September’s Happenings! Jennifer Nielsen September 1, 2020

September’s Happenings!

We are about to enter the final month before the publication of THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM, and I want to make it a fun and exciting one. Fates willing, I will publish a new blog post every day, with a theme set by the day of the week. 

I have SO MUCH this month that I want to share with you, so please check back often. But in the meantime, today is Trivia Tuesday. Let’s start with some questions from THE FALSE PRINCE, in order from easiest to most difficult.

  1. How much does Conner pay the butcher for Sage?
  2. Who does Sage first tell Mrs. Turbeldy he is when he goes to her orphanage?
  3. What does Imogen bring to Sage down in the dungeons?
  4. How does Mott cover up for the death of Veldegrath’s servant?
  5. What is inside the emerald-encrusted box?
  6. Where was the imitation of Jaron’s sword hidden after it was stolen?
  7. Why does Tobias stop trying to become the prince?
  8. What are Sage’s first words to Amarinda?
  9. How does Sage know there is a hidden passage entrance in Conner’s room?
  10. Who ran the orphanage where Roden and Latamer lived?

Good luck! I’ll provide the answers in tomorrow’s blog, along with something wonderful to offer!

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    September 1, 2020, 3:35 pm

    1. 50 garlins
    2. The runaway son of a duke.
    3. Bread and water
    4. Stabs himself in the arm with the dead man’s knife.
    5. Erin’s sketches of Jaron.
    6. Under the loose board of a stair in the secret passages.
    7. Sage threatened to tell Conner Tobias attacked him. He also told Tobias Conner new about the note and that he would protect Tobias.
    8. You have dirt on your face.
    9. A tapestry corner is pinched between the wall and the door.
    10. Master Grippings

    Thank you for this quiz. It was a lot of fun and really tested my memory. On another note, I may have read the book too many times. I answered them all off the top of my head in a matter of minutes 😂

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    September 1, 2020, 3:41 pm

    Wow, thank you for doing this! I can’t wait until the release date. Some of these questions were hard, let’s see how I did.

    1. 50 garlins
    2. the son of a dead duke
    3. water and a muffin?
    4. by injuring himself
    5. prince jaron’s crown
    6. under a floorboard
    7. because he tried to hurt sage and sage threatened him
    8. you have dirt on your face
    9. he accidentally finds it when coming back into farthenwood
    10. Master Grippings?

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    September 1, 2020, 3:45 pm

    #1 80 garlins.
    #2 Sage told Mrs. Turbeldy that he was the son of a duke.
    #3 Imogen brings bread and water.
    #4 Mott stabbed himself to cover up the dearth of Vargans servant.
    #5 Jaron’s crown.
    #6 In a step
    #7 Tobias stopped trying to become the prince because he stabbed sage and sage said he wouldn’t tell Conner if tobias stop trying to become the prince and became loyal to sage.
    #8 You have dirt on your face.
    #9 Sage knows there is a secret passage into conners room because sage has explored throughout the hidden passageways within farthenwood.
    Have no idea if I’m right but I tried!

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    September 1, 2020, 3:50 pm

    1) 20 pieces (I believe, it’s been a while)
    2) the son of a duke
    3) a warm roll and water
    4) says Veldergrath’s man attacked him, and even stabbed himself in the arm to aid his argument
    5) a drawing of prince Jaron made by his mom when he was younger
    6) in the secret tunnels in Farthenwood, under floorboards
    7) Jaron saved Tobias from punishment after his secret plans were discovered
    8) Jaron tells Amarinda that she has dirt on her face 😂😂
    9) Jaron had snuck into Conner’s room before and found it
    10) ummm… a lady (I’m sorry 💀)

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      September 1, 2020, 7:06 pm

      Oop I guess I didn’t remember the garlins 😂😂
      Must have recalled the price for that roast instead 😅

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    September 1, 2020, 4:55 pm

    1. 50 garlins
    2. That he is a nobleman’s son
    3. Bread and water
    4. He claims that Veldergrath’s servant attacked him
    5. Prince Jaron’s crown
    6. Under a loose floorboard in the stairs
    7. Because Sage blackmailed him
    8. “You have dirt on your face,” or something to that extent
    9. He discovered it himself
    10. Master Grippings

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    September 1, 2020, 5:14 pm

    1. 50 Garlins
    2.a musicians son.
    3Water and bread
    4. He says that the man attacked him so he killed him as self defense/
    5.in the secret passages.
    6. Poison (used to ill the royal family
    7.because sage has evidence to get him killed And is using it to his advantage.
    8.”you’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9. He found them by decoding conners words “i know all the secrets at Farthenwod” he saw the tapestry and sure enough boom! Hidden passage
    10.Master grippings

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    September 1, 2020, 5:19 pm

    2 is also Sage (duh) Didn’t know if that’s what the question meant but…

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    September 1, 2020, 6:36 pm

    Should we post our answers?

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    September 1, 2020, 7:55 pm

    Ooh, cool! I’m excited to see what you post!

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    September 1, 2020, 9:31 pm

    1. 50 garlins
    2. He’s the son of a duke and ran away, he will give her a silver garlin each week he’s there
    3. Some water and bread
    4. HE CUTS HIMSELF OH MY GOSH I LOVE MOTT THAT’S ONE OF MY FAV SCENES!
    5. Drawings of Prince Jaron that Queen Erin drew
    6. Oh, I’m not sure about this one. Was it hiding in the secret passages? My first thought was the river, but he hid the imitators gold there, and later threw the sword in, but that’s not where it was hidden…
    7. Sage showed Conner the notes Tobias wrote about trying to stop Conner from having power over the throne if Tobias became the prince.
    8. “You have dirt on your face.”
    9. He figured that when Conner hinted at “secrets in the walls”
    10. Goodness, I have no idea. His/her name was probably only mentioned once and I don’t know!

