A big day! An exciting day! The warehouse complex the Colony has been housed in is absolutely buzzing with activity. My siblings are working like industrious… ants, I suppose. As to be expected. Everything is being unpacked and readied, subjected to last minute inspections and quality co...
2024-03-22 22:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhile the representative of the beautification committee recovers, the chap from the mayor’s office decides to chip in.
[Mr Ers would like to ask if you have any designs to enact the same level of destruction you visited upon Greystone against the Silver City?]
Really? They’re jus...
2024-03-22 22:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostSorry Chrysalis readers! I finished five chapters nice and early for you this week. I was so proud of myself, I forgot to schedule the posts. NICE.
The mage is smooth, I’ll give him that. Whoever this guy is, I really should get a name, he’s clearly got some expe...
2024-03-22 22:41:21 +0000 UTC View PostNot even as a youth, in more innocent times, when he’d spent most of his time studying, practising spellwork or reading history, had Tyron ever imagined he would be called upon to teach. He’d pictured his future as an archmage, left to his own devices in a tower somewhere, called upon ...
2024-03-20 22:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostAs a representative of the Colony, the Eldest became an invaluable asset over time. With their unique ability to speak to anyone and hold the family’s interest at the forefront of their mind, the Eldest was a fearsome negotiator.
In many ways, they became the wea...
2024-03-19 04:13:39 +0000 UTC View PostGoing to change Trenan’s name to Drenan. Having Tyron and Trenan talk to each other is just way too much T. With the r’s and n’s, their names are way too similar already.
“Tyron, you can’t monopolise the whole thing for months at a time,” Drenan said,...
2024-03-19 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostEnid enjoyed spending time with Eran Thouris, though the brathian negotiator was often busy, such as now. But the retired merchant was content merely to be present and soak up the energy of frenzied trading. It reminded her heavily of the old days, a young Enid fighting for every scrap...
2024-03-17 22:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostA Divine Mission! A Holy Order!
Beyn found it difficult to contain himself as he made his way into the city, leaving the warehouse compound occupied by the Great One, his family, and the rest of the trade mission.
Such was his energy, he found himself trembling from head to...
2024-03-16 09:36:02 +0000 UTC View Post[Ahem. I apologise for my outburst, I will control myself.]
[You’d better,] Enid snaps, rubbing at her temple. [We’re all linked together with this bridge, Anthony isn’t the only one getting a headache from your shouting.]
[I am ashamed.]
[Geez, just take it eas...
2024-03-14 07:27:42 +0000 UTC View Post[So… you guard my sanctum? What the heck does that mean?]
[We don’t know,] Alis replies, [that’s just what the description says.]
She seems to be finding her equilibrium again, though she oscillates between being unwilling to look at me, and a feisty stare.
The only sanctu...
2024-03-14 05:15:53 +0000 UTC View Post“Just tell them I’m writing out my notes as quickly as I can,” Tyron frowned, “but don’t forget I have my own work to worry about.”
“Your work will go a lot faster if you have help,” Munhilde pointed out reasonably. “The people are more than willing to give you ...
2024-03-14 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostGiven the bustling streets and crowded storefronts, it was sometimes difficult for the two ants to move freely down Silver street. It was only thanks to the presence of their guide that they were able to travel freely and not be attacked by the many monster hunters searching for weapon...
2024-03-13 08:37:15 +0000 UTC View PostI have gravely underestimated the true danger that I will face here in the Silver City. Locked away in this warehouse, constantly watched by guards. Two sets of guards, if I’m being accurate.
My true enemy has revealed itself. Boredom!
I’m so boooored! There’s a whole...
2024-03-12 04:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostCerry’s cheeks flushed with excitement as she found her place in the line. Despite promising herself she wouldn’t, she’d gotten up early this morning, rolling from her sheets at the first sign of light. Her mother had laughed and shaken her head when she realised who was in the k...
2024-03-12 01:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe sack of the Silver City marked a point of no return in the great war. Though the ants turned back, and did not commit the final blow against the Child-Emperor, none within the Atreum Empire could ever tolerate peace from that moment onward.
I believe the Colony k...
