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152: Epilogue B3

Simon had only been on the road for a couple of weeks now, but it had felt like a lifetime. Currently sitting in an inn at a small village just south of Elarith Vale, he listened to the rumours fro...

151: Responsibilities

Once we made it back to the house, I was surprised when we entered because it felt alive. The new staff were already working as Archie welcomed us back, again with more scrolls of parchment in his ...

150: Commission

I tried to finish the candy as fast as I could, but there was only so much I could do. I suppose I could have put it into storage and finished it later, but I’d probably forget.

“You know...

149: Lemon Drops

Entering in the kitchen with half a day to spend before we’d need to leave, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to make. I knew I’d need to make breakfast, especially with both Lily and Liane ...

148: Chaos

I looked in the library’s direction as I entered the foyer, when Archie showed up a moment later.

“Excuse me, sir, if I could have a moment?” he said.

“Just Trevor, and sure,”...

147: Unexpected

Looking up at Liane, all I got out was, “I can use wine in cooking?”

“Trevor, that’s great, did you hear me?” Liane said, frustrated with the response.

“Oh sorry, I’ll coo...

146: Family

Hari fell into his chair and sat in silence for a long while.

“Hari, you’ve got to tell him,” Jen said softly.

“I know. I know. I don’t know where to start,” Hari said.

145: Visitors

Interlude: Marcus

The last couple of weeks had been stressful for Marcus. After the first messenger arrived, four more followed quickly after.

One from Boltron claimed this boy—just an orphan—had provoked ...

144: Feast

The room was filled with the smell of roast meats, herbs, and spices. It was impossible to pick out one meal from them all, but the food kept coming—familiar meats that I knew, like a platter ful...

Happy New Years!

I hope you all have a wonderful new year as we see off 2025 and welcome in 2026.

First, I want to genuinely thank you all so much for being here, for supporting this story and for making it w...

143: Tension

Entering the dining hall, I noticed several sets of eyes on me immediately, all sitting around a very long wooden table in the centre of the room. Several of them looked shocked as Lily and Crisple...

142: Palace

Chasing after Liane, I noticed she vanished as she went through the door to the stairs. Her laughter, however, was not hidden.

“Wait, Liane! What do you mean I’m causing trouble?” I sai...

141: Tailor

Looking down at the suit in my hands, I quickly convinced myself the minor alterations would be best. After all, I’d only met Alira once. I knew that Lily and Crisplet would probably prefer to re...

140: Dressed

I looked around before I made my way into the garden itself. I wanted to be fairly sure I wasn’t being observed.

“Lily, you wouldn’t happen to know if I’m being watched right now, wou...

Update 22nd of Dec!

Happy holidays all!

This is just a reminder for everyone that this week there will be fewer chapters than normal; however, I still will release 3-4, just not the normal 5 :)

As an apolo...

139: Tour

A nudge broke me out of my stunned silence as the King stood just outside the wagon.

Lily bumped her head into me again, forcing me to my feet as I noticed Liane chuckling behind her.

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138: Introductions

The group slowed considerably while I was trying to get a good look at the King.

I knew very little about him. From the books I had read, his name was King Marcus Ashivar. I knew from my text...

137: Reception

Double-checking the abilities, trying my best to understand them. I would not pick anything until I had at least completed the rare ingredient quest.

“I got two options,” I said to Milo, ...

136: Mana Potion

We stopped early that night, and there appeared to be some tension between Hari and Jen. Hearing that we’d be stopping early, I had started to use Arcane Foraging along the road. Currently, it us...

News update! 15th Dec

Hello all!

I hope you're having a wonderful week, and your holiday season has not been too stressful.

A couple of things I wanted to announce,
1st: edits for book 1 and 2 are now ...

135: To the Capital

Waking up the next morning earlier than expected, I contemplated heading back to sleep. I was curious whether it was possible to get a storage ring large enough to store a bed like this.

Gett...

134: Mystery

Heading outside, I couldn’t help but stop, looking back at the shop.

“Wait… his name is Morlin. Same as the journal. It’s him, right?” I said out loud.

I knew the answer alrea...

133: Lunch

I thought that despite visiting several stores for roast meat and several pastry shops, they wouldn’t eat a lot for lunch.

Oh, how wrong I was.

Liane had found a restaur...

132: Lessons

I had Crisplet in the brazier, who reached out to me using mana, I assumed, expressing excitement and curiosity.

As we walked through the streets, we passed the bookstore that I wanted to vis...

131: Past

Coral looked at Wyatt with wide eyes. “You’re feeling what I’m feeling, right? What do you mean, it’s Lily?”

Wyatt shook his head. “It’s her name, Lily. Anyway, let me make some...

130: Wyatt

The giant man held Hari at arm’s length by his shoulders.

“You’ve fought something more dangerous?” Wyatt said seriously.

Hari shook his head. “The wording was encounter somet...

129: Farnox

When I woke in the morning, Lily was sleeping next to my bedroll. Normally, when she had stuck around while camping, she’d be asleep near the fire, so it was unusual to wake up and see her so clo...

128: Colin

As we travelled along the road, I could tell everyone was a little on edge, but Colin was happily chatting to Milo on the front bench of the wagon. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hear the conversation...

127: Bacon

I spent the rest of the night making more candies—forty-five mana ones using Frost Nettles for flavouring. They were light green in colour and provided +2 Intelligence, mana regeneration, major f...