Srsli

100: Sleep

As we made our way into the guild, I was surprised to see there were still people milling about.

“Is it normal for people to be in the guild hall late at night?” I asked curiously.

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99: Spar

As both Liane and Joanne positioned themselves to start, it was agreed they would fight to first blood, and Liane was allowed to use all her abilities, which confused me.

“Won’t that make...

98: Reconstruction

Walking into the town, Lily didn’t leave our side. I also noticed that Hari didn’t remount his horse and chose to walk alongside Patrick. Since I was making a statement, I didn’t remount eith...

Picture of real life Lily, also news!

I have included a picture of the namesake for Lily! meet Lily!

Also! yes now with the completion of book 2, I'll be taking the next 5 days to do my edits and get it sent off, which ultimately...

B2 Epilogue

It had been a long journey—riding essentially non-stop from Forest’s Edge to the capital, only stopping to sleep. Every other waking moment, Karl had been on the road.

He’d been a messe...

97: Grey Rock

Looking at the doorway and seeing no one had stirred from their sleep yet,

“Uh, okay, something happened…” I said to Milo and Jen in a whisper.

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96: Knowledge

I watched my experience rapidly increase over the night. I’d made sure to extend the buff for maximum duration on Lily’s meal, and she’d clearly taken my plea for help to heart.

Between...

95: Testing

I pulled out the crystal, looking at it.

I had only used it on Lily’s food since the day it nearly destroyed my mana channels, but if all it took was to purify it…

I used Transforma...

94: Burn it

Sitting down near the fire, I pulled up my status and finally got a good look at the skill options that the system said I could choose my replacement from.

Part of me wanted to wait until lev...

93: Relaxation

As we packed up to head back out on the road, I felt sad watching Crisplet’s statues fade to dust. Still, I knew he’d be able to make more.

We travelled slowly that day. We didn’t have ...

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92: The Future

The scene that was laid out in front of us was one of organised chaos. Micca had taken up the duty of keeping the horses together and stopping them from wandering off. Jen and Milo were going throu...

91: Aftermath

We were rapidly surrounded by about eight soldiers. Honestly, everything happened so fast I didn’t have time to take it all in. I was still on Sable, with George laid out in front of me.

Ha...

90: Camp

We rode hard the next day, only stopping briefly for the horses to rest and have a drink of water. We were following the coastline, so there was a saltiness in the air the entire time.

I was ...

89: Portland

The road was getting smoother, and we were passing far more farms now that we were getting close to the town. The saltiness in the air was unmistakable at this point.

“Where is the red scar...

88: Tension

That night, we stopped near the crossroads. Hari said the army would almost always veer off here and head southwest—but Portland was directly south. Our plan was to head to Portland first, gather...

87: Right Track

This wasn’t training.

This was torture.

I groaned as Hari struck me again with the wooden stick he was using in place of a sword. He was taking it very seriously, and now—on the sec...

86: Training

Everyone was so engrossed in their food that no one was talking. There were only the occasional appreciative noises from Liane and Jen as they ate.

It really was delicious. I’d never enjoye...

Map - or the start of it.

I've started a map today to make my life a little easier. I've had a rough one going (see picture) but I decided to try and upgrade it a little today.

hopefully this will improve over time! o...

85: Escort

We rode into the cold morning air.

As we went, I was handed all the supplies the others had been holding for me—especially Jen, who’d kept most of my clothes and the gear for Sable. It q...

84: Rescue Plans

With everyone back, it was time to plan our actual departure—and what the plan even was.

Or so I thought anyway.

Micca suddenly appeared next to me.

“We got you something spec...

83: Candy

With Crisplet’s evolution out of the way and the skill chosen, it was time to do some cooking while we waited for everyone else to come back.

Looking through my inventory, I had several thi...

82: Evolution

A short while later, we were leaving Nathan’s office. Our goal was to get everything done and get out of town as soon as possible, so everyone had a task.

Jen and Micca were heading to the ...

81: Relief

I didn’t even get to leave the building before the ethereal green figure I had seen before appeared before us—alongside Lily.

“Ah, I see I have interrupted something?” Sylverith’s v...

80: Betrayal

Pulling out my book and looking through it, there were so many amazing options I could make, given the ingredients. But I figured it would also be worth making a list of ingredients I’d need, and...

79: Tail

The Drake steaks were taking a long while to cook, and with fifteen people here, I was about to make something large for everyone when Liane stopped me.

“Just prepare for our group. You hav...

78: Impossible Cut.

Looking around, I observed Jen as she attempted several more times to cut into the tail. I even went so far as to try myself, but laughably, I couldn’t so much as leave an impression on the skin�...

Interlude: Sylverith & Lily

Sylverith had been napping for several centuries now. She had entrusted the protection of her forest to her favourite child, Lily. Young—perhaps a millennia or two—but she performed the role sp...

77: Aftermath

It wasn’t long before there was a knock at the door, and a moment later, Hari let Nathan into the house. Knowing he was on his way, not much had been said in the few minutes it took him to arrive...

76: Sylverith

As we rushed back towards town, I was at least grateful we were following a road. It didn’t take us long to see the town in the distance, and I breathed a sigh of relief. Even though the roar had...