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Fate's Attendant 1.18

Rather than carry the storage chest with them, Kang Lian collected the few pieces of good clothing left and wrapped them in a bundle, which she then tied to her back. The knots looked well-practice...

Fate's Attendant 1.17

Author's Note: Surprise! This bonus chapter is offered in gratitude for your support of this story. It's a thank you from me to everyone reading. :D

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The alley ended at...

Fate's Attendant 1.16

The lower city rang with the sounds of chisels and hammers striking stone. The early morning air was already hazy from the dust swept up by the wind which blew constantly at the gorge’s base. The...

Fate's Attendant 1.15

The punishment of the gambling ring cast a pall over the house. Everyone knew a person affected by it. A noble house was like a small war camp—from maids to gardeners to guards, one couldn’t he...

Fate's Attendant 1.14

Auntie Ling lost patience when Hong Fei was on his fourth cup of tea. She summoned herself to the courtyard and appeared under the cherry tree, one of the petals landing by happenstance on her nose...

Fate's Attendant 1.13

And so it went; the days rode past.

The physical training that Hong Fei had originally intended for the youths never came to pass. Instead, he held a series of lectures for the young people w...

Fate's Attendant 1.12

The next morning, Yu Yong showed up at Hong Fei’s door with a righteous expression on his face. The boy also had his sister and both their companions in tow.

All of them had been speaking e...

Fate's Attendant 1.11

The roof drummed as a sudden rain fell, filling the awkward silence left in the aftermath of Yu Yong’s command.

Hong Fei noted the boy’s jutting chin and the way his weight shifted forwar...

Fate's Attendant 1.10

Mei Hua and Yu Ning took it upon themselves to drag Hong Fei through the entire household to introduce him to the maids, the cooks, the gardeners, and all the other people who made a noble house ru...

Fate's Attendant 1.9

It being a beautiful spring day, lunch was to be served outside under a pavilion nestled between the training hall and primary kitchens. Flowering vines wove through the gaps above, wafting their f...

Important Update: Some Seriously Big News

Hey y'all,

I wanted to share some news about what's happening in my personal life and how it affects this journey we're taking together.

I was recently laid off from my job, and while t...

Eight 5.40: Perspective - Athkala

The café was busier than usual, with orders piling up one after the other. Athkala glanced past the espresso machine refusing to work and saw the number of customers increasing. A crowd had even s...

Eight 5.39: The Journey Home

The next morning, we found some small game that we butchered and cooked up—a squirrel and a couple of rabbits—and talked through our plans for the light we’d collected from the Maltrans.

Fate's Attendant 1.8

Hong Fei, freshly barbered and dressed in his new clothes, looked like many of the old veterans who’d washed up against the duke’s gate over the years. The guards noted the similarity—the swo...

Eight 5.38: No More Holding Back II

Stepping within ten yards of the stairwell’s landing triggered the sound of a bell tolling, along with a blast of disorientation like I’d taken a punch to the chin, rattling my brain. I withdre...

Fate's Attendant 1.7

Two handspans of the sun’s travel later, Auntie Ling explained to an amused Hong Fei the nature of the changes to his card, but there was only so much she could do with gestures and dirt drawings...

Eight 5.37: No More Holding Back I

Author's Note: We're getting close to the end, y'all. Only a couple more chapters to go after this one. Also, in case you didn't see it, the 2025-07-20 16:03:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Fate's Attendant 1.6

Hong Fei woke up feeling damp. His clothes, his hair, and his skin were slick with the previous day’s rain plus the dew that had accumulated overnight. The feeling wasn’t pleasant, but given th...

Eight 5.36: More Than One Knife

Yuki’s voice wove through the rhythm of the fight, guiding the cadence of attacks, feints, and withdrawals. At the speed we were going, there was no time for complete thoughts, so they moved at t...

Fate's Attendant 1.5

Hong Fei knew that something had happened to Ling. The question he faced as a result was in which direction he should flee. Going forward meant death and to north was the cliff overlooking the Tist...

Eight 5.35: The Plan in Action III

Author's Note: Just a reminder that these are first-draft chapters, and some of them are definitely going to be rough, including this one, for example.

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The obsidian knife...

Fate's Attendant 1.4

Not only could the badger read, but it was also able to write. The problem, however, became apparent immediately. When the badger scratched its name into the mud, “Ling,” the characters were fr...

Eight 5.34: The Plan in Action II

The mountain roared as hundreds of thousands of tons of rock tumbled past the fortress, burying some of the Maltrans gathered in the mining compound and sweeping away others. Credit to the original...

Fate's Attendant 1.3

Hong Fei walked across two hillsides before he could go no farther. The footing was simply too treacherous for him, the water streaming past his feet threatening to pull him along.

The badger...

Eight 5.33: The Plan in Action

I’d gotten quite good at reconnecting my spirit to my body, with my family’s help of course.

The process went smoothly this time, and Yuki was present and ready to have their consciousnes...

Fate's Attendant 1.2

Hong Fei held his sword at the ready with the intention to withdraw. Instead, his body curled around itself, sinking halfway to the ground before tilting onto its side. He lay unable to move except...

Eight 5.32: The New Plan Is to Die

Here’s the thing: I knew that Yuki and Fala had been secretly discussing ways to extend my life, including the Spirit King’s techniques for reattaching his spirit to his dead body. My lifespan ...

Fate Attendant 1.1

Hong Fei knew there would be trouble as soon as he heard the horses. His heart raced at the sound of the rapid drumming of their hooves and the lively ringing of their harnesses. The riders were ei...

Big Update: Eight, Patreon, and...

Hey y'all,

I have some news to share about what's coming next. As many of you know, Eight 5 will be the final book in the series, and we're approaching the end of this amazing journey togethe...

Fate's Attendant Cover and Summary (Serial Version)

Hey y'all.

I thought you might appreciate a sneak peek at the cover and summary I'll be using for the serial version of Fate's Attendant.

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Hong Fei was once a promising soldi...