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3/12/23 Update

Hello, everyone!

It's the end of the year, and I'd like to thank everyone who's supported me this year by subscribing! it's thanks to you all that I can write full time.

Now, back in th...

Weekly Digest 117 - (#374 - #376)

The Dangers Of Books To Schedules

To Lori's pleasant surprise, dinner wasn't as annoying as she had feared.

The Deadspeaker—Lori checked the new rocked she'd...

Demesne 376 - Honey Is Very Thankful

Over breakfast, they continued discussing Taeclas's requests after the food arrived. The Deadspeaker's capability revealed itself as they spoke as she laid out the various advantages and disadvanta...

Demesne 375 - Until Dragons Drop Gold

When Lori woke next, she was hungry, thirsty, her bladder was full, and her inner darkness was demanding to be unleashed. Fortunately, she had slept long enough that she was no longer tired. Sleepy...

Demesne 374 - The Dangers Of Books To Schedules

To Lori's pleasant surprise, dinner wasn't as annoying as she had feared.

The Deadspeaker—Lori checked the new rock she'd made that afternoon—Kolinh, and—no, wait… that was definitely...

Weekly Digest 116 - (#371 - #373)

Disproportionately Hurtful

"That was my fault," Rian said as soon as he'd come back from leading the two siblings away.

"Yes, it was."

"I should have hel...

Demesne 373 - To Itch

Lori spent the rest of the trip back to her demesne stoically enduring Taeclas’ constant chattering. The woman had apparently been building up a stock of questions during her trip from Covehold D...

Demesne 372 - Isn't That… Dangerous?

They ate lunch—bread, meat stew with tuber chunks, and fruit—with Lori trying to ignore the nonsense happening in front of her. It was difficult. Rian was making a big theater production about ...

Demesne EX SS 31 – Cooperative Practice

There wasn't much for Lidzuga and Kutago to move into their new house. Unlike Tae and Rybelle—very nice women, and it was a treat to hear Tae expound on the care of plants—the two siblings didn...

Demesne 371 - Disproportionately Hurtful

"That was my fault," Rian said as soon as he'd come back from leading the two siblings away.

"Yes, it was."

"I should have helped him prepare what he was going to say. I knew the time o...

Weekly Digest 115 - (#368 - #370)

Annoying Introductions, The First

As soon as they were in the ship, Rian grabbed one of the bound tools—one of those Lori had made—and put a bead in its receptac...

Demesne 370 - Annoying Introductions, The Next

Lori glared at Rian. He had to be doing this on purpose!

"Lidzuga, Kutago, may I present the esteemed Dungeon Binder Lolilyuri. Best to refer to her as 'your Bindership'," Rian said ...

Demesne 369 - Deadspeaking Work Logistics

Lori closed her eyes, sighing. "I do not have the time to correct the no doubt mistaken impression Rian has given you of that incident," she said. "Rian, tell—" No, wait, not Rian. He was the one...

Demesne 368 - Annoying Introductions, The First

As soon as they were in the ship, Rian grabbed one of the bound tools—one of those Lori had made—and put a bead in its receptacle. It shined with light, but it also started moving air.

"H...

Weekly Digest 114 - (#365 - #367)

Settling Accounts

I woke up to someone falling on top of me. The feeling of a face slamming into my chest was immediately identifiable, even with my clothes in the w...

Demesne 367 - Your Absence Was Missed

As fast as Lori's Ice Boat could move, between moving with the current and steam jet driver mounted on it, it still took some time to get down to River's Fork. Time Lori had to spend hot a...

Demesne 366 - Towards Home

I did, in fact, count.

After a quick inspection to ensure that all the double-large beads were all marked with the same denomination, I counted numbers of columns and rows. It all added up to...

Demesne 365 - Settling Accounts

I woke up to someone falling on top of me. The feeling of a face slamming into my chest was immediately identifiable, even with my clothes in the way. A nose against your sternum was a distinctive ...

Weekly Digest 113 - (#362 - #364)

Loaded And Ready To Go

With the new cart, we needed to find a route that wasn't so full of people as we headed back to Taeclas' house. Fortunately, the three men acc...

Demesne 364 - Good Night, Everyone

I was right to worry about Taeclas not being allowed back into the dock. When I arrived, she was in the middle of trying to explain to Plet the night dockmaster that she should be allowed back in. ...

Demesne 363 - Settling In The New Recruits

It was almost late afternoon by the time we reached the docks, mostly because the might-be-a-gang with us all kept insisting we were going the wrong way, until I made it clear that, no, we were NOT...

31/10/23 Update and Poll

Ah... looks like I can keep my promise of ending this arc this November. Ugh, I'm going to have to get out of the habit of writing in First Person.

So, against my better judgement, I've set u...

Demesne 362 - Loaded And Ready To Go

With the new cart, we needed to find a route that wasn't so full of people as we headed back to Taeclas' house. Fortunately, the three men accompanying us—Lerri, Aran, and Malbin—knew Covehold'...

Weekly Digest 112 - (#359 - #361)

The Ship In The Morning

While I woke up early these days, I was not naturally a morning person. It was a learned habit, and I needed to get up immediately and start ...

Demesne 361 - A Large Cart

Once the two of them stopped their sisterly bickering, they went inside to start packing, as well as speak with the one they were renting their room from to end their rent. Since the room was cramp...

Demesne Patron EX SS 30 – Banditry

Grem had never thought he would find himself turning to banditry. During his time in the militia, he'd had to lead men to put down bandit gangs. The bandits had hidden in either the colored borders...

Demesne 360 - Siblings

Since we were having a late start, we grabbed a few chlyp skewers for a hasty breakfast from a street stall, and two buns each from a bakery so we'd have energy for all the walking we'd be doing to...

Demesne 359 - The Ship In The Morning

While I woke up early these days, I was not naturally a morning person. It was a learned habit, and I needed to get up immediately and start moving to wake up properly.

This morning, I woke u...

Weekly Digest 111 - (#356 - #358)

The Interview

Telref, I soon found, was a man barely holding himself together and constantly on the edge of despair. It was in the tired way he sat, the tone of his ...

20/10/23 Update

So, I've finished the Walter Route and the Ayre Route in Armored Core 6, and it's only having to keep working on this that is keeping me from finishing the Allmind Route. I love From Software's dat...