Sloane and Stefan followed the priestess into the temple. Almost immediately guards wearing white gambesons stepped in their path.
“Priestess, you know we cannot have so many armed guests enter at this time,” A voice said from Sloane’s left. She looked over and she heard Stefan lightly g...
2023-01-19 17:35:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Where the fuck is she? How is it that you can literally search door-to-door and still not find her? Don’t you have the man I disabled held prisoner?” Sloane asked.
The telv officer that had come to the campus to update her on the search for Ressa and the rest of the Empire’s Fist fidge...
2023-01-17 15:15:47 +0000 UTC View PostTiberius landed next to Sloane as she stood on the ramparts of Marketbol’s outer walls. She had worked with the city to have her falcon scout the approaching army, and the assistance had been well received. With the threat near, the city was wary of sending more scouts out, and only had a few rem...
2023-01-12 17:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! As promised, here is the poll to the next side story!
Also, some news. Book 2 was shaping up to be very long. So, in the interest of more manageable books for when the story eventually goes to KU, I am restructuring the books. For you guys, this won't mean too much. You already consume it chapter-to-chapter. Except...
Overcoming Obstacles
Gwyn stared at the army arrayed against them with fury. They continued toward them slowly, as if their victory was inevitable. As if the fact that their other force was defeated meant nothing. It reminded her of the arrogance Count Telford had shown. They believed they were superior, and thus they were...
2023-01-09 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostPandora
Gerard just knew that they had to act.
The enemy knight had fallen from her mount after that damned magical beast was finally slain. He had been warned about the princess’ fire magic, but she had yet to use it. He hadn't been warned about a knight that could create magical beasts bigger than a carriage. Now...
2023-01-05 08:43:30 +0000 UTC View PostAvoiding Delays
"Taenya."
The telv knight stirred in her bed, ignoring the voice calling out to her.
"Taenya. Wake up," the voice hissed. Closer this time.
Taenya opened her eyes and looked at her friend's face which was nearly touching hers. She groaned. "What is it, Sabina?"
"Get up."
... 2023-01-02 08:19:17 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Stand
One of the most often used examples of monsterized species is the drakyyd lizard. This is mainly due to the terran reaction to the mutated appearance of the species. According to many of the Displaced, the one variant of the monsterized drakyyd highly resembled what their people called Drakes. A na... 2023-01-01 12:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
It's the end of 2022! Cue Applause I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope next year is successful and full of happiness for each of you.
If you have any fun or interesting New Year resolutions, I'd love to hear em! Toss em in the comments! My big resolution for next year is to have...
December 2023
Sloane looked at her phone, quickly responding with a thumbs-up emoji to her sister’s text. Her sister, Katie, and her boyfriend were about to pull into the driveway shortly. Gwyn is going to be so excited.
She looked over at her daughter as they sat on the couch together. They were...
2022-12-25 20:03:30 +0000 UTC View PostJust a reminder that I will be taking an admin week from 26 - 30 Dec! So there will be no posts next week. I will be using it to do editing, and to extend the backlog slightly since the number of advance chapter grew. Then I am going to start writing part 4 of the Adaega side story! I've been thinking about what I want to do for the next one, an...
2022-12-22 18:37:04 +0000 UTC View PostSaying Farewell
“And remember, there will be those who seek to use their higher status as a snub against you in the capital. Or against the princess for having such low-status ladies-in-waiting, you are to be the voice and hand of royalty. The princess has no siblings, which means she is a Crown Princess, even if her nat...
2022-12-22 18:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostNot a Goodbye
Gwyn slowly walked out of the temple, her magic keeping her emotions down. Taenya walked in her gleaming silver armor on her right, looking as ceremonial as possible, while the paladin Amari had joined her and was to her left. Sabina and Theran were around, but they were ensuring that her people were safe. 2022-12-19 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
**This takes place after the two week time skip in chapter 15**
Adaega took a deep calming breath as she sat down at her desk. She had just left the meeting where Lady Reinhart had spoken with the city’s general, and Adaega was nervous. Marketbol was supposed to b...
2022-12-18 19:14:17 +0000 UTC View PostSloane cried out in pain as Gisele removed the arrow from her shoulder. Maud immediately poured her healing into it. Sloane whimpered as she felt her flesh stitch itself back together, and her shoulder seemed to almost writhe inside as everything reformed into place. With a final burst of g...