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    September 1, 2020, 9:58 pm

    1. 50 garlins
    2. The runaway son of a duke
    3. A warm roll and some water
    4. Mott stabs himself in the arm and tells him that the man tried to atack him
    5. Drawings of Jaron made by Queen Erin- Jaron’s mother
    6. Under a loose floorboard in Farthenwood’s secret passage ways
    7. Because Jaron told him that he would tell Connor about Tobias’ notes of betraying Connor once he was king, unless Tobias dropped out of the competition
    8. “You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9.There was a corner of a tapestry pinched between the walls, and the walls were too thick to be a regular wall
    10. Master Grippings

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    September 1, 2020, 10:58 pm

    #1 – 50 garlins
    #2 – the son of a dead duke from Avenia
    #3 – bread roll and flask of water
    #4 – he stabs himself in the arm
    #5 – drawings Erin did of Jaron
    #6 – in a step in the secret passages of Farthenwood
    #7 – it was in exchange so Jaron wouldn’t tell Connor that Tobias had threatened to kill him.
    #8 – “You’ve got dirt on your face”
    #9 – he was in the secret passages and when he opened a passage or something it was in Connor’s room. Something like that, I can’t really remember
    #10 – Master Grippings
    This was a lot of fun, I can’t wait for the other days. This looks like it’s going to be a really fun month.

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    September 1, 2020, 10:58 pm

    1.50 garlins
    2.the son of a dead duke from Avenia
    3.a flask of water and bread roll
    4.Mott stabs himself
    5.Erin’s drawings of Jaron
    6.in a step in the secret passages of Farthenwood
    7.so Sage wouldn’t tell Connor that he threatened to kill Sage
    8.”You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9.he accidentally discovered it
    10.Master Grippings

    This was very fun!

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    September 2, 2020, 1:18 am

    What os the correct answer for jest ion 2 and 6?

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    September 2, 2020, 4:25 am

    Jennifer Nielsen is participating in her own version ascendance month confirmed somebody tell the instagrammers and tumblr knights

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    September 2, 2020, 4:06 pm

    Oooh, this is going to be so fun! Okay…

    1.) 50 garlins
    2.) Son of an Avenian duke
    3.) Water and a bread roll
    4.) He cuts his arm with the copy of Jaron’s sword to make it seem like the servant tried to kill him and he had to retaliate out of self-defense
    5.) Letters and a sketch of Jaron
    6.) In the secret passages beneath a stair plank?
    7.) Tobias knew he didn’t have a chance now that Conner knew of his plans to remove him and his attempt to hurt Jaron would likely be exposed. His only salvation was to trust Jaron and his vow to protect him once he became king.
    8.) “You’ve got dirt on your face.” *loved this line*
    9.) A hanging tapestry was pinched between the passage doorway and the adjoining wall
    10.) Master Grippings

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    September 3, 2020, 6:08 am

    1. 50 Garlins
    2.The runaway son of a dead duke in Avenia.
    3.Water and bread
    4. He cuts his own arm with the imitation of Jaron’s sword, then claims Veldergrath’s servant attacked him and he acted in self-defense.
    5.Drawings Jaron’s mother made of him.
    6.Underneath a loose board in a stairway in the secret passage.
    7. He stopped participating because Jaron threatened to tell Conner that he had tried to kill him in the secret passageways.
    8.”You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9. He found it behind a tapestry.
    10.Master Grippings

    This was really fun! I can’t wait for the next challenges!

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    September 3, 2020, 5:12 pm

    1. 50 Garlins
    2. the runaway son of a dead Avenian duke
    3. a roll and some water
    4. by stabbing himself with the dead man’s knife
    5. drawings and sketches of Jaron by Queen Erin
    6. under a loose floorboard under Jaron’s bed
    7. because Sage/Jaron promises to keep him alive
    8. “You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9. he climbs in through the window after Tobias locks him out, and notices that the corner of a tapestry is caught in the wall and that the wall is too thick
    10. Master Grippings

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    September 4, 2020, 8:38 pm

    1. Fifty garlins
    2. The son of a dead duke from Avenia
    3. Food and water
    4. He pretends like the servant attacked him and he was defending himself
    5. A drawing of Prince Jaron by Queen Erin
    6. Underneath a wood plank
    7. So that Jaron wouldn’t tell Conner that he stabbed him
    8. “You’ve got dirt on your face.”
    9. He figured it out when he was locked out of the room because Tobias locked the window so he snuck into Conner’s room
    10. Master Grippings

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    September 7, 2020, 1:02 am

    1. Fifty garlins
    2. Son of a Duke (from Avenia)
    3. Water and some bread
    4. He stabs himself (but says the servant stabbed him), claiming self-defense
    5. Jaron’s mother’s sketches of him
    6. Under a step inside the secret passages
    7. Because after a failed attempt to intimidate Sage, he acknowledges his defenselessness and succumbs to Sage’s demands (namely, that he lose in exchange for his survival)
    8. “You have dirt on your face.”
    9. The bit of the tapestry caught in the “wall”
    10. Master Grippings

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    September 27, 2020, 8:40 pm

    […] Now, as we wait…and wait…and continue to wait…and do nothing but wait for The Captive Kingdom to be released, Nielsen has also announced that everyday for the entire month of September, she will do a blog post with something exciting and related to her Ascendance Series. On Sundays she has plans to post a short story set in the world of The False Prince, trivia on Tuesdays, and just even more exciting stuff. EVERY DAY. So be sure to keep a check on her blog. The first post you can read here. […]

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