Sneak peek 👀

I've been working on expanding some of the scenes and adding more choices to certain parts of the text, and I've got a really good idea for a future scene in Zaia's route too 👀 For now, here is a snippet from a scene that takes place after the group leaves Memphis to go to the next crystal location, but they have to stop at night at a farm because of the bad weather. MC's gut feeling is telling them this stop may not have been such a good idea...

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It's a sizable estate, probably belonging to either a richer peasant family, or a smaller lord. The main building has two floors, with wooden panels in the windows. The walls are limewashed and decorated, and you spot firelight dancing in the cracks of the shutters. Next to the building, on two sides, are smaller houses, and a few trees along the fence. A gravelly road leads to the side, presumably to the backyard, where the rest of the utility buildings lie.

Tabiry goes ahead to knock on the door, and after a few seconds of waiting around in the still darkness, it opens.

The young man looks at Tabiry with surprised eyes, and as his gaze travels to the rest of the group, he gets even more confused.

"Uh… can I help you? I don't think we are waiting on any deliveries today."

"Sorry for disturbing you so late at night, but the weather does not favor us," Tabiry smiles at him. "Would you be so kind as to provide a roof for us tonight? We would compensate your family fairly for the trouble."

The guy looks at her for a few seconds, then his eyes travel to your group.

He doesn't say anything for a long time, which is both a bit rude, and a bit… weird. His gaze sweeps across every single one of you, almost as if counting, and then he finally opens his mouth.

"I'll talk to my father."

Then he slams the door into Tabiry's face.

You and everyone else just stand there, blinking.

"Well… that was something," Ebo mutters next to you.

"Smells of fear," you hear a growling sound, and when you look to the right, you see Qenna inspecting the house with black-washed eyes.

He/she blinks a few times, and the black seeps back, only leaving a slightly dazed-looking Qenna.

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree with the freak," Kajet grunts. "Something was off about that kid."

Narmer lets out a long sigh. "He was probably just frightened by a bunch of strangers on his doorstep."