B3 Chapter 24
“Take a seat, Lord Zesh,” Master Orin said with a sly smile.
Lucan glared at him as he lowered himself onto the chair across from his opponents. “If the good master of the Emporium will...
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“Take a seat, Lord Zesh,” Master Orin said with a sly smile.
Lucan glared at him as he lowered himself onto the chair across from his opponents. “If the good master of the Emporium will...
2025-12-10 20:35:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe three ruffians turned towards them with apparent confusion, and the boy, terror on his face, looked at them with some hope.
“Be on your way, strangers,” one of the men said, ey...
2025-12-04 18:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 22
Lucan tilted his head, giving Cedric a meaningful look before amending the freeblade’s address of him, “Lucan.”
Cedric frowned, but then, looking aroun...
2025-11-28 23:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 21
“Now we have the chamber to ourselves,” Orin said. “Are you prepared to speak?”
Lucan smiled. “You would not happen to have a map, would you?” 2025-11-22 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
CHAPTER 20
They did little else that day, considering that the sky decided to recommence its fervent welcome after they put their belongings inside their room. After eating t...
2025-11-18 23:48:49 +0000 UTC View PostThey got back on the road with little fervor, considering how much trouble they’d found so far. From there on, their expectations weren’t bright, but surprisingly, they camped the night ...
2025-11-12 22:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 18
Hands on his knees, Lucan gasped for air, his men beside him, both faring no better, after the long uphill rush. They glanced behind them furtively, even if they k...
2025-11-07 00:46:32 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
I am happy to announce that the 2nd book of The Elder Lands is out. It has been a long journey with this one. It took around 1 and a half years to finish, and it's almost 700 ...
2025-11-01 13:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 17
Lucan and Lord Ravencroft met, hidden by night and branch. The lord gripped Lucan’s arm firmly after he dismounted and met him with a grin. “You look hale, Lor...
2025-10-28 15:57:56 +0000 UTC View PostLucan woke up in a tangle of limbs, his and Lilian’s. He was under a heavy quilt, but it was not the only source of warmth. The softness that touched him was bliss before warmth. He wrappe...
2025-10-21 21:14:24 +0000 UTC View PostLucan stood on the dais in the keep’s hall, his father looming behind him. The hall was full, crowded with a score of guests, yet it was quieter than a grave. Barely a whisper echoed out o...
2025-10-13 22:43:15 +0000 UTC View PostMaster Saltner seemed frozen in time, his eyes wide and staring at him, then they finally moved, shifting around with the man’s thoughts. “This…how? Some of my peers may be able to cro...
2025-10-05 19:40:59 +0000 UTC View PostLucan woke up as though he hadn’t slept at all. He wasn’t tired, but rather, he felt as though he’d gone from slumber to wakefulness without that fog that impeded one’s mind before t...
2025-09-25 20:19:13 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 12
“I agree.”
Master Saltner leaned into his chair, seemingly taken aback by Lucan’s response. It only took him a moment to recover, however, quickly putt...
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Hey, everyone.
This is another potential cover for Book 2. What do you think overall? And if you like it, which shade do you feel fits the most?
NOTE: There seems to be ...
2025-09-15 15:09:55 +0000 UTC View PostLucan rode at the head of a small procession beside Lord Ravencroft, Sir Wolfe, and Sir Upton. Their horses trotted in a tight pack a dozen paces ahead of their combined retinues.
With...
2025-09-12 22:59:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe custom of casting seals was an old one, almost ancient. It originated from a time when the legitimacy of royalty was but a suggestion, only elevated by support from the many minor nobles...
2025-09-05 18:40:52 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 9
Lucan, along with his betrothed, drifted away from Lord Thornvale. His eyes looked through the hall and found Lord Drummond in a different corner, speaking to Lord ...
2025-08-30 23:20:27 +0000 UTC View PostWith a sigh of relief, Lucan left the company of Lord Ravencroft and his two neighboring knights. The echo of a dozen murmurs populated the hall as he led Lilian to the other side, acknowled...
2025-08-24 07:14:18 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 7
Lucan moved on from Lord Cassius, his eyes roaming the hall, seeking his next quarry. Lilian, still attached to him, walked beside him, her eyes following his.
<... 2025-08-18 16:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostLucan ascended the stairs until he was on Lord Arden’s level, dipping his head respectfully to the old noble. Ren was already standing on one side of his grandfather with their steward and...
2025-08-11 21:04:09 +0000 UTC View PostLucan and Lilian sat upon a long table laden with food. They both pretended to poke at what was on their plates, feeling the anxiousness permeating the air of Lord Arden’s hall. Lucan was ...
2025-08-05 20:04:37 +0000 UTC View PostLucan walked out of the keep to the sound of grunts and the clash of metal echoing off the palisade. He glanced to the side and saw ten men in dirty tunics sitting on the ground with their k...
2025-07-31 16:50:27 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 3
The sun was bearing down on him when he reached the Needles. Lucan had ridden through the small distance between the estates, accompanied only by Ryder, the rest of...
2025-07-25 20:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post“Sirs,” Lucan said, eying the three knights seated around his food-laden long table. “My thanks for your timely arrival.”
The knights nodded, their faces severe, and Lucan didn...
2025-07-19 19:37:19 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 1
Lucan leaned on the writing table, his eyes on the map but his mind elsewhere. Thomas and Cordell were standing around the table with him, while his father h...
2025-07-15 21:27:38 +0000 UTC View PostEPILOGUE Aldous ran the horsehide strop along the length of the blade, his hand slow and measured. Once, twice, thrice, and then along the o
EPILOGUE
Aldous ran the hor...
2025-07-11 03:27:43 +0000 UTC View PostCHAPTER 77
LONG LIVE THE KING
Lucan stood on the sands of the training yard, watching Heath get disarmed by Aldous one more time. Still, ...
2025-07-08 19:20:45 +0000 UTC View PostLucan opened the door to his father’s chamber once the latter gave him leave to enter. After shutting the door behind him, he saw the large, empty bed on one side of the chamber and...
2025-07-02 17:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostLucan woke up to an empty keep, at least for the most part. He did come upon one of the bailey’s inhabitants who was rendering service, but
Lucan woke up to an empty keep, at least for the...
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