:06 UTC
    2227
  17. Chapter XVI: Objective 2014-05-10 19:16:44 UTC
    2696
  18. Chapter XVII: Precative 2014-05-21 01:04:36 UTC
    1494
  19. Chapter XVIII: Lacuna 2014-05-25 17:50:55 UTC
    2811
  20. Chapter XIX: Defective 2014-06-05 20:28:09 UTC
    6748
  21. Chapter XX: Copula 2014-06-19 22:39:04 UTC
    5752
  22. Chapter XXI: Elision 2014-07-04 00:52:25 UTC
    6553
  23. Chapter XXII: Dual 2014-07-07 21:41:36 UTC
    1432
  24. Chapter XXIII: Singular 2014-07-17 20:56:47 UTC
    1422
  25. Chapter XXIV: Ablative 2014-08-04 19:33:23 UTC
    1429
  26. Chapter XXV: Inchoative 2014-08-14 23:27:36 UTC
    7122
  27. Chapter XXVI: Apposition 2014-08-20 22:13:54 UTC
    2482
  28. Chapter XXVII: Disjunctive 2014-08-27 21:26:06 UTC
    1686
  29. Chapter XXVIII: Complement 2014-09-09 21:49:03 UTC
    7181
  30. Chapter XXIX: Accusative 2014-09-23 21:38:31 UTC
    5623
  31. Chapter XXX: Substantive 2014-10-07 19:49:00 UTC
    2407
  32. Chapter XXXI: Absolute 2014-10-21 19:23:44 UTC
    1483
  33. Chapter XXXII: Deponent 2014-11-03 22:38:10 UTC
    1454
  34. Chapter XXXIII: Future Perfect 2014-11-04 22:26:15 UTC
    570
  35. Chapter XXXIV: Indicative 2014-11-05 22:06:58 UTC
    656
  36. Epilogue 2014-11-11 20:45:01 UTC
    4166