Argrave told Galamon, Durran, and the very out-of-place Silvic that he and Anneliese intended to check up on their books before rejoining the party to discuss what needed to be done.
“Was almost like things correcting themselves,” Argrave mused as he pushed open the door. He didn’t se...
2022-08-27 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe met another Patreon goal. Truth be told, I hadn't designed these with the intention to do three in one month. That said...
I'm not going to say, 'oh, 150+ people have already cancelled their subscriptions, and so we're not doing this!' or 'it's near the end of the month, so we're not doi...
2022-08-26 23:06:17 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave stepped into Orion’s camp in the ruined fortress, walking past the vast tents and buildings full of refugees. His stride was confident, but the Brumesingers walking at his feet were frenzied, belying his true nervousness. Everyone watched him walk—this time, not because of his imposin...
2022-08-26 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave and Anneliese sat in their tent, which had been pitched in a relatively dry spot of the wetlands. Argrave leaned up against Anneliese as she read, feeling a little exhausted. Galamon sat atop one of the crooks of the tallest trees, keeping watch vigilantly, while Durran read a book just b...
2022-08-25 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“I do speak truly,” Argrave confirmed, placing his hand to his chest and lowering his head slightly in a display of deference. “I intend to stop the Plague Jester.”
The swamp god Silvic stepped forth, her radiant body glowing with liquid light. When she spoke, her face remained stil...
2022-08-24 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostWith Argrave tapping into the power of his Black Blood with the use of blood magic, what was a pitched battle quickly inverted in their favor. Argrave had a keen aim, and the constant biting of pain distracted him none—indeed, it only sharpened his focus, tuning him like an instrument to be dea...
2022-08-23 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHaving a preplanned route makes travel all the faster, especially when good terrain is chosen. When traversing uncharted wetlands, such a thing was largely impossible—with Anneliese’s Starsparrow, though, they picked out a relatively flat and dry route devoid of many obstacles. It facilitated...
2022-08-22 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Met halfway?” Orion repeated Argrave’s claims.
Argrave nodded. “I know your situation. Without you, this camp falls apart. Your blessings are the only thing keeping the vast majority of the people in this camp alive, and more come every day.” Argrave stepped closer. “But with t...
2022-08-21 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThere were a few reasons that Argrave had chosen to come into Orion’s hand and collaborate with him. The first was that the Prince did genuinely intend to combat the waxpox and nothing more. He had no ulterior motives, no sinister plots—nothing of the kind. He was dangerous, to be sure, but A...
2022-08-20 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“I’ve come to see my brother. It’s clear to me he needs help, despite his abundant capability. I’m told Prince Orion is ahead, tending to the plagued,” Argrave spoke to the Waxknight before him, staring at the man’s dead eyes barely visible behind his bandages.
“Do you mean to...
2022-08-18 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe air grew colder as they moved further north. For Anneliese, Galamon, it was no issue—indeed, it may have been some respite. Argrave was largely unbothered. After the experience in becoming Black Blooded, it was easy to overlook minor annoyances. Durran, though, who’d spent his whole life ...
2022-08-17 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostGalamon stood on the docks of the seedy underground Smuggler’s Cove with Argrave, watching the slightly turbulent waters. Elaine had told them that the Veidimen were going to be coming by today—Argrave hoped to the pickup some Ebonice here. Considering Jast was a city of magic, it stood to re...
2022-08-16 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWasn't expecting to make another of these posts within the same month, let alone within a week... but we met another Patreon goal. As promised, I'll make writing my sole focus moving forward. I suppose it's good timing-- classes haven't started for the fall semester yet, so I can withdraw with a ...
2022-08-15 18:01:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe time spent at Jast passed in much the same way as their first visit… though without the feeling of tension from the last time. Jast was allied to House Parbon, now, and the sentiment was reflected in the streets. Flag-saluting patriots abounded, whereas last time had the atmosphere of a hea...
2022-08-14 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostElaine watched Argrave as he ate his breakfast. It was more than a bit disconcerting, considering she deliberately chose him out of all his party members to stare at. Anneliese was feeding her Starsparrow, Durran was examining all of the food curiously, and Galamon sat in silence. Of the three, h...