2022-12-15 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostSloane followed Cristole into the tavern with Maud right behind her. She was struck by the noise of people talking and yelling even in the early evening hour and the large diversity of people within. There were many telv but she also saw orkun, raithe, and even a few dwarves.
The remaining tw...
2022-12-12 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post**This takes place shortly after the first part and during Chapter 14**
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“And here is the key,” Elodie said as she held out one large iron skeleton key that had strange cros...
2022-12-11 21:06:41 +0000 UTC View Post**This takes place immediately after chapter 13.**
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Adaega knocked on the door to Ernald’s room. She had just come from her lunch meeting wi...
“Thank you for seeing us on such short notice, Ser…”
“Ser Luven, milady. It is quite fortuitous that your retainer contacted our House when she did. I was just on my way here to inspect the property.” Ha! Too bad he’s missing the ‘Mc’.
Sloane smiled. “Fortuitous, indeed. ...
2022-12-08 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Welcome, Lady Reinhart. Please, right this way. We have reserved the lift for your use,” a high-elven woman greeted as she arrived at the Banking Guild headquarters.
Sloane looked up, the headquarters was at the top of a three-hundred-and-fifty-meter high butte. A large lift was the only e...
2022-12-05 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostReturning to the inn and retrieving those that wished to attend had gone quicker than suspected. Ernald had made more inroads toward his decision to stay when he spoke to Sloane and stated that he would guard the other members of her House to allow Stefan to join. Elodie had taken advantage of that and...
2022-12-02 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! I'm 1 day behind on posting this. Boo! Chapter 11 will post in about 11.5 hrs.
Another month is down and we're fully in the holiday season, with luck we shall all survive with our sanity and wallets intact. Anyone have any plans? My family and I have a couple concerts that we are going to, but other than those, we're staying ...
2022-12-02 06:26:09 +0000 UTC View Post** We are officially 10 chapters ahead! **
The Sovereign Cities
The caravan had traveled slowly, making sure to settle for each night in defensible locations in case of attacks–even if that meant stopping earlier. In the end, it hadn’t been necessary, yet Sloane was still glad they’d done it. ...
2022-11-30 08:28:36 +0000 UTC View PostPosts in Descending Order
This is only for Books 3 and 4 currently, and I’ll eventually go back and update for books 1 and 2. Side Stories will be annotated as (Artificer) to denote it is for that tier and above, but they will be added to show where they fit chronologically.
As a reminder, the most current version ...
2022-11-28 06:49:16 +0000 UTC View PostHow Innocence Dies
Gwyn was just standing back up, with everything sounding muffled, when she saw her. Emma lay there on the ground where she had knocked Gwyn away. A bolt lodged in her side. No… She felt empty as she took in the sight. Emma wasn’t moving, and her chest didn’t rise and fall as it shoul...
2022-11-28 06:32:36 +0000 UTC View PostStrength Comes in Many Forms
“Have you heard from Friedrich?” Gwyn asked Sabina.
The elf shook her head. “Not since last time. I know they arrived in Drakensburg safely. Niles purchased some more supplies and they should have left soon after.”
Gwyn nodded. “Hopefully we hear something else soon. What ...
2022-11-25 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Thanksgiving! Early chapter and another tomorrow at the usual time!
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Incidentally Intimidating
Ilyana walked next to Ser Taenya as they made their way to Onas Fenren’s business. She had been tasked with acting as ...
2022-11-24 21:46:46 +0000 UTC View PostGwyn took a deep breath as she put down the scribe next to her notebook. She smiled and looked up at Mr. Branigan who nodded his head and walked to her. The old sun elf picked up the notebook and examined her work. The man nodding along as his eyes scanned over the essay.
“This is well done, Ms. Gwyn...
2022-11-23 06:28:10 +0000 UTC View PostIn the earliest days after The Flash, mana caused minimal changes to the various fauna. Like all beings, the wildlife of Eona gained a core and access to mana. However, as was later discovered, mana was not spread over the world equally. It pooled in places, and these ‘wells’ caused numer... 2022-11-21 14:58:31 +0000 UTC View Post
”Relax and breathe. You’re tense, now. You were much calmer when you were distracted by your thoughts.”
Sloane glared at Ismeld. “I am not tense. I am… nervous. There is a difference.”
The woman shrugged. “If we have to go bursting out of the wagon to fight off ...
2022-11-18 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post