Winter has passed and spring has come to the Harvest Kingdom. For peasants, that means a return to the fields as the spring rains bless the land. For the nobles, the laidback winter socializing is ...
2021-07-15 18:51:04 +0000 UTC View PostGeneva enters the room before us. I think it’s a little ridiculous but Kierra insists on it, practically forcing the practice onto me. Apparently, I need to start being aware of my safety and my ...
2021-07-15 18:38:35 +0000 UTC View PostGeneva is seated on the bed when we enter the room. She points to the window just as I hear scratches against the glass. I open it up, hastily jumping back as something orange quickly darts inside....
2021-07-15 18:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Lou!”
I pause stepping off the hired carriage as Maxine waves to me at the entrance of the hotel. The hell is she doing here? She really must be spying on us. I suspected it but the only...
2021-07-15 18:36:22 +0000 UTC View PostAfter arriving home, Uncle gathers everyone in the sitting room. With the heavy way he sighs plopping down, you’d think he just fought a war rather than sat in a chair while a man touched his hea...
2021-07-15 18:35:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe empty room becomes busy after Lightam’s announcement. Half a dozen royal knights take up positions throughout the room. Something about safety was mentioned but it’s to keep us from leaving...
2021-07-15 18:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostA few hours later, I’m in front of a full-length mirror with Kierra tying the strings of my vest for me. She’s humming as she does something I could easily do myself but I don’t dare interrup...
2021-07-15 18:33:59 +0000 UTC View PostI wince as a soldier punches Uncle in the gut, doubling him over. Then he and his partner cooperate to throw him out despite his struggles. The commotion continues in the hallway, growing in intens...
2021-07-15 18:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostLike I thought, we broke the bed. Stupid mattress is too small for this humongous body of mine anyway. Stretched out, my feet hang off the end of it and the covers are too short to cover me complet...
2021-07-15 18:32:19 +0000 UTC View Post“Haah~”
I let out a deep sigh as Kierra falls with me onto the bed. After Junior’s meltdown, the other nobles took quite an interest in me and Geo. Add Kierra to the mix and we were irr...
2021-07-15 18:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe four of us move away and I hear Marquis Guiness engaging the rest of my family in conversation. I grab a drink for myself and Geo. Kierra is even more used to elven brew than I am and never bot...
2021-07-15 18:30:15 +0000 UTC View PostMy relaxation doesn’t last long. After a few moments, I hear rushing footsteps in the hall. Kierra moves to intercept them, standing outside the door and keeping anyone from coming inside. Sigh. ...
2021-07-15 18:13:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Please. Just a little more. One more bite.”
Hehe. I’ve got you now. With a thought, I put on my human skin. “If you are satisfied with my taste, you have a circle to get back into....
2021-07-15 18:12:30 +0000 UTC View Post“Thank you for answering my call.” I bow my head. Lots of controversy on that. Some say it can be mistaken as weakness but Father has instilled in me that whether the elemental is weak, strong,...
2021-07-15 18:11:19 +0000 UTC View PostKierra and I are awake with the first rays of sunlight. I don’t know who’s more excited as we dress. Today, I’m going a little more formal than usual. You don’t ask a woman out wearing chea...
2021-07-15 18:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostCrack!
I toss the broken leg of the bed into the corner with the rest of the furniture we’ve destroyed. Kierra is in the process of breaking down the rest of it. On the opposite si...
2021-07-15 18:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post“Of course. The Guiness Company is prepared to offer you 700 gold crowns for your map and guide with ownership and distribution rights.”
Hooh. Have to take a deep breath there. Seven hund...
2021-07-15 18:09:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs I thought, I slept through the party that night. I must have been really out of it because I didn’t even stir when Kierra slid in next to me.
My eyes open early the next morning and I fe...
2021-07-15 18:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostA week later, I’m holed up in the Tome family library when the door opens. My face twists into a scowl as I ready to chase away my annoying Uncle for the umpteenth time but I relax when I recogni...
2021-07-15 18:06:04 +0000 UTC View PostWe don’t leave the room until the spell loses all its power. After all, it wouldn’t be good if the worker sent in after us to make sure we didn’t damage anything sees something they shouldn...
2021-07-15 18:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostWe move to the back of the large welcoming area. There are two halls branching off it and a wide spiraling staircase. We take it up and step into a plain looking hall with four doors.
I unloc...
2021-07-15 18:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostKierra thankfully let me sleep before the sun came up. She was satisfied when I not only forgot about Fen but could hardly remember my own name. It’s still late when I wake up. The fifth bell tol...
2021-07-15 18:03:08 +0000 UTC View PostHours later, the party is over and I’m lying with my wife in a comfortable bed. This should be the best place in the world but I can’t fall asleep.
Why? Because I can still feel that sain...
2021-07-15 18:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostMoments later, a hush comes over the crowd. The small sea of people parts as two men come walking towards us. They’re both tall, with distinctive red hair cut close to their heads, bright eyes, a...
2021-07-15 18:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post“—u. Lou!”
I look up to see Jac standing over me, with a scowl on her face. Hmm. How long have I been in this chair? From my slightly numb legs, it’s been more than a few minutes.
... 2021-07-15 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh!”
My eyes slowly blink open at the maid’s exclamation. Very reluctantly. Sprawled across Kierra’s chest with our legs intertwined, I’m incredibly comfortable. It’d be great if...
2021-07-15 17:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostI realize that I never included my family in my loyalties. Nobility may be all about filiality but I won’t let the romanticism of the idea cloud reality.
As a subpar caster with a basic fir...
2021-07-15 17:58:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of pounding hooves wakes me shortly after dawn. Kierra is moving before my eyes fully open. As I step out of our small tent, I see her crouched in the shadow of the carriage.
A grou...
2021-07-15 17:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun is starting to set when we come to a sudden stop. Father moves to brush aside the window’s shutters but is interrupted by Potter throwing open the door. I frown at the clear tension in hi...
2021-07-15 17:41:32 +0000 UTC View PostDespite our late start the next day, we make it to the tree marker before my father arrives. Kierra is hanging on me, our luggage at our feet. We’re in civilization now but she hasn’t lost the ...
2021-07-15 17:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post