2024-03-10 09:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostThey do understand that what happened at Greystone is due to the golgari attempting to drop a mountain on my head, right? It’s pretty simple, don’t try and kill thousands of my family members, and I won’t cause any trouble! It seems straightforward to me!
For whate...
2024-03-09 05:53:05 +0000 UTC View PostI suppose to some it might be considered appealing… sort of. Others, perhaps some would say, those with better taste would call it tacky! Overdone! Gaudy, even!
Then again… no, no, I will not admit it! There’s no tunnels! How can any place be considered the bes...
2024-03-09 04:35:39 +0000 UTC View PostOne last stop! The Finale and Conclusion of Anthony on tour is coming up!
[We hate you!]
[Don’t come back!]
[You’re hurting my feelings! Why don’t you fly over here next to me and say that!]
[Get stuffed!]
[In your dreams, mate!]
[Turn of...
2024-03-09 03:33:03 +0000 UTC View PostGweheheheheh. GWEHEHEHEHEHEHEH.
MUAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAA!
[OI! Think you can pin us to the ground?! Let me up and I’ll knock the snot out of ya!]
[That’s not flying! That’s floating at best! Eyyy? EYYYY!?!?]
[When I get of the ground I’m gonna s...
2024-03-08 06:22:27 +0000 UTC View PostDouble BoD? You talkin' crazy!
So much to do and so little time. After ensuring that Madam Ortan would be cared for by her people, Tyron was able to turn his attention to more important matters. Corpses lay everywhere outside the manor, which simply wouldn’t do. The major...
2024-03-06 08:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostVery close to the end of book 3 now. Half way through my trilogy of six!
Tyron couldn’t help a slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
The soldier stepped carefully as he centred his blade once more.
“What are you smirking for, heretic? Clearly my sw...
2024-03-06 02:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostThere aren’t many scholars who take the time to learn about the… unique culture and properties of the Magpei people, leading them to dramatically underestimate their strengths. It is a source of eternal frustration to me, as a Magpei studies professor, that my colleagues seem t...
2024-03-03 10:06:26 +0000 UTC View PostSo now I understand why I was warned about these people. They suck. It takes us over an hour to rise all the way up to the island, moving at a nice, controlled pace, and the Magpei swoop around yelling at us the entire time.
When one of them got tired and flew b...
2024-03-02 06:52:20 +0000 UTC View PostOHHHHHH snap!
For a long time, it looked like nobody would be willing to pick up a story about a crazy ant and make a comic about it. I know Aethon (the publishers) offered it to everyone, but there just weren't any takers.
Except for these guys.
You can go and read chapter 1 ri...
2024-03-02 04:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostWill make a change to the previous chapter. It's Wandering Isle and THEN Silver City. Then the arc will be done! I thought of this joke literally years ago, so I'm putting it in, even if it sucks.
The next stop on our trade mission is the Wandering Isle, one of the largest ...
2024-03-01 05:31:33 +0000 UTC View PostLanding in the water wasn’t my graceful landing, I’m going to own up to that straight away. I’d love to tell you that I masterfully manipulated the sparkling waters of the Lake using my mana, gliding to my ship upon a wave shaped like a herd of horses.
Instead, I plummeted ...
2024-02-29 10:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostIsaac’s mam had some lungs on her, even towards the end. The neighbours were almost as familiar with her voice as he was, since it sounded like she was yelling from within their own houses.
However, he had to give Eran Thouris some credit, she might have his dear departed mothe...
2024-02-29 09:12:15 +0000 UTC View PostSo two big releases this week for Chrysalis!
First, the audio for book four came out (FINALLY!) and they are working on five already, in fact, recording is done, so its off to post, which means it should only be a few more months until five is out as well. Great news!
But I also learn...
2024-02-28 08:41:35 +0000 UTC View PostSo excited to see Dune 2 tomorrow I can barely write. The first movie was great, as faithful as one could possibly expect, and the second looks like it might be even better.
I was talking to my youngest about how long ago I started to love Dune and what it meant to ...
2024-02-28 08:38:27 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m innocent! I’ve done nothing wrong!”
Tyron’s head snapped around before he could catch himself. There was a crash as something was knocked over and the sounds of a struggle. People gasped and cried out, some ran, while others drew closer, willing to brave the risk o...
2024-02-26 10:28:34 +0000 UTC View Post