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Dear f-list, I have been very fortunate recently and I hasten to show off five (!) glorious fics I have received in Sutcliff Swap, PolyTrolley and HetSwap exchanges: Frontier Wolf (1), Sword Song (3) and The Shining Company (1). Behold and rejoice at obscure pairings and delightful plot twists!

There Earth Is Green With Tender Growth (4344 words) by riventhorn
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Frontier Wolf - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hilarion/Lucius (Frontier Wolf)
Characters: Hilarion (Frontier Wolf), Lucius (Frontier Wolf)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Light Angst, farming and the georgics because it is lucius, but no bees sadly, Friends to Lovers, Asexual Character
Summary: An alternate universe where Lucius survives, and he asks Hilarion to join him on his long-awaited farm. Hilarion accepts but finds farming--and Lucius--a bit more than he bargained for.

Time to Depart (2119 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sword Song - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Angharad/Bjarni Sigurdson
Characters: Angharad (Sword Song), Bjarni Sigurdson, Rafn Cedricson
Additional Tags: Mostly Gen, Post-Canon, Open Marriage, Background Het
Summary: "Is it a mercenary's life you've developed a taste for then?" inquired Rafn. "A hard life and difficult, especially for the wife who would accompany you. Unless you plan to leave her here?"

The Hound and the Moon (1888 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sword Song - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Angharad/Bjarni Sigurdson, Angharad/Gwyn (Sword Song), Angharad/Rafn Cedricson
Characters: Angharad (Sword Song), Gwyn (Sword Song), Bjarni Sigurdson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Animal Transformation, Background Relationships, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Summary: In which Angharad is indeed a witch, though not by any covenant with the Horned One.

Blade Dance (1290 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sword Song - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Angharad/Bjarni Sigurdson, Angharad/Rafn Cedricson, Angharad/Gwyn (Sword Song)
Characters: Angharad (Sword Song)
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Crossdressing, Past Relationship(s)
Summary: In which Rafn Cedricson introduces himself to Angharad by challenging her to a practice fight.

The end of a story is part of it from the beginning (6519 words) by fawatson
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: The Shining Company - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Major Character Death
Characters: Prosper (Shining Company), Conn (Shining Company), Luned (Shining Company), Cynan Mac Clydno, Princess Niamh
Summary: After five years travelling, Prosper and Cynan return to Britain.