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Book 2, Ch. 33 - Disaster

 A mere few minutes ago, Corco had thought that his banquet had been ruined by the annoyance of the Villca battle. Oh, how naive, how innocent he had been. If there was one thing he had learne...

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Book 2, Ch. 32 - True Nature

 No matter how hard she may wish to belong, her nature would always betray her.   

Even though Tama had tried her best to fit in with Corco's staff, the distrust which hit ...

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Book 2, Ch. 31 - Three Kinds of Trouble

 “This could get ugly.”  

Throughout the day, Atau had retained an unhealthy level of tension. Together with a number of Tamaya's warriors, the captain had placed himself be...

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Book 2, Ch. 30 - Blemishes

 If nothing else, at least the food was delicious. With a sigh, Corco looked over the various offerings of fish and seafood which were presented before him in dozens of bowls. Over the past fe...

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Book 2, Ch. 29 - Hidden in Plain Sight

“Asto, is it? Welcome to Saniya.”

Although he had already gone through most of Saniya before his arrival at the inner city gates, this was the first time he had spoken to any of the c...

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Book 2, Ch. 28 - Uninvited Guest

 For once, things had gone according to plan for Corco. Even though he had been worried at first, the entire festival had started swimmingly. Without any complaints or any interruptions, the l...

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Book 2, Ch. 27 - Aperitif

 After the war for the silver throne had ended and Prince Wacoca had left Yakuallpa for his home on the Verdant Isles, he had never thought he would return to Medala this soon. Yet here he was...

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Book 2, Ch. 26 - Lord, Governor, King

 Before Corco got anywhere close to the inner city's harbor, he could already hear the gunshots from his soldiers' salute. Even though his preparations for the harvest festival were still far ...

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Book 1, Ch. 3 Rewrite

 The room certainly doesn't look like a prison.   

Those were the first words which popped into the crown prince's mind after the heavy oaken door had been slammed...

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Book 1, Ch. 2 Rewrite

 Unlike Porcero's outer city with its chaotic layout off the wide main roads, the inner city was neatly divided into blocks through and through. The buildings themselves were uniform, if somew...

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Book 1, Ch. 1 Rewrite

Hermit's Note, this time at the top: Hiya, hermit here. So since rewrites have been slow, I thought that I might as well post what I already have here, in case you guys are interested in it. I'll p...

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Book 2, Ch. 24 - Financial Troubles

Although ice cream was very important to Corco on a personal level, for now, there were other, more serious issues to tackle. For example, his early implementation of bureaucracy was beginning to s...

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Book 2, Ch. 25 - Transit

 “An impressive feat.”   

Accompanied by a sigh, the old lord Ogulno took a look out of their cabin's window, over the waves of the Mayura river and towards the road wh...

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Rewrite Update and Relfections on Food

Hiya, this is Hermit.


It's been a while so I guess I wanted to do another overview post for once.

First off the not so great news: Rewrites are hell. I'm trying to make progr...

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Book 2, Ch. 23 - Time Flies

Every time he came back to Saniya, there was something new for Atau to see. This time, he finally had the chance to inspect Corco's new school building. Located within the inner city, the walls bet...

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Book 2, Ch. 22 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

“Brother, what will we do now? This is terrible!” When Sawo was interrupted by the noisy shout, he had tried his best to relax his battered body, eyes closed and back leaned against the wooden ...

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Book 2, Ch. 21 - Checkup

Just the same as he had done before, Ronnie rode down the east road of Saniya, en route to the countryside once again. However, much was changed compared to his previous journey. The most immediate...

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Book 2, Ch. 20 - Triumvirate Meeting

 For the third time, Fadelio stepped through the wide halls of Pluritac castle, past the now-familiar opened gate and into a large, triangular room. Even though the Yaku would show much creati...

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Book 2, Ch. 19 - Rumors

 Brym's first trip inland, into the hinterland of Medala's east, had started as a bit of a disappointment.

Although the rolling hills, framed by the distant Sallqata Mountains, were ...

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Book 2, Ch. 18 - Hope Dies Last

 “Under the great grace of Pacha, another day of spring has graced this... gracious master in his great undertaking...”

Although the buffoon rambled on as he did every morning, S...

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Book 2, Ch. 17 - Battle in the Mountains

 A long snake of men labored through the hills as they tried to force the animals, carts and metal along with them.

Although they had tried to compact their formation as much as poss...

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Book 2, Ch. 15 - Businessman and Lady

 Boisterous life surrounded the outside of the house. Like most of Medalan life, here as well, the inner atmosphere of the private property spilled out onto the street, into the public. Howeve...

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Book 2, Ch. 16 - Two Out of Three

 With a light tap, the chess piece landed on the stone board, to seal the attacker's fate.

“It seems like it is my victory after all, Official Atau.”

In response to Epu...

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Book 2, Ch. 14 - Standardization

 “Would the craftsmen line up together, please? A King shall not raise his voice for others.” Even though they were only commoners, Tama waved over Corco's new employees with the same indi...

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Book 2, Ch. 13 - Free City

 Today was the twelfth day of their journey, which also meant that, according to the original plan, they should have arrived back in Saniya two days ago. However, they were still stuck halfway...

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Book 2, Ch. 12 - Ronnie and Bombasticus

 As he observed the drab, gray swampland around himself, Ronnie pinched his nose closed. In truth, it wasn't as if the Arcavian alchemist would have noticed the stagnant stench of the bog, whe...

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Book 2, Ch. 11 - Gifts

Not once in his life had Machao received an honor as great as this. Only yesterday, he had still feared for his life, but now it felt as if all the hardships had been worth it. On yesterday's most ...

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Book 2, Ch. 10 - Beacons

 The fresh smell of paper rubbing on paper tickled Corco's nose as he organized the books into their rightful places on his shelf. A sound made him turn and find a young priest enter his new s...

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Poll on additional chapters

Hiya. You might have read this on royal road, but to celebrate 300 follows and top 500 on royalroad I'll be releasing an extra chapter on Trats. Here you can vote on which book you want an addition...

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Book 2, Ch. 9 - Plans Between Friends

 “Well, that was exhaustively pointless.” Corco took off his crown and, with reckless abandon, threw it to the side, onto a cupboard set up in the hallway, to his convenience.

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