49: Practice
The ominous pressure got the attention of everyone in the other room. They all rose from their chairs, eyes locked onto the doorway leading into the kitchen, waiting for what was causing it.
...
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48: Thunar
Since we had some time to kill before we could go back to the lantern shop, and since we’d decided to detour past the kitchen on our way back to the inn, we stopped by one of the many markets in ...
2025-08-12 09:54:43 +0000 UTC View Post47: Book Hunt
I just stared up at Milo, who was still holding out the ring towards me.
“It... It’s too much,” I stammered, as Milo gently took hold of my hand and slipped the ring onto my finger.
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As we sat waiting in the office, I half expected to be called in for a switch, so I was surprised when Jackson entered again, this time followed by a lady who stood at about chest height to me. But...
2025-08-10 10:33:46 +0000 UTC View Post45: Report
I don’t think I’d ever slept that well.
The bed was, amazing!
Even when Milo shook me awake in the morning, all my body wanted to do was sink back into that heavenly cloud of a matt...
2025-08-09 17:12:54 +0000 UTC View Post44: Moving on (Start of book 2)
As we entered the giant archway leading into Boltron, escorted by the guards, we were led off to the side. Much like our experience in Forest’s Edge, it seemed we were repeating the same scenario...
2025-08-09 14:46:19 +0000 UTC View Post43: Epilogue (End of book 1)
Lord Falcone sat at his desk, pouring over paperwork. There really shouldn’t be this much, but it was important he did whatever he needed to do to ensure a kingdom auditor didn’t visit. There w...
2025-08-09 14:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post42: Boltron
I felt that overall, everyone was more relaxed today. I was the only one nervous about reaching Boltron, though. The scenery was changing quickly. We were still heavily under the shadow of Mount Di...
2025-08-09 14:43:01 +0000 UTC View Post41: The Final Stretch
It wasn't long before we were joined by Hari and Kevin, who made their way into the walled-off section Milo had created.
“Okay, I don’t know which part of all that was keeping a low profi...
2025-08-09 14:42:12 +0000 UTC View Post40: Tremors
It didn’t take long before Milo shot to his feet.
“I’ve got to, uh.. go test something!” he said, before rushing outside.
Jen leant over to me, whispering, “You’ll want to g...
2025-08-09 14:41:37 +0000 UTC View Post39: Mountain Pass
The hour passed quickly. Kevin was up front chatting with Milo and Hari, while the rest of the group had spread out along the caravan. I noticed Crisplet still nestled in Jen’s pocket, for now. 2025-08-09 14:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
38: Pastries
When I awoke the next morning, I saw there were another 23 notifications.
Pulling up my status to see where I was at,
Name: Trevor
Cl...
2025-08-09 14:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post37: Return
There was a blur of motion as I sat there, my back against the rock, stunned. I was moments away from death when suddenly the beast—no, the cat—appeared out of nowhere and instantly killed a la...
2025-08-09 14:37:29 +0000 UTC View Post36: Galvonson
The journey was slow; the terrain was rough; the wagons were overloaded due to the villagers; and the horses were struggling. According to Jen, we were still at least two days away from Boltron, bu...
2025-08-09 14:36:02 +0000 UTC View Post35: Under Siege
Now that the fear of kidnapping was brought up again, I was truly worried about heading to Boltron, but as long as no one found out, we’d be fine, right?
“I’d really like not to be kidn...
2025-08-09 14:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post34: Decisions
A moment later, Hari got up from where he was seated.
“Trevor, do you mind joining me for a moment? We should probably have a chat about this,” he said in a serious tone.
“Uh, sur...
2025-08-09 14:31:10 +0000 UTC View Post33: Buffs
After packing up for the morning, Crisplet turned into its little orb form, and I slipped it into my pocket. That’s when I discovered it could still shoot sparks from inside the orb.
“I...
2025-08-09 14:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post32: Crisplet
It took Liane a little over an hour before she reached her twenty-second kill, going by the notifications I saw, and with it.
Notifications:
31: Travels
As everyone dug into the food, I grabbed a small bowl for myself and sat off to the side, letting the events of the day settle in. I was exhausted—physically and mentally.
In the span of a ...
2025-08-09 14:24:02 +0000 UTC View Post30: Sable
Milo was right after all—the group from Greenstone didn’t follow us when we left. About three hours into our journey, the excitement of having my own horse had worn off. Now there was only pain...
2025-08-09 14:20:32 +0000 UTC View Post28: Adventures Guild
I ended up finding a nice, quiet spot in town—a vacant section of land with a large tree in the middle. Taking a seat against its trunk, I pulled out my new books, starting with The Magical Art o...
2025-08-09 14:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post29: Polite Company
Heading back out to the main hall, I wondered how they would know if you were a guild member or not. Did I need a card or something?
“Hey Milo, how do they know you’re a guild member?” ...
2025-08-09 14:17:10 +0000 UTC View Post27: Books and Desserts
As we approached the town, the first thing that caught my eye was the heavy presence of guards at the entry. There were eight of them in total, each looking well-armed and alert—quite a contrast ...
2025-08-09 14:12:51 +0000 UTC View Post26: Truth
The next couple of days passed without incident. There were no more sightings of the Shadow Cat, and we didn’t encounter any other incredibly dangerous threats—not that we weren’t attacked at...
2025-08-09 14:05:23 +0000 UTC View Post25: The Battle
As we travelled down the road, now surrounded by thick trees on both sides, I couldn’t help but reflect on last night. Why had the Shadow Cat stolen food? And why was everyone looking at me like ...
2025-08-09 14:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post24: Thief
We had travelled much later into the night than usual; the group was still very much on edge.
So much so, in fact, that when we finally stopped, Milo created a structure far larger than norma...
2025-08-09 14:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post23: Hunted
When I woke up the next morning, I was shocked by the notifications waiting for me. As it turned out, Liane really had gone hunting last night.
and she had killed a lot!
In total, I had...
2025-08-09 13:51:59 +0000 UTC View Post22: Not Spiders!
The roads out of town were quiet, passing through farmland and sparsely forested areas. I noticed that two more wagons had joined us on the way out.
“Hey Milo?” I asked, getting his atten...
2025-08-09 13:49:45 +0000 UTC View Post21: Healing
As I rushed back to the inn, I realised I probably should have asked the owner before committing myself to this task.
The inn was nearly empty, with just two elderly men sitting near the bar,...
2025-08-09 13:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post20: Resupply
As we entered the village, there was a buzz of activity. Troy was sitting at the front now next to Cee, waving to people as we travelled down the dirt path. I was told there was an inn here where w...
2025-08-09 13:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post