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Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.35 (67)

Jennings was sipping a whiskey as he watched the mage-council arguing through a scry-portal. The hovering window into the council chamber was 3’x5’ and offered a great view of them screaming at each other. Glancing over at another portal, he watched the drama unfold on the training grounds wi...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.34 (66)

Rose was well aware how big an opportunity this was. Being an elite meant a big paycheck, free gear, top-notch training facilities, and intelligence straight from the mage tower. In short, she’d be part of a government sponsored hunter-squad. While the perks were nice, it was the growth she was...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.33 (65)

Cathleen Averett watched as her charge, the new Lord Walker, fought with the pull-up bar. His little body was drenched in sweat as he forced himself to continue. To his left and right, recruits were pulling themselves up, then transitioning into handstands on the bar for an upside down push-up. T...

DIFTW - Chapter 1

Over the course of his life, Mick had made several decisions that in retrospect may not have been very good.  He was well aware of that.  In fact, one could say that he was constantly being reminded of his mistakes.  Every day, he left his crappy basement cell to go to his crappy p...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.32 (64)

The king was once again meditating in his tower, his psychic field spread over his capital city. He was relaxed as he luxuriated in the feeling of an unrestrained psyche. His presence was spread so thin that it would be invisible to most of the citizenry. Only those with a mind-focus stat over 10...

January poll

Hey all,

I'm thinking about doing a poll near the beginning of each month.  This one will be about what you want me to focus on.  As you guys are the ones supporting my writing, I'd like to hear from you.  Regardless of what you choose, I'll still keep to the schedule I set u...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.31 (63)

It had taken them two days of hard travel to get back to Dorchester. Mike and his team of hunters were looking forward to a hot meal and some sleep. But first, they had to report their sighting of a proto-dungeon. Getting paid was more important than their comfort.

After they finally got th...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.30 (62)

It was night and the facility's lights were on full blast. The entire grounds were lit up as though the sun was out. People were rushing in and out of the buildings, completing the last minute tasks which needed to be done before the morning. They had less than 15 hours before the recruits starte...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.29 (61)

Lord Cosgrave was enjoying her dinner. It had been some time since she had been able to spend some time with any of her consorts. Tonight, she was dining with two of them, Dustin Mosgrave and Terrance Blackwood. She’d been with them both for years, and everyone was relatively sure that Dustin w...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.28 (60)

Setting down the barbell, Cathleen Averett gave Vera the side-eye and shouted over the noise, “Why me?”

The training hall they were in was busy.  It was the size of a warehouse, and every inch was put to use.  Cheering people surrounded training circles which were being used f...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.27 (59)

Captain Angelton stood with his hands on his hips looking around at the facility he was taking over.  It had a wide courtyard, with training rings and workout equipment. There were obstacle courses, and training aids.  Along the wall, there was even a full size shooting range.  Sur...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.26 (58)

Mistress Deidre Cosgrave was carefully manipulating her spell form while sweat dripped from her chin.  Her private training room was empty, as she preferred to train without distractions.  Her spell-form finally snapped into shape, then started to draw the essence the ether.

She w...

When Vera met Nick

Nicholas Salvatore had been having a great month.  His recent paper, ‘essence integration among invasive species: how what’s new can become old’, was currently in the running for the quarterly panel discussion.  If he was lucky, he’d be able to present his findings in f...

Here is where you can ask questions.

I'm trying out the idea of having this post be a place where you can ask questions about the book or the site.  I'm hoping that this will give me some insight into how to streamline things, and discover issues I missed.

If this turns into a dumpster fire, I'll just delete the post. &nb...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.25 (57)

General Branson had just returned from the keep, and things were going according to plan. His conversation with Lord Cosgrave, following the meeting with Lord Walker, went well enough.  She seemed to understand the daunting task ahead of them.  He didn’t think that she would interfere...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.24 (56)

Arch-mage Mathers was in his office attempting to address the sea of paperwork in front of him.  It had only been a few days since Jennings went on his adventure, and Mathers was already annoyed.  With Jennings gone, everyone was reporting to him.  Considering he was a great deal m...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.23 (55)

Nick was in his lab reviewing the data from the essence collectors. Unfortunately, the interference from the noble war had ruined years of research. And it wasn't just Dorchen’s corrupted data. The Populators' destruction of the mercenary army resulted in localized low-level essence storms whic...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.22 (54)

Mike’s team was rattled. When they took the job to find and eliminate the spawn point, they knew it would be difficult. But things were spiraling out of control.

Running through the forest, Mike saw their archer, Heather, waving for them to hurry. Increasing his pace, he panted as the tre...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.21 (53)

Lord Hobbs was wringing his hands in worry. He knew that this meeting was not going to be good. Although his plan had been flawless, the assassin failed, and ultimately the plan had failed. Instead of causing the mage council to lose face, his plan resulted in an even bigger insult to House Crans...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.20 (52)

Lord Heleema Cosgrave was drinking her third cup of coffee while listening to her aide organize the throne room for the pledge ceremony. Almost every noble in the city was going to be in attendance. Normally, an event like this wasn’t such a grand spectacle. But Lord Walker’s impact on the ci...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.19 (51)

It was after dinner, and Sergeant Blackwood was annoyed. He should be at a bar trying to get laid, or anywhere that wasn’t here. The city wasn’t in danger, and there was no reason for him to be here. Whatever it was, it could wait for the morning.

Blackwood tapped his fingers on his cha...

Things you might want to know

Hey all, welcome to the patreon!

I figured I needed a place to tell you all about how things are going, and what my current plans are for Nero Walker and this patreon.  So, I decided to create this post.  I plan on updating it whenever there is something you guys need to know. Th...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.18 (50)

Lord Cosgrave was standing at the window in her office. The view overlooked the courtyard and the afternoon light caused shadows to dance in the gardens. She watched one of the keep’s gardeners run his hands over some flowers. The soft green glow from his ability spread out like a fog. Taking a...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.17 (49)

General Branson had asked Rose to stick close to him. He had said that he wanted to talk to her, making it sound like an opportunity she couldn’t ignore, and she had agreed. Now she was regretting that choice. Uncomfortable situations like this were why she preferred the wilds over cities.

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.16 (48)

The king had expected this meeting, but that didn’t mean he would enjoy it. He leaned back in his chair, sipping his wine, listening to the events unfold as expected.

His leadership council was using their private meeting hall. Although the general shape was the same, it was much smaller ...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.15 (47)

Rose watched the target leave with the guards and his attendants.  The boy Nero Walker was nothing like she expected.  He was either an overconfident idiot, or he didn’t understand what was going on.  She felt kinda bad for him.  But then she remembered his smirk.

She ...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.14 (46)

Arch-Mage Jennings was sitting at his desk in the Mage Tower of Dorchester, going over the records of their operations.  His feet were up, and he was sipping his coffee as part of his mind was cycling through reports.  Another part of his mind was going over the class, if he could call ...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.13 (45)

City Lord Cosgrave was in a meeting with several department heads from various city services.  They were discussing the recent influx of hunters and adventurers clogging gate 15.  The short but viscous actions of the Populators had left localized essence storms, and bodies with loot spr...

Nero Walker, Book 2 Ch.12 (44)

The Dorchester Hall of the Huntsmen was busier than usual.  Every hunter and seeker in the area was taking advantage of the aftermath of the Noble War.  Although technically, the source of the excitement were the fields of dead bodies left in the wake of the Populator’s purge.  Y...