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Book 5: Chapter 11 - Final End (RAW)

"Yesterday is but a dream, fleeting as the morning mist; tomorrow, a vision, as distant as the stars. Yet today is the ground where both take root—the moment where dreams are woven int...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 33 (RAW)

Chapter 33 - The Dowry

“As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.”

- Plautus.

The warm, rose-scented water swirle...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 32 (RAW)

Chapter 32 - The Engagement

“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon... must inevitably come to pass!”  View Post

TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 31 (RAW)

Chapter 31 - The Prince

“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.”

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 30 (RAW)

Chapter 30 - The Man in Black

“Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.”

- Marya Mannes.


More e...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 29 (RAW)

Chapter 29 - The Rescue

The age of chivalry is not yet dead, merely forgotten.

- by Unknown.

Riding her father's warhorse, one gloved han...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 28 (RAW)

Chapter 28 - The Ill-made Knight

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your mos...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 27 (RAW)

Chapter 27 - Plotting, Cookies, & Banditry

"Diversity has never been the strength of the Empire; it is tolerance. For how else could we govern a realm, nay realms, of...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 26 (RAW)

Chapter 26 - Paintings & Cookies

To be a good man is to live with virtue and integrity on the hardest of roads. 

- A Quassian aphorism.

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 25 (RAW)

Chapter 25 - Correction

A good education can change anyone. A good teacher can change everything.

- Unknown.

The evening meal was a verit...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 24 (RAW)

Chapter 24 - The Fighting Duke

A man who exhibits unkindness toward the creatures beneath his care will inevitably cultivate a hardened spirit toward his fellow humans. T...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 23 (RAW)

Chapter 23 - The Hunt

The berry of the Galebush is sweet and nutritious, attracting fauna and adventurers alike. However, unless thoroughly cooked, the seed will sprout w...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Chapter 22 (RAW)

Chapter 22 - Matters of the Heart

Nothing makes a woman more spiteful than unrequited love.

- Miranda Devine.

Seraphina finally had a moment to herself—a rare ...

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TO&FQ: Book 1 - Ch. 1-21 [RAW]

The Once and Future Queen by Tobascoasa

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Book 5: Chapter 10 - A Reckoning

Sorry guys for the delay! I am a bit busy with my Rising Stars run on Royal Road. I need to milk that as much as possible. The ironic thing is, is the fact that I made the story to get more eyes on...

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The Goddess of Justice Avaria

The Goddess wielding the blades of Judgment and Mercy.

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Book 5: Chapter 9 - Curtains Closing (RAW)

There are balances in this world that must never be disturbed. Sins that must never be committed. The greatest sin birthed by Al-Lazar is the Abomination—a Sleeper, cursed against all ...

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Book 5: Chapter 8 - Entreaties (RAW)

“Those who walk the path of the warrior must make a friend of death the unwanted companion.”

- Unknown.


With Canis leading, we strode into empty ...

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Book 5: Chapter 7 - Forced Negotiation (RAW)

The weak must pretend to be strong, and the strong must pretend to be weak.

- The Book of Wise Tellings from the Land of Streams.


The doors opened wi...

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November 2025 Update!

Wow, many things are happening! Now that book 4 is finished I am spending a lot of time going over the chapters and working with my editor to get them up to quality. Unfortunately, this will mean t...

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Book 5: Chapter 6 - Aftermath (RAW)

In the name of the Goddess, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

They seized Her Herald and Prophet, peace be upon him, and bound him in chains of iron, condemning him to...

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Book 5: Chapter 5 - Replacement (RAW)

In the name of the Goddess, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

And the heavens wept, and in their sorrow was found the means to sweep away the den of perfidy that was A...

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Book 5: Chapter 4 - The Curse of Iasis (RAW)

A bard’s true calling lies not in truth, but in weaving beauty from threads of imagination. Even if that means to twist truth to create beauty. The world’s ugliness, its harsh realit...

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Book 5: Chapter 3 - Castigation (RAW)

In the name of the Goddess, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Blessed be upon Her Heraldn and Prophet, who journeyed to the lands of the people of the Tides. They hear...

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Book 5: Chapter 2 - Nostalgia (RAW)

The Giants, or Gnomes outside the city of Al-Lazar, are renowned for two things: their pervasive insularity and their unparalleled artisanry. They craft objects of arcane potency, ingeni...

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Larynda tidied up

tidied it up. still need to work on the hands someday

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Younger Larynda [sketch]

Larynda before book 4.

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Book 5: Chapter 1 - Small Indiscretion (RAW)

To behold the towering mountains is to know one's own smallness. To level them is to believe is proof of one’ own might.

- Unknown.


The heat clung ...

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Book 4: Epilogue

Suffering, her oldest of companions, was as constant as the wheeze of her breath when the Dust was thick in the air. The girl who had once been Melis knew it intimately. Born frail and sickl...

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Book 4: Chapter 49 - The Council (RAW)

The advice of the ancestor spirits is like the wind. Abstract, yet they shape the mountains. Their wisdom may seem to be clouded, but their purpose is always clear.

- The ...

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