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Book 2, Ch. 8 - Adventurous Spirit

 This must be the feeling a child would have on his first travels.

Egidius brushed the unruly strains of hair out of his face to look at the unique, foreign constructions ar...

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Book 2, Ch. 7 - Smiles All Around

 A look outside the window and Corco could see the lines of wolf mercenaries, as they boxed in Sawo's loyalists on the stone plates of the central yard. After his men had been handed control o...

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Book 2, Ch. 6 - The Lord of Saniya

 With a satisfied groan, Sawo di Pluritac stretched his hands over his head and greeted the midday sun. After a late start to the day, there was nothing like a hot bath in the bathhouse to fre...

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World Map

So here's the temporary world map I've been working with. As you can see, it still needs a lot of cleaning up, the landmasses aren't colored in and some things are subject to change (like the exact...

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Book 1, Ch. 3.5 - Bandits

 

After  they had left the walls of Porcero behind the horizon, he at last could  stop. His hands on his knees, he gulped in the cold winter air to catch  his breath. A qu...

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Announcement

Hiya, hermit here.

I really don't like the text formatting on patreon. Especially the lack of block alignment. Sicne I've seen how other authors do things, I wanted to ask what you would pref...

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Book 2, Ch. 5 - Family

Accompanied by a long sigh, the tall man with the sparse gray hair sank into his well-worn seat next to the hearth. For a few precious seconds, Elder Cauac looked into the fire, into the flickering...

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Book 2, Ch. 4 - Extended Family

 After they had been led into the city, Corco, Atau and Tama had boarded a large palanquin at the entrance. Not more words had been exchanged with the governess even after they had gotten into...

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Book 2, Ch. 3 - The Captain's Homecoming

 As his fingers tapped onto his upper Lip, Corco looked after the men who had just left the command tent in the center of his army's tent, lost in thought. Their reception in Puscanacra had be...

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Book 2, Ch. 2 - Saniya

 While the land had still included the fertile soil, Emperor Titu had wanted to avoid the appearance of a victor claiming spoils. He had always seen the end of the war as a reconciliation betw...

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Book 2, Ch. 1 - River King

As he breathed in the petrichor air, Corco looked out onto the swamplands around him. Once again, he drew his fur cloak tighter. After they had left Arguna, their surroundings had become increasing...

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Book 1.5 - Intermission

 A heavy sigh escaped Atau's lips. It was the latest of many he had gone through over the past two weeks. He looked over the lived-in tent with the improvised furniture and finally back to the...

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Book 1, Epilogue 2 - His Role

 When Chaupic entered the mansion, he was greeted by a lively atmosphere. He had decided to come along late, when the revelry would be in full swing. This way, he wouldn't stand out too much. ...

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Book 1, Epilogue 1 - Cortege

 Another rainy day. This time it was only a light drizzle, as if someone had sifted the rain high up in the troposphere. A final goodbye from Arguna to its leaving visitors. Corco drew his fur...

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Book 1, Ch. 48 - Duel Against Pacha (2)

  When Corco stepped back out onto the yard after his change of clothes, a wind of whispers and gasps went through the crowd. Ready for a fight, the chubby little prince appeared very dif...

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Book 1, Ch. 47 - Dual Against Pacha (1)

 With a long sigh, Corco stretched his arms behind his back. After all their differences had been moved out of the way, the nobles' assembly had ended quickly. However, the improvised coronati...

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Book 1, Ch. 45 - Nobles' Assembly

 Despite the new furnishing, the surroundings were still familiar to Corco. The main courtyard of the Pluritac inner city mansion had been transformed into a deliberation court for the nobles'...

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Book 1, Ch. 44 - The Future

 With a bang, the shabby door to the secret room burst open. Almost ripped from its hinges, the door banged into the wall behind it. The first noise had already been enough to let Fadelio and ...

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Chapter 43 - Dark Omen

 The sky was dark, as were most of Corco's surroundings. It had been another cloudy day, which had since turned into a starless night.   


 At least there's no rain...

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Hello World!

Hello and welcome to my patreon page! 

For now this is still a work in progress, as you can see by the posted advanced chapters. I have already written more than enough chapters ahead to...

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