Book 2: Chapter 12: The Birth Of An Empire
Chapter 12:
The Birth Of An Empire
Liliana of Ashford had never been a woman who waited for permission. The world was shifting beneath her feet, and if...
2025-08-04 00:59:37 +0000 UTC View Post
North Drake posts
Book 1: Prologue: The Last Day And The First Day
Hey, I did a little rewrite of the very first chapter. I don’t think it’s perfect, but I do think it reads a lot smoother now. I’ll also be reworking the next chapters over the coming weeks, ...
2025-08-03 16:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 11: Gatewick’s New Order
Chapter 11:
Gatewick’s New Order
The throne was cold.
Not just cold, icy, with every shift pressing the obsidian’s chill straight through the...
2025-08-03 02:29:46 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 10: The Unchosen Heir
Chapter 10:
The Unchosen Heir
Selira of Ashford.
This was her name now, for better or worse, and she couldn't quite decide which. The past days h...
2025-08-01 22:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 9: Masks Off
Chapter 9:
Masks Off
A smug smile spread across Steward Harold Winthrop’s face as he watched the procession approach through the castle gates. It was...
2025-07-31 22:26:43 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 8: Gatewick
Chapter 8:
Gatewick
Gatewick had always been Liam's home, more fortress than town, standing resolutely atop the hill like an ancient sentinel guarding ...
2025-07-31 18:33:15 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 7: No Way Back
Chapter 7:
No Way Back
The king set his golden goblet down with a hollow thud. The wine within trembled, flickering blood-red shadows across the counci...
2025-07-31 00:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostA few pictures I haven’t shared on RoyalRoad
Thought you might like to see some pictures I created to help me get into the story while writing :)
Picture 1: Grace with her cousin Ser Calen
Picture 2-3: Grace with Clara in the ocha...
2025-07-29 11:15:16 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 6: Mad Enough To Choose
Chapter 6:
Mad Enough To Choose
Stonecall. The day of law, order, and, apparently, slow, public disintegration. Grace supposed there was a metaphor in ...
2025-07-29 00:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 5: Alone, But Not Lost
Hey, it’s me!
Don’t be surprised by the chapter spam! (:
I'm aiming to build a 10-chapter buffer, and then I’ll start posting one chapter per day for 7 days to kick off the next b...
2025-07-27 14:00:51 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 4: Gods Cannot Sleep
Chapter 4:
Gods Cannot Sleep
The stone corridor unfurled before Grace like an interminable ledger: polished tiles, gilded sconces, and somewhere at the...
2025-07-26 22:10:15 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 3: Tired, Not Broken
Chapter 3:
Tired, Not Broken
Elen had stopped counting her steps sometime around sunset.
The trail of flowers had not wavered. Even after a full ...
2025-07-25 22:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 2: What Remains After Light
Chapter 2:
What Remains After Light
Lady Montclair of Ashford had never bent her knee to anyone. Not to the kings of Virethorn. Not to the High Court. ...
2025-07-25 11:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Chapter 1: Madness Has A Name
Chapter 1: Madness Has A Name
The hall was loud.
Louder than it had any right to be.
Grace sat stiffly at the high table of the Valewick Citadel, legs dangling fr...
2025-07-24 23:58:01 +0000 UTC View PostCover for Book 2
Hey guys, I tried creating a cover for the second book, what do you think of it?
1, 2 or 3? (:
2025-07-24 21:54:23 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2: Prologue: Loose Ends
Prologue: Loose Ends
“I’ll prepare you for your death.”
Her words echoed relentlessly through Lennard’s mind, haunting him with every repetition. Since Grace ha...
2025-07-24 18:15:16 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: EPUB
As promised, here is the EPUB version of Book 1 for your readers!
2025-07-24 14:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostFull Epilogue
So I’m back! I actually wrote quite a lot during the flight, but now I really need to edit it. I don’t know if you’ve experienced this, but sometimes I reread what I’ve written and come acr...
2025-07-24 13:18:22 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Epilogue (Part 1) & Announcement
After being sick for over a week, a lot of work piled up. Right now, I’m trying to get back to my usual backlog of 5–8 chapters. Unfortunately, time’s been really tight lately.
This aft...
2025-07-17 13:25:49 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 60: And So It Begins
Hey everyone!
The last part of this book has been really tough for me to write, and it’s turned out way longer than I expected. Chapter 60 will be the final chapter, but the story will offi...
2025-07-15 12:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 59: Lady Selira Of Ashford
Chapter 59:
Lady Selira Of Ashford
Grace hadn’t slept.
Not that it mattered. Her body might have been small—stupidly so—but she knew how to...
2025-07-09 00:54:43 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 58: Her Name On Every Tongue
Chapter 58:
Her Name on Every Tongue
There was no sky. No ground. No air to breathe, nor stars to chart.
Only light. An endless, golden sphere su...
2025-07-07 22:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 57: Birthday Morning
Hey guys, I’m back! I’ll try to edit and post one chapter every day until Friday.
Last week was rough, but I’m glad I’m no longer stuck in bed. (:
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2025-07-07 12:17:31 +0000 UTC View PostA little update
Hey, just a quick update, unfortunately, I’m currently stuck in bed with a summer flu and a fever.
That’s why I probably won’t be posting anything next week either.
I’ll catch u...
2025-06-27 20:31:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 56: No Glory Left
I made some slight edits to Chapters 54 and 55 to make them match up better. In Chapter 54, it was just the ending, and in Chapter 55, I tweaked a few lines of dialogue. (:
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2025-06-25 09:14:47 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 55: The Cost Of Controll
Chapter 55:
The Cost Of Control
Grace sat in the waiting chamber above the estate dungeon, sipping tea in silence.
The room was quiet, but not pe...
2025-06-23 20:24:41 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 54: The Smile Behind The Door
Chapter 54:
The Smile Behind The Door
The door shut behind the fat merchant with a loud clang. Grace sat in silence, still poised in her recep...
2025-06-22 20:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 53: In The Name Of Grace
Chapter: 53
In The Name Of Grace
It had been an intense week for Saren Holt.
Everything had to be flawless. Every letter sent through back channe...
2025-06-21 22:54:54 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 52: On A Spirit's Whim
Funny thing—I just realized that in the last few chapters, I accidentally called Valewick "Velwick" a couple of times. I already fixed it on RR since you can do that with one click and update all...
2025-06-21 15:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostBook 1: Chapter 51: Running To Ruin
Chapter 51:
Running To Ruin
The week had passed in a blur of wind, stone, and blood.
Ronan stood high on the battlements of the mountain fortress...
2025-06-19 02:45:45 +0000 UTC View Post