The messages arrived within hours of each other.
Max sat in his study, reading through the reports his friends had sent via the communication stones they'd distributed years ago. Sog's accoun...
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His recovery took three days.
Arin spent most of that time in the church, resting in a quiet corner. At the same time, Essa periodically fed him healing essence, and the villagers brought off...
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CHAPTER 26: BROKEN RIDGE
The rescue team departed at first light.
Besides Wei Chen and Zhao Feng, the group included four inner sect disciples led by a woman named Senior Sister Fang. S...
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The sound of the morning bell rang, and Francis was already moving. No time for breakfast, no time for Michael's questions or Phillip's demands. He needed to test his theory about the Northern obse...
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The delegation arrived at dawn.
Rakonath watched them from the ridge above the lake, his silver scales catching the early light as he observed the small group making their way along the trail...
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The eastern training grounds sprawled across a hillside that faced the morning sun.
Wei Chen arrived at dawn with Zhao Feng, both of them carrying survey equipment and enough supplies ...
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The attack came at dusk.
Arin was helping reinforce the barricade at the village's western approach when the first shouts rang out. Sentries posted on rooftops had spotted movement in the tre...
2026-01-03 16:28:18 +0000 UTC
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Hey all -
First, I wanna say thanks to everybody for the prayers and the private messages. It means a ton as it’s been a crazy few days.
We finally heard back from the...
2026-01-02 22:15:22 +0000 UTC
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Francis didn't bother with breakfast. Didn't bother with the usual morning routine of pretending everything was normal while Phillip barked orders and Michael complained about the early bell. The m...
2026-01-02 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all.
I'm hoping tomorrow to get online and make sure I have chapters loaded.
My son's had 4 episodes in 48 hours and we're waiting on Neuro to give some directions but its the holi...
2026-01-01 22:34:32 +0000 UTC
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Francis stood in Glitvall's tent, the warmth from the central fire doing nothing to ease the cold knot in his stomach. The Warchief listened in silence as Francis explained what he'd discovered, th...
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The letter went out the next morning, carried by a trader heading toward Lord Aldric's estate with legitimate business. Three days, Father Aldwin estimated, before they could expect a response, if ...
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Francis found Kerhi in the training yard, working through forms with her old axes. The weapons were well-maintained but showed their age, countless battles had left their marks on the steel, and th...
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Wei Chen set the trap three days after his conversation with Lin Mei about sect politics.
The concept was simple enough. His workshop had been targeted multiple times because his sched...
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Driving to dallas early this morning. Son with seizures had episodes yesterday. Going to be another one of those days and not how I wanted to have the new years ring in.
Thanks all.<...
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The next three days settled into a rhythm of work and investigation. Mornings were spent on the Cross barn, the physical labor giving them legitimacy in the eyes of villagers who had learned to dis...
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Cordellia stood at the edge of the Falls, watching dawn paint the mist in shades of gold and rose.
This had become her ritual over the last few decades. Before the day's demands consumed her ...
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Francis woke to Kerhi pressed against him, her breathing deep and even in sleep. Dawn light filtered through the tent's hide walls, painting everything in soft amber tones. For a moment, he simply ...
2025-12-30 14:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey y’all it’s Monday so I’m trying to do my weekly update
I just got back from vacation, which was good in bed partially because I obviously needed the rest and the other side o...
2025-12-29 17:39:44 +0000 UTC
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Fowl hated mornings.
He especially hated mornings that started with someone knocking on his door before the sun had properly risen. The pounding echoed through the stone corridors of his home...
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Francis woke to unfamiliar warmth.
For a moment, he didn't understand where he was or why the furs beneath him felt different from his usual bedding. Then Kerhi shifted against him, her arm d...
2025-12-29 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 23: SECT POLITICS 101
Lin Mei had claimed a corner table in the restricted library, surrounded by stacks of documentation that looked older than the building itself.
Wei Chen re...
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The western road out of Thornbridge was well-maintained for the first day, a proper trade route with regular patrols and waystation markers. But as they moved further from the city, the signs of ne...
2025-12-29 14:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey all.
Chris Boucher is doing the Loopbreaker series.
here is the first chapter - give it a listen - let me know your thoughts. No sharing the file please!
2025-12-28 14:30:42 +0000 UTC
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The return journey to Thornbridge proved uneventful, which suited everyone fine. Lord Petran emerged from his daughter's wedding in considerably better spirits than he'd arrived, the alliance betwe...
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The days in Riverhaven settled into a comfortable rhythm. Mornings at the guild hall, checking contracts and observing how the larger city's adventurer community operated. Afternoons spent explorin...
2025-12-27 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Sog had never expected to feel protective of mortals.
He stood on the balcony of his tower, watching the sun rise over Shadowmere. The city sprawled beneath him, a mixture of architecture tha...
2025-12-26 14:00:09 +0000 UTC
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CHAPTER 22: STUDY GROUP
The morning after submitting his report, Wei Chen started rebuilding.
Not the workshop itself. That was already back in order. The real rebuilding was psychologi...
2025-12-26 14:00:08 +0000 UTC
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The pain was unlike anything Francis had experienced, and that was saying something given his extensive history with death.
"Breathe through," Greythorn commanded, her hands hovering near Fra...
2025-12-26 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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The morning brought gray skies and the promise of rain, but the Copper Anchor's common room was warm and filled with the smell of fresh bread and bacon. Arin had spent the night in his usual corner...
2025-12-26 14:00:05 +0000 UTC
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