<blockquote>Captain Laurence of the Amitié has been spying on the French for years. Nothing in his experience prepares him for the possibility of becoming captain to a Chinese Celestial – a dragon meant for the French Emperor – and certainly not for the subsequent attention this provokes when he is, therefore, the only person capable of negotiating with China.</blockquote>
➤ every time Laurence lied to Temeraire I was so sad and upset! This whole fic is just a much unhappier feeling universe in a lot of ways :(
➤ Author labels this pre-napoleon/laurence/josephine, but that content is just a couple extremely mild hints from napoleon really
