I finished up with the header for chapter 6, today! It look me a few hours just to trace those damn lions, but I think it's appropriately thematic with the royal purple border (the lion is the seal beast of House Gen, which Sovereign Mayhew XXII belongs to). The "reckoning" that the title refers to is the climactic battle that I've been alluding...
2025-08-25 17:20:44 +0000 UTC View PostJust a small update, this week. I finished the route where both MC1 and MC2 have both joined the Radicals, so I will grant access to patrons some time this week. I will also give the public access to three-fourths of chapter 5 in a few days. During all of that, I will be working on chapter 6, which I plan on being the last chapter before an epil...
2025-08-24 18:44:12 +0000 UTC View PostPatrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.
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In this update, I have:
Completed the route where both MC1 and MC2 joined the Sovereignty for chapter 5.
Only a little bit to share, this time. I gave the public access to the full half of chapter 5, last week, and I've been continuing to work on the route where both MC1 and MC2 have joined the Sovereignty. I'm getting through it at a pretty decent pace, and I would estimate that I will be finished within the next week and a half. Some of it is pre...
2025-08-17 18:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.
In this update, I have:
Completed one half of the routes for chapter 5.
This includes romance encounters for Blythe.
Added to the "quick start" feature so that MC1 can h...
2025-08-12 13:28:49 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, I will be granting the public access to the second route of chapter 5, where MC1 joined the Sovereignty and MC2 joined the Radicals. Other than that, I will say that I'm about 20,000 words into the third route of chapter 5 (both main characters have joined the Sovereignty) and progress is going steady! I am currently writing a scene w...
2025-08-11 14:18:42 +0000 UTC View PostPatrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.
Link.
In this update, I have:
Completed half of the routes for chapter 5.
This includes romance encounters f...
2025-08-05 17:01:13 +0000 UTC View PostI'm almost done with the second route of chapter 5, and I anticipate finishing some time this week! Then, it will be time to write the routes where both main characters are on the same side of the war. Those paths usually take me a little less time to complete, and I can say with confidence that I will at least have chapter 5 completely done by ...
2025-08-03 14:27:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe total word count for the second route of chapter 5 is now 33,777. I got a good bit of writing done, last week: I finished the forced "dates" with either Myra or Myron Dun if your MC1 is a "deviant." My next chunk of writing is admittedly a little daunting. It will be the interrogation and/or murder of Lucía Goldendoor mentioned in the first...
2025-07-27 15:59:24 +0000 UTC View PostI am up to about 19,000 words now in the "route B" that I mentioned last week. The "lunch date" with the Sovereign, as well as the romance encounter with him, are written. Now, I'm working on something that was introduced last chapter for certain routes (I don't know why I didn't write it for all applicable paths -- I must have forgotten, haha!)...
2025-07-21 13:23:40 +0000 UTC View PostI would like to extend a welcome the one and only patron here! Just for you, here's a progress update! I am currently working on writing what I call path "B" in the code, where MC2 went to the Radicals without MC1. And because the perspective of chapter 5 switches to MC1, this means that it will be a Sovereignty-focused route. I currently have a...
2025-07-13 15:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a public update announcement. As a reminder, patrons get access to updates one week before the general public.
In this update, I have:
Completed one fourth of the routes for chapter 5.
This includes romance encounters for Lázaro, Belvidere, and Prudence.
Added to the "quick star...
2025-07-05 13:54:49 +0000 UTC View PostPatrons get exclusive access to story updates one week before the general public.
Link.
In this update, I have:
Completed one fourth of the routes for chapter 5.
This includes romance encoun...
2025-06-28 14:45:46 +0000 UTC View PostMonth Four
They'll find this eventually -- don't care anymore.
The Faceless got suspicious of me and I was terribly frightened. I know I should have stayed and accepted whatever punishment the Hierophant decided was just, but I fled. I tried to go to the Colonies, but didn't even make it to the coast. The innkeeper o...
2022-06-06 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostMonth Two, Day 9
I don't understand.
Were we wrong??? Was I wrong???
These diaries t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶m̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶ that I'm reviewing were penned by a clever young thing named C—, and Whitaker save me, but I think I'm falling in love... Her wit and rhetorical s...
