A/N: Big thanks to everyone who suggested a prompt and/or voted! This one turned out long--longer than any single chapter of the the main story, actually (~4600 words). I'm fairly happy wi...
2022-07-30 01:17:25 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Salvador
I spent my time on the ship back to Inolza in quiet thought. I couldn’t get what happened that night in Port Princely out of my head. I’d taken my p...
2022-07-27 04:29:33 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Lorelei
The ship under me was as still as the ocean on this windless day. Markus and I were on route back to Ordia from Liseu. We’d left Navanaea in a rush aft...
2022-07-23 03:58:20 +0000 UTC
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We didn’t stay in the room for long. Whatever was in the pile that had emitted the magic and aura was gone. In its place was simply another indistinct stain on a ruined floor.
The presence ...
2022-07-20 06:42:50 +0000 UTC
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Ghosts of stone walls rose and fell out of the fog that surrounded us. The weathered, broken shapes sat forlorn between twisted trees. In the fading evening light, the valley had been beautiful. In...
2022-07-16 05:48:51 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Thank you to everyone who suggested ideas and/or voted! I hope you enjoy this side story! The events of this chapter are non-canon. Chronologically, they would take place between Chap...
2022-07-15 07:42:38 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons!
Apologies to anyone who already voted. I was made aware I'd forgotten a suggestion, and I cannot edit a poll once it goes live.
Please vote and let me know what side story y...
2022-07-14 18:25:00 +0000 UTC
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We followed the cave deeper and deeper into the mountain. Hammer had called the place a tunnel, but it looked natural enough to me. I guess I wouldn’t have any idea what a Formid tunnel would loo...
2022-07-13 04:34:40 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Zarenna
“Greetings,” the hammer-wielder spoke in Navvish.
Their voice was clear, but shrill and monotone. They spoke something after, with a click and ...
2022-07-09 03:28:11 +0000 UTC
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A perspective we haven't seen! What are Aretan and Nelys up to anyway?
Perspective: Aretan
After the death of Third Prince Malich at the hands of Zare...
2022-07-06 06:12:01 +0000 UTC
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Suggestions for July are closed! Poll will go up tomorrow.
I have the topic that won the June poll in mind and am working to frame out and write the side st...
2022-07-03 20:17:40 +0000 UTC
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Lilly measured me for clothes when we arrived back at her home. I asked how any new clothing could possibly be ready by the time Seyari and I left in the morning. She seemed to pout at the fact I w...
2022-07-02 04:45:10 +0000 UTC
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Hi all!
Thank you so much for the support! I hadn't imagined the level of engagement and support I'd get when I started posting.
This post is simply for the end of month cumulative PDF ...
2022-06-30 20:00:01 +0000 UTC
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When I returned to the living room, Lilly and Seyari had shifted their gazes away from each other, but made their discomfort obvious. Lilly’s armor shined a brighter blue in the sunlight, contras...
2022-06-29 06:37:39 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I'm not super happy with the chapter title for this one. If you have any ideas, feel free to suggest them!
I found myself enjoying another calm morning in the household...
2022-06-25 18:32:22 +0000 UTC
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Vote for the June side story! No idea will be overly lewd (despite what the last one might suggest).
Note that this side story won't release until at the latest mid-July. The first two ideas ...
2022-06-25 01:54:05 +0000 UTC
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The next morning, we shared a breakfast of fruit with our hosts. I wore my dress again, wrinkles be damned. I liked the way my claws clacked on the cool sandstone floors, but still dreamed of shoes...
2022-06-22 06:23:28 +0000 UTC
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“Why should we trust you?” Seyari asked before Isidore had even started to speak.
The middle-aged Ordian man kept a level gaze back at Seyari. “Trust me to do what, exactly? Or do you m...
2022-06-19 16:57:47 +0000 UTC
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A/N: Hi everyone! So, this chapter was originally part of the previous one, but that chapter ended up too far above my max chapter word count after revision (~4000 soft limit), so it was s...
2022-06-18 08:43:24 +0000 UTC
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“Izzy! We have company!” Lilly shouted into a room on one side of the modest hall we were standing in.
“Is it the Sovereign?” A masculine voice sounded back from the room.
The d...
2022-06-15 15:09:11 +0000 UTC
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Update: Suggestions for the June story are closed!
"But Maxine? We're already two weeks into June."
Yeah, I know I'll leave suggestions up for a...
2022-06-14 02:56:23 +0000 UTC
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With Mereneth flying overhead, Seyari and I continued our march through sand, sand, and more sand. Neither of us particularly trusted our demonic guide, so we still rationed food for dinner.
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2022-06-14 02:37:31 +0000 UTC
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The rest of the day’s walk was fortunately uneventful. Sadly, this meant it was also crushingly boring. Both of us focused on making good time, so there was little conversation. I could also tell...
2022-06-14 02:36:11 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Zarenna
I kept my eyes on Seyari’s back for a moment more before turning to face her. I couldn’t imagine the pain of cutting off your own limbs. Or the opini...
2022-06-14 02:35:13 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Seyari
“Traitor!” I shouted at the surprised man behind his ornate desk.
My sword, alight with holy fire, pointed at his neck. Around my feet were the ...
2022-06-14 02:33:51 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Seyari
The road had narrowed to the point where the wagons could hardly traverse it long before we entered the town’s secluded valley. The small village we wer...
2022-06-14 02:32:41 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Seyari
Neither of us moved or spoke for a long time. I wanted to continue, but I didn’t want to give up the comfort of the moment.
In the end, it was Zar...
2022-06-14 02:31:26 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Seyari
I started to speak, and felt the walls I’d built around myself crumble away. Slowly at first, then gaining rapidly in intensity, the memories I’d held...
2022-06-14 02:30:21 +0000 UTC
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A/N: I've updated this chapter with expanded introspection that I think was missing initially. I'll note this change at month end when the new story-to-date PDF is released rather than pin...
2022-06-14 02:29:14 +0000 UTC
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Perspective: Zarenna
I wanted to stay longer. I really, really wanted to give Nelys the time they needed. But I couldn’t. I had to find Seyari and we had to get ou...
2022-06-14 02:28:11 +0000 UTC
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