2022-08-13 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I might choke you if you weren’t flying this damned thing,” Argrave shouted above the wind. “We’re headed that way,” he pointed, looking down at the old compass Titus had given him.
“Did you see his face?” Durran giggled, then erupted into laughter. “Gods, what a rush. I ...
2022-08-12 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Margrave leaned back in his chair at the dining table, staring at his now-empty platter of food. He tapped one foot on the ground, glancing towards the door. Argrave had still yet to return.
Reinhardt’s old friend, Duke Enrico, had been entirely right from the beginning. Having a moti...
2022-08-11 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe hit a Patreon goal, which means the chapter counts will increase!
T1s and T2s have two more chapters to read right now (up to 12/20, respectively).
T3s will reach 30 chapters ahead in the days to come. I will release them when they are ready (probably on off days, i.e. Monda...
2022-08-10 20:30:31 +0000 UTC View PostIn the days that passed, Argrave’s strong suspicion that the Margrave intended for him to stay became a certainty. The head of House Parbon lacked subtlety and had all but said ‘you will stay here.’ It definitely did not have the same atmosphere as the first time Argrave had been restrained...
2022-08-09 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe family of House Parbon ate in a quiet, if harmonious atmosphere. The Margrave ate the same thing he had for breakfast—a simple steak, unseasoned, with water. His eyes fell upon the gray-haired woman beside his daughter, still eating quietly. “Is everything alright, Ridia?” the Margrave ...
2022-08-07 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhy was Argrave wasting his time talking with the crippled daughter of Margrave Reinhardt? That was a good, if somewhat cruel, question. But the answer to that question was the same as why he was here in the Lionsun Castle at all—information gathering.
The meeting with Orion, though still...
2022-08-06 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“You are fine with meeting him?” questioned Reinhardt, who ate a plain, unseasoned cut of beef with only water as a side.
“I am. In truth, I have a poor memory of the happenings that day,” Rose said truthfully, whose decadent breakfast meal stood in stark contrast to the Margrave’...
2022-08-04 07:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave stared at the Margrave beside his wyvern. Reinhardt did not advance or retreat, merely stared at them with an indiscernible expression, one hand on the pommel of the sword at his belt, and the other on the horn of his wyvern.
“Couldn’t have spotted him, Galamon?” Argrave whisp...
2022-08-02 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnneliese and Argrave stood shoulder to shoulder, their arms stretched out ahead. His arms were just a bit longer than hers. Spell matrixes swirled in their hands, and then, they proceeded to blast Galamon with the C-rank [Skysunder] again and again and again.
The corridor they were in fill...
2022-07-31 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostGalamon had taught Argrave a lot about combat, commanding, and strategy. The man was a great general, and Argrave was eager to learn whatever he could from him. Barring his own personal interest on the matter, as things proceeded, he would be talking to and commanding a lot more than a group of f...
2022-07-30 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave tossed aside the newly acquired knife. It clattered against the floor. Some of the knives could be good loot, but he had nothing to evaluate them with.
“Give warning before you do something like that,” Anneliese rebuked Argrave, placing her hand to her heart and sighing to dispe...
2022-07-28 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe verdant, sheltered grove atop the mountains between the Burnt Desert and Vasquer was not an especially large place, but it was teeming with creatures thought long dead or shrouded in myth. It was like a little microcosm atop the mountains. Though the winds were harsh and the air cold outside,...
2022-07-26 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave naively estimated the journey back to Vasquer would take ten to twelve days. As it turns out, Argrave was not particularly good at estimating the length of fantasy backpacking trips. The journey took, altogether, seventeen days… and that was only to make it to the mountain highway.
<... 2022-07-24 07:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Argrave,” Anneliese called out, drawing him from a book. He read beneath the shade of a palm tree just beside the oasis. His Brumesingers stood near the buried bodies of the veterans that had fought at Sethia. He had thought the southron elves might be bothered by this, but rather, they saw ...
2022-07-23 07:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostArgrave had wanted a break. In a way, the week spent at the oasis town of Otraccia became just that.
The normalcy of opening new spell books and delving into them for hours at a time became a welcome respite compared to the unending torture that had occurred at the residence of the Alchemis...
2022-07-21 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post