2022-05-30 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMonth Twelve, Day 19, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXI
I've been given a series of diaries to catalogue before censoring and filing.
They've never given me diaries, before...
2022-05-23 19:01:18 +0000 UTC View PostMonth Eleven, Day 15, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXI
It's been quite some time since I wrote, last... Work is keeping me terribly busy. Just this week end I ran into an old Academy schoolmate on my way to the office. Sovereign forgive me, but I couldn't even remember his name! I knew I knew it, b...
2022-05-16 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMonth Nine, Day 20, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXI
Haven't had time to journal until just now -- too busy learning the ropes of the clerical corps! The personal clerical corps to the Hierophant himself. No matter how many times I write that, it still doesn't seem real. It doesn't even seem real when I'm a...
2022-05-09 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post____________________
Month Nine, Day 11, Year ██ of the Reign of Sovereign Mayhew XXI
I can hardly believe it, myself, but I've been accepted(!!!) into the personal clerical corps of the Hierophant himself!!! This is truly a blessed day (and may that recruiter, His Holiness the Hierophant, and all t...
2022-05-02 19:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostTHE FOLLOWING WORK HAS BEEN DECLARED APOCRYPHAL BY THE HIERARCH OF THE HOLY FELLOWSHIP OF THE FIRST SOVEREIGN. IN HIS INFALLIBLE WISDOM, THE HIERARCH MANDATES THAT ANYONE IN POSSESSION OF THIS DOCUMENT SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO THE NEAREST FACELESS GUARD AS A TRAITOR AND A HERETIC. FAILURE TO DO SO AND/OR THE REPRODUCTI... 2022-04-25 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! I wanted to welcome some new patrons, and also announce that I'll be periodically posting parts of a new supplementary story called "Journal of a Nameless Clerk"! It's about a young man on the Mainland who gets a job at the censorship office of the Hierophant. The first part will be accessible later today, and I hope you all enjoy it! (:<...
2022-04-25 18:05:45 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sorry it's been so long without an update -- my boss has requested that I increase my hours at work, and that leaves me with little time to myself! That is, of course, no excuse for nearly a month of silence, however! I do have a few updates... First, regarding the tarot card commission(s), I'm afraid the original artist I had in mind will b...
2022-04-13 18:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, I'd like to apologize for the radio silence regarding the tarot card commission. I've been e-mailing back and forth with the artist for a few weeks, trying to come up with a viable payment method, but so far nothing has worked out because of the card transaction ban between our two countries. For what it's worth, I'm not in favor of punis...
2022-03-17 12:21:32 +0000 UTC View PostNot much to say this week, other than that I've e-mailed the tarot card artist and am waiting for a sketch. I believe they're Russian, though, so with recent events being what they are, it's understandable if they take longer than their estimated time to complete the commission. I'm excited about the finished product, though! I tried to get a lo...
2022-03-04 17:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostJust a little update for you, this week. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm talking to the artist that I'll be commissioning for the tarot cards, and that their estimation for how long a completed piece takes is about two to four weeks. So look out for the finished card coming soon, and I'll ask the artist if they're all right with me sh...
2022-02-14 18:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post
The long-awaited reveal of the cover art for These Reluctant Years!
This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
2022-02-11 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostJust a quick update, this time! It looks like MC1 and MC2 won the poll, so they'll be getting a commission first, followed by Lázaro and Blythe! This week, the final cover art in full color will also be revealed! I am so excited to share it with you all and, like I've stated (many) times, I'm thrilled with how it turned out!
2022-02-07 17:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post
And this is as far as we've gotten! I'm looking forward to sharing any and all updates with you whenever they become available!
This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
2022-02-04 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostFirst of all, I'd like to apologize for the lack of developer updates -- work has been very busy the last few months! There are a few noteworthy developments, though! Most exciting is the completion of the full cover art, which will be posted here in about a week. It looks incredible, and it's wonderful to see everything come together! There's a...
2022-01-31 12:50:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Everyone is together at last!
This art was made by the wonderful and talented Robyn H.! Go give them some love!
2022-01-28 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post