Hello, friends! I know I said that I was hoping to have Episode Five ready to post by today, but my body and my magic said they needed to take the month of December to hibernate, rest, and recharge, so though Episode Five is written and (mostly) edited, I don’t have a new cover ready, and I don’t have enough written ahead of time to be able to keep to a consistent schedule once Ep 5 is over.

So! While I had hoped to do something special for the FIRST BIRTHDAY of HBM being shared online, instead I’m announcing that it will be going on a brief hiatus lol. I’m pretty happysad about it, but I know it needs to happen. Perhaps I’ll do something special to celebrate HBM’s birthday once the hiatus is over, but we’ll have to see how things go.

Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

Sorry to leave the story on the cliffhanger that was the final scene of Ep 4, but I don’t think the hiatus will be too long. I feel my magic slowly waking up from its hibernation, and I am starting to draw again, and starting to *think* about writing as well, so before long I think I’ll be back in the swing of things. I am aiming to keep the hiatus under three months, absolute maximum, ideally closer to just one month, maybe a month and a half.

I do want to say: thank you so so incredibly much to those who have stuck with the story thus far, and especially for any comments you may have left. Hearing y’all’s thoughts and reactions to the story truly means EVERYTHING to me. I can’t overstate that! I beg both Mothers bless you, the caretakers of this story.

Love,

Gem <3