Marie was glad that things were proceeding smoothly.
For the preceding weeks before arriving at the academy, she had been a bit of a nervous wreck, paranoid that someone would instantly snuff...
2023-05-05 17:21:57 +0000 UTC View PostFayette had been discovered. And there was a knife hidden in her hand.
Just a butterknife—but was it sharp? That was the question. And… should she use it?
Not yet—not right he...
2023-05-03 13:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostA/N PATCH NOTES: For maid to kill part 2, I decided to get rid of the skill ranks we had previously, where skills were upgraded with skill points. I am on a crusade against numbers, so they are goi...
2023-04-27 16:50:00 +0000 UTC View PostSt. Jean, city of dreams, pearl of the coast, heart of the empire.
Not the capital of the empire, mind you. The crown had never quite liked the site as much as the lords and ladies d...
2023-04-23 14:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a little teaser for part 2: Maid to Murder
I'm still not quite set on the final form. Which one should I use?
What thoughts do these give you?
2023-03-26 17:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostFinally, it is done. Part 1 is finished at about 260k words and with 5 months of writing and 3 months of hiatus. I’ve seen other authors like Temple write retrospectives like these, and I’ve al...
2023-03-26 17:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostJacob sat in his tavern and watched his people with eyes that saw not faces, but fire.
Little fires and big ones, soldering embers and roaring infernos—all types were present at his tavern....
2023-03-26 17:04:13 +0000 UTC View PostFayette found Mireille at the hunter lodgings, in their shared room. The [Seamstress] was sat upon her bed in a nightgown, working on a winter scarf under the light of a lantern. Char was lounging ...
2023-03-26 17:04:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Let us pray and thank the [Saints] for this timely resolution to the crisis, and let us give thanks to [Grand Magus] Mondoug for his valorous conduct in ending this national threat!”
Fay...
2023-03-25 17:57:25 +0000 UTC View Post8 hours before.
Fayette stared in shock at the others. “What do you mean they stopped you? Are they idiots?”
“Apparently yes!” Olivia screamed. The [Doctor] wa...
2023-03-25 17:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostCatherine, the woman who had once been a [Botanist], didn’t sleep much anymore, but she did dream. Waking dreams as she walked the streets, fading remembrances of how things had been before.
<... 2023-03-23 15:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostSplat went the zombie, as Fayette’s broom smashed into its head. Splat it went again, when the damage was relayed further and the monster collapsed into blood. Splat went the blood as it sprayed ...
2023-03-21 14:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostIt took Fayette half an hour to whip up the contents of her apron of holding into a passable meal. Passable not because she thought the quality was lacking, but rather because she hadn’t added an...
2023-03-09 14:27:09 +0000 UTC View Post“So, boy, what’s your name?”
“Hailey, miss.”
“Right. Now, Hailey—just hold onto my hand for a bit and I’ll pull you up to the rooftop… like that. Feeling steady?” 2023-03-09 14:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Mireille did end up having to be the one doing the convincing.
It had been a simple process of elimination really. Olivia was stuck doing proper [Doctor] work for the day, it would be risky t...
2023-03-06 14:19:22 +0000 UTC View PostFayette watched the hubbub in the medical hall a good distance away, wondering what was going on. Lots of people were rushing in and out, and a lot of noise was coming from inside, but she couldn...
2023-03-06 13:24:39 +0000 UTC View Post[Placebo]. A skill she hated needing because it meant she had to rely on something other than her medical knowledge. Oh, it was useful of course, no doubt about that. Olivia had been putting every ...
2023-02-27 16:27:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe diseased were housed in a red brick warehouse, now repurposed into a barracks of sorts. The dim storage hall had seen a rapid transformation, turning into a makeshift hospital in a matter of ho...
2023-02-25 15:35:10 +0000 UTC View Post
No chapter quite yet (working on it). But have this early peek at the new cover which I commissioned. It is my blood era cover. I am in love with it.
Big ups to @uanne_art for creating this b...
2023-02-23 12:56:51 +0000 UTC View PostIn no time at all, it was time. The hunters boarded the boats waiting for them, then slowly but steadily crept toward the island.
It was only a small distance, but the boats in use weren’t ...
2023-02-20 11:59:47 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the dawn of the next day.
The sky had darkened from yesterday, threatening rain, but none had come down just yet. The storm was waiting. And Fayette hoped it would keep waiting, becaus...
2023-02-18 16:09:08 +0000 UTC View PostSure, it was great that a [Maid] was receiving a revelation on new skills, but truth be told, that was a minor matter in the grand scale of things. A magical plague was a big issue, and naturally, ...
2023-02-12 14:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe day after the duel, Fayette’s body ached all over. Still, they were moving along fast, quickly approaching their target. Olivia was moving as if she was possessed, stomping along the road wit...
2023-02-12 14:50:08 +0000 UTC View PostMireille stared at her shaking hands, willing them to calm. And they did, just for a moment, long enough for her to do one quick stitch, connecting another torn bit of Fayette’s muscle together.<...
2023-02-06 15:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostBefore a duel, there was a plan.
There was only a half-hour remaining before the duel was scheduled to begin, in a clearing by the riverside. Fayette was gathered with her advisors, thinking ...
2023-02-03 17:03:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey all, you might have noticed me publishing a new story on RR, a silly little rock litrpg. Its the reason the Maid chapters are a little delayed, but here it is for you now, finished.
It was a fine day for travel. The autumn sun lit orange leaves, making the cold wind seem warmer than it really was. There were few travelers this way, so there wasn’t much need to keep a watch f...
2023-01-23 15:02:46 +0000 UTC View PostNo chapter quite yet, as I had to go back and make some edits. We are only like 14 or-so chapters away from volume 1 ending, so I skipped ahead a bit and drafted out the ending chapters already. Wh...
2023-01-22 08:23:05 +0000 UTC View PostAs one hunter party set forth on a journey to answer a muster call, they were not alone. Many others heard the plea too and set out to aid. Many more did not.
Ah, hunters.
Those slayers...
2023-01-18 06:39:09 +0000 UTC View Post3 hooded figures sneaked off into the night, leaving a murder scene.
The night loomed dark, lit only by hazy moonlight, shrouded in the mist rising up from the bogs. The three figures were dr...
2023-01-14 15:54:22 +0000 UTC View Post