It took a day and a half before the Azure Knights were able to search the catacombs and find the hidden chamber.
Ailn knew they were extensive, but studying the map clued him into how lucky Ceric really was. The man had strayed from both the access tunnels that went straight to the su...
2025-02-13 12:03:53 +0000 UTC View PostIt was almost funny. Almost.
Noué must have thought it was pure gold, shoving her flattened corpse in her audience’s face right after they watched her painted figure ‘hit the ground.’
Unfortunately, it was a mite too distasteful for Ailn. More to the point, it was t...
2025-02-11 13:05:58 +0000 UTC View PostRenea, turning pale, looked at the jars which contained organs.
“Wanna do the honors?” Ailn asked.
“Of course not,” Renea said. She put her hand to her mouth, her fingers lightly covering her nose. “That’s disgusting. This woman is demented…”
“How w...
2025-02-09 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt was over a month ago that Kylian saw the mural. To grant Ailn and Renea entry—from their perspective escape—he had to destroy the front half of the sarcophagus that supposedly housed Noué Aregyni’s body.
The body missing and the lower chamber thus revealed, Kylian had returned wit...
2025-02-06 12:21:33 +0000 UTC View PostHope you guys enjoy! Lmk if there are any issues!
2025-02-04 13:31:17 +0000 UTC View PostEver since Ailn heard that the deceased Noué Areygni’s eyes sometimes turned gold, he’d realized she was a reincarnator.
There were more than a few points of interest here. Most important was a question that bugged him: what exactly happened to a reincarnator’s jewel shard when...
2025-02-04 13:27:57 +0000 UTC View PostHope you guys enjoy! Released a little early today. As always if anything went away, just send me a message here or on discord. I'll be traveling so it might take me a sec. But things should be ok.
Have a good one!
2025-02-02 12:07:38 +0000 UTC View PostEven Ceric Windrider had his limits, unfortunately, and he didn’t have much more hope to stay nourished.
That’s why he rationally considered which of his body parts he should eat, should it come to that. Clearly he couldn’t eat a leg, because there was no way he’d make it out ...
2025-02-02 12:03:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey! Just wanted to let you guys know that I'm gonna be traveling for two weeks.
So, I've already scheduled out the next two weeks of new posts. But it's worth saying that's only for new chapters. Essentially, that means chapter 64 onward will take care of themselves, and the...
2025-01-30 16:44:53 +0000 UTC View PostA long row of shops lined Varant’s main thoroughfare, each occupying its own building. Prestigious enough to afford the land and stand independently, these shops were neighbors to guild halls and centers of the city's administration.
Situated near the cathedral that was the centerpiece of...
2025-01-30 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostAt first, Ailn’s rise to dukedom had him feeling more optimistic about his real mission. The office certainly testified to his new authority, with its mahogany desk restocked with fresh ink and parchment every day.
There was even a trolley of snacks, regularly brought in by maids, a...
2025-01-28 15:16:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe same night that Marianne was paralyzed, Aaron became the head of the family. The headship ceremony which normally took hours was conducted in twenty minutes, and Aaron had returned to the battlefield before the sun had even risen.
It was a terrible era, and there were times it tru...
2025-01-26 16:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostSo many years ago, in a cottage built by two knights and a squire—with what little leisure time they had—Duke Aaron, still a young man in his twenties, was starting a fire.
“Now, shall we indulge?” Aaron said. “What a quarry! And what a way to catch it. Has the duchy ever se...
2025-01-23 19:30:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Posted this on chapter 15 on RR, but just wanted to make sure you guys saw it too! Here's Renea in the Saintess outfit.
2025-01-21 21:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys. Posted new chapter today. Hope you enjoy it! A quick housekeeping note, and if you guys can comment and let me know what you can/can't see it would help me a lot.
Basically, I've been tentatively experimenting with schedulon, an app that helps with patreon scheduling. Partially be...
2025-01-21 15:33:28 +0000 UTC View PostOutside the amphitheater where the duel was to take place, Sir Fontaine sat on a stone bench built around a birch tree. There were a few of them—dormant birch trees with stone benches surrounding, yet Fontaine was one of the few taking advantage.
Since it was cold and snowy, Fontain...
2025-01-21 15:20:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt was afternoon by the time they got back, and Renea said her goodbyes before she returned to the castle.
“Thank you again—” Renea said, with a polite bow. Ailn felt a brief pause there. She was forcing herself to omit the nickname she’d given him, and maintaining her distanc...
2025-01-21 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThanks, and hope you guys enjoy. Let me know if there are any issues
2025-01-19 23:12:04 +0000 UTC View PostBy all accounts, Ailn was improving exceptionally fast.
He was under the tutelage of three exemplary knights, each of whom had a distinctive style. Camille’s was fluid, improvisational, and intuitive. Nicolas’s was plodding, yet domineering and suffocating.
And Kylian...
2025-01-19 23:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. Don't worry, I won't always make this post every time tiers unlock/etc. Just touching base. I decided that in addition to the early access getting x chapters ahead, they also get them a day early! So, in accordance with that, every chapter is updated.
In the near future, the ...
2025-01-17 00:47:42 +0000 UTC View PostIrritated whispers sprang up around the knights, their eyes turning fiercely on Kylian. They assumed, quite correctly, that he had somehow played a role in spurring the young master’s absurd ambitions.
‘Perhaps it is Sir Kylian who has the serpent’s tongue…’
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2025-01-17 00:39:01 +0000 UTC View Postposted updates a little early. :) not sure if this is a lark or maybe i'll be doing this as another small bonus for early access members! if i made any mistakes in giving access to chapters please let me know! if you guys like having it the night before let me know too. and thank you to everyone ...
2025-01-15 04:08:37 +0000 UTC View PostIt was afternoon by the time they got back, and Renea said her goodbyes before she returned to the castle.
“Thank you again—” Renea said, with a polite bow. Ailn felt a brief pause there. She was forcing herself to omit the nickname she’d given him, and maintaining her distanc...
2025-01-15 04:03:03 +0000 UTC View PostA few weeks had passed since the inquisition, and they went rather uneventfully.
Aldous’s execution date was still a season away. Renea had been confined to the castle as a temporary measure, until Sigurd, the acting regent, returned and decided what to do with her.
Fina...
2025-01-11 07:45:13 +0000 UTC View PostA visit from Ceric was all it took to send Ailn down a pessimistic spiral. Worse, it was a pessimistic spiral disguised as pragmatism.
It was late in the afternoon, the day before Kylian visited. Having checked all his traps and only found failures, Ailn had been forced to forage what...
2025-01-11 07:44:18 +0000 UTC View Post