Marksi had a horrible gouge on his side, as well as a dozen other nicks and a big bruise across one leg.
“No. What do we do?” Brin checked his pockets for something that could help. Most ...
2025-04-16 19:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostBrin found an empty corridor, cast Self-Invisibility, and then came back out to the stairwell where the guard was keeping watch. He didn't notice Brin at all, which meant he didn't have any [Rogue]...
2025-04-11 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe evacuation was news enough, but Brin was more interested in why.
"What do you think?" Cid asked Brin.
"I don't know. There's a lot about this situation that doesn't make any sense."...
2025-04-09 21:41:36 +0000 UTC View PostLumina hid her grin behind a cup of tea as Master glared at the door where the [Maid] had recently made her escape.
"She didn't offer to tuck me in," Master said with a cute little pout...
2025-04-05 04:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostBrin looked to Cid for help, but the Prime just nodded at him as if to say, Go on.
Brin cleared his throat. “Where to start? I suppose I’ll start from the beginning. No, let’s ...
2025-04-03 17:38:42 +0000 UTC View PostOne of the things Brin loved about traveling was seeing new things and new ways of living in a world where everything was still unique and exotic instead of the bland and uniform modern cities of h...
2025-04-03 03:10:47 +0000 UTC View PostFour months passed. Rather than head straight back to the Order like Caradawg had wanted, Cid had opted to resume their regular patrol. Despite the drama of the previous few days, it didn't take lo...
2025-03-28 17:03:31 +0000 UTC View PostI figured it was about time for one of these. Just as a heads up, 42 was the end of part 2, so we'll be moving into Book 4 Part 3 on Friday. Normally I'd have an Interlude here, but I haven't quite...
2025-03-27 04:25:58 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as Cid outed his Class to the entire Lance, Brin stopped his horse and turned to face them. All at once, he was again fearful of how they'd all react. Sure, they'd stood up to him in front ...
2025-03-26 17:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post"Really, Aeron? I thought better of you," said Cid, exasperated.
"Do not seek to order them to surrender, or the Rite of the Crucible is invalid," warned Caradawg.
"I'm not ordering him...
2025-03-21 17:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post"Brin, no. Just wait," Cid said in dismay. He held his hand up, as if preventing Brin from charging at Caradawg. "I can get you out of this another way. Stand down, please."
"And why should I...
2025-03-19 17:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostBrin’s rewards were among the smallest in the Lance. Everyone else gained at least two levels, and the last two holdouts had finally hit [Squire]. Rhun was a level 30 [Protecting Squire], Anwir w...
2025-03-14 21:27:07 +0000 UTC View PostBrin's horse Nobility knew without needing to be told that now was the time to put every ounce of strength in his body into running as fast as he could.
Even so, Nobility and the other horses...
2025-03-13 16:11:22 +0000 UTC View PostI spent the weekend on a family vacation and didn't get any writing done, so today's chapter will be delayed. I'll post it when it's done and we'll still have two chapters this week, but it will be...
2025-03-12 16:35:42 +0000 UTC View PostLooking at your comments, I think I'm going to go back and change how it happened with the [Great Witch] to something that is less likely to stress plausibility. That won't change this chapter, tho...
2025-03-07 19:37:09 +0000 UTC View Post"Gather round, men. We have a situation," said Cid.
While everyone moved their horses to huddle up, Brin made a show of looking in every direction with the mostly-fake spyglass. Then he put i...
2025-03-05 18:44:30 +0000 UTC View PostBrin darted out of bed and ran. He moved more out of panic than any real plan, but still thankfully had the presence of mind to leave a glass copy in his bed, just in case any of the men woke up in...
2025-02-27 18:09:07 +0000 UTC View PostCid had them dismount and walk their horses in the hopes that the shorter height and the lack of dust kicked up from the hooves would mean that they'd see the band of goblins before the goblins saw...
2025-02-25 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostLucidity came back to Brin slowly, along with pain. His face was aching and throbbing with burns and he couldn't hear or see anything. Without his two primary senses it would be hard to tell that h...
2025-02-21 18:03:28 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sure many of you are aware, but Book 3 is now available on Amazon https:/...
2025-02-19 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe guards didn’t challenge Galan at the door, or any of the Lance when they followed him in, though one of the guards gave Marksi a hard look before shaking his head, probably deciding that if G...
2025-02-14 16:41:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe group was pretty ripe when they returned to their bunk room one last time to wash and change for dinner. The smell only got worse as they stripped out of their armor, unleashing smells that had...
2025-02-12 18:43:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning, the Lance exited the tents with such a quick intensity that Brin was sure most of them had already been awake before the trumpets.
This time, there was no fumbling around lo...
2025-02-07 23:05:51 +0000 UTC View PostApparently the Order had no plans to let Brin and the Lance stay in their comfortable bunk room while the rest of the Lances were spread out in tents, because right after dinner a page entered thei...
2025-02-06 00:57:21 +0000 UTC View PostBrin’s coin purse jingled in time with his steps as he ran ahead of the Lance. They’d woken the Lance up right at dawn, just to punish anyone who’d gone too far with their drinking last night...
2025-01-31 23:05:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe small town of Talra was only a half hour walk from the Order's castle, and since Brin actually walked, he was the last to arrive. He'd only been cooped up in that castle for a couple weeks, and...
2025-01-29 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning Brin and the rest of the Lance left the keep together to go find the Order’s stables. The stables were an oddly far distance away, nearly a quarter mile. After all, wouldn’t yo...
2025-01-24 05:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to post early this week. Next chapter Thursday. (It'll be pretty late in the afternoon, I have a lot of meetings on Thursdays)
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The sparring grounds were somewhat crowded,...
2025-01-21 18:50:47 +0000 UTC View PostCid stood staring at him, arms crossed, tapping his fingers against his bicep. Brin waited for him to start.
When the silence started to get awkward, Brin said, “Lay it on me, I’m a big b...
2025-01-17 18:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostIt took a surprisingly long time for Hedrek to get back up the hill. That single use of [Knights Charge] had completely exhausted him to the point that he’d barely been able to stand in his armor...
2025-01-15 21:23:32 +0000 UTC View Post