Here’s a couple Easter Eggs for you in the Lady Wynwood’s Spies series:
There are two trainers in the Ramparts who are mentioned in the books, Mr. Alex Armstrong and Mr. Levi Ackerman.
From Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 4: Betrayer:
Mr. Drydale had been taking Miss Sauber and Miss Gardinier to the Ramparts in the mornings to be privately trained by Mr. Alex Armstrong, who trained agents for both the Alien Office and the Foreign Office. A giant of a man, with muscles the size of headstones and a very impressive blond mustache, he often flashed his gleaming white teeth in a ready smile, which was nearly as blinding as the light reflecting from his balding pate. He was cheerfully relentless in training the two women in the many methods by which they could incapacitate an opponent using only their fists or weapons of opportunity.
From Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 7: Spinster :
So Lena told stories about her training under the swordmaster at the Ramparts, Mr. Levi Ackerman, but disguised him as her father. It wasn’t difficult, since if her childhood memories of him were correct, her father had the same quiet personality as Mr. Ackerman.
The chill of suspicion in Mr. Vipond’s eyes warmed to her tales, which had the ring of truth. She found, strangely, that she didn’t like him suspecting her.
She hoped the stories of being beaten black and blue by Mr. Ackerman softened him enough for her to bring up the attack again. “Mr. Vipond, about the attack last night—”
From Bidding on Treason:
The sword-fighting master, Mr. Levi Ackerman, was quite short, but he had wide shoulders and a lean, nimble body. His unemotional face, coupled with his pale skin and dark hair, made him seem rather ghostly at times, and his trainees complained they slashed through him as though he were an apparition. But his sword was swift and sharp, moving faster than the eye could follow, no matter the width or weight of his blade.
Here’s the absolute truth—both of them are characters from anime TV shows. Yes, I am a complete nerd.
Mr. Alex Armstrong is taken directly from Fullmetal Alchemist, and Mr. Levi Ackerman is from Attack on Titan. I even described them the way they’re drawn in the anime.
So if you have seen those anime and thought the characters were familiar … they were. And that means you are as much of a nerd as I am!
So … am I the only one who has seen those anime?
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