As the heir to the Guevera March, Sebastian not only knew every noble family in their region, but also aristocratic families and ones in influential positions. This included the Zisos family, which...
2022-01-16 08:03:59 +0000 UTC View PostThere were fortresses all along the coast, from Anlar to Sur. The fortress at the border between the two regions, which was on a mouth of a river, was jointly overseen by the two marquis families a...
2022-01-16 08:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe couldn’t wait to tell Ilyana that she spent her birthday on a boat, cruising King’s Harbor, and gorging on the freshest seafood on the western side of the empire. On the day they scheduled ...
2022-01-16 08:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostAntonia knew exactly what Monica wanted and, though she had no real qualms with Monica and Matthieu-Philippe as in-laws, she had sworn to herself that she would never betroth her children. That was...
2022-01-16 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostFor the last two days, Tori made a point to avoid Dimitri and Gideon. She knew when they were set to arrive and planned around them. She had more important and interesting things she’d rather do....
2022-01-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostMy break is almost over! It's hard to believe we're back to regularly scheduled updates.
It was nice just lazing around for a bit. I cleaned out a closet, put away all the C...
2022-01-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn his fifteen years of life, he had never faced such a humiliating event. Dimitri stood beside an increasingly frustrated Prince Gideon in a detention cell. They were stopped and detained at the m...
2022-01-07 08:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe Empress appeared proud of herself for defending her son, but Tori’s mother only looked at her as if she were an idiot.
“I’m not talking about Piers, Monica! I’m talking about ...
2022-01-01 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
Just a big reminder that I will be on 'break' from January 1st to the 16th. As such, there will be no updates on Royal Road at that time. However, Patron will have u...
2021-12-30 08:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostBaron Hart appeared confused and looked from Tori and Kasen, to his daughter and her friends. Alessa was standing stiff with a look of horror on her face. On either side of her, Dimitri and Gideon ...
2021-12-30 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“So...who do you think approached the other first?”
Tori gave him a droll look. “Baron Hart, obviously.”
“Oh? Why is it obvious?” Andy leaned back against the carriage seat,...
2021-12-28 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So, here is a general map of continental Soleil, which doesn't include any overseas territories outside...
2021-12-27 04:45:15 +0000 UTC View PostWhile it would take about two weeks to travel from Horizon to Moss Hill in King’s Harbor, the western most city on the continental empire, they wouldn’t have to navigate around or over any moun...
2021-12-26 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe consecration of various areas of the delta was an all-day event. After much discussion with the villagers, civil engineers, surveyors, and excavators; three sites were consecrated by the Bishop...
2021-12-25 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Why won’t you wear it?” Tori frowned and glared at the open comcry on her desk as Nanny Rey brushed and tied up her hair for the day. “I charged it myself!” She was indignant as Axton se...
2021-12-24 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ll miss you.”
“I’ll miss you, too.”
“Don’t overwork yourself.” Ilyana stepped back and Tori smiled helplessly as they stood beside one of the many carriages that li...
2021-12-22 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“You can pack. I can go without you.”
“Senior Kasen told me to watch you.”
“Are you Senior Kasen’s knight or mine?”
“Yours, but you won’t kill me. They will.”<...
2021-12-20 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I got nothing done this week and it's cold. In between work, trying to finish Christmas shopping, and preparing what I need to bake stuff to give out, I've been swamped. I got may...
2021-12-18 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Are they bothering the village or construction?” Tori frowned as she sat on a chair in the front of the dining hall during the weekly meeting. She knew that this most recent annoyance was her ...
2021-12-18 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe room went quiet.
The musicians stopped playing and the chattering of teenagers around the table ceased. Tori could feel the sudden tension fill the room as the restaurant master and a ser...
2021-12-16 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“Signs for Lycée?” Tori raised a brow as she stood outside the doors of Lions Gate High Street, speaking to Headmaster Laurent, who just finished putting in his order for an Axton Spring Trenc...
2021-12-14 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostSo as not to disturb the participants, Tori asked Albert if their cheering would be a distraction during the event. The crowds normally cheered when the participant entered and when the event was c...
2021-12-12 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen they returned to Horizon, the city was decorated with flower garlands draped across its busiest streets and wrapped around light poles. There were many stalls and most streets adjacent to plaz...
2021-12-10 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostEvery weekend, whether she was in the delta or not, there was a village meeting in the largest of the dining tents. It started off with statuses on various large and small projects around the camp ...
2021-12-08 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs we're approaching chapter 50 (slowly, but surely), I'm figuring out my plans to take a break for two weeks. I figure after 3 months of writing 5k-6k words almost daily, I should take some ...
2021-12-06 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe really should’ve considered him more. Any position with that much prestige, power, and responsibility also carried a significant burden. As much as Tori didn’t want Gideon to become the cro...
2021-12-06 08:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostShe had plans, but Tori did to accompany him to parties he was invited to, so she felt obligated to go. She expected him to tell her about an event one of these days. However, she didn’t think he...
2021-12-04 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWith the temporary hold on her crystal experiments, she turned her attention to trying charms.
Kasen’s notes on basic Old Sulfae commonly seen on charms told her to start off with freezing ...
2021-12-02 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThere were two carriages that Tori contracted for her weekend trip to the delta: one for Constantine and the brother at the Eshra Shrine, and the other to carry her, Nanny Rey, and Axton. Ilyana an...
2021-11-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostShe knew it was bad when she saw her midterm exams as a break from the stress she was currently experiencing. Just after midterm exams, a small report was due on the status of her Lycée Project an...
2021-11-28 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post