Hello, fellow dragon enthusiasts!
It’s me, PigLord—elusive and rarely seen outside my natural habitat of dingy, poorly ventilated rooms.
I’ve finally worked up the courage to make this post and step back into the light of the beloved Royal Road community.
First, I want to apologize for my long absence and lack of communication. Writing this story has always been a pleasure, but life began to creep in, consuming more and more of my time. When I first started writing, I was in university, and for lack of a better phrase, I had loads of spare time (sorry, Professors). That all came to an end after graduation. Less than a week later, I was thrust into a demanding and fast-paced workplace. I’d come home, look at the clock at 8 PM, and tell myself to write a chapter. For a while, I succeeded, but you know what they say about burning the candle at both ends.
Long story short, I decided to take a day’s break, which turned into a week, then a month... and now here we are.
It was guilt and denial that stopped me from sending any communications or updates. I couldn’t bear to let anyone down, so I ignored the problem—which, ironically, was an even bigger betrayal to all of you!
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But now I find myself in a better mindset—more confident and, perhaps, more mature. With this renewed perspective and the encouragement of several DMs I’ve received during my hiatus, I’ve decided to release this update and share the chapters I’ve kept in reserve on Patreon. To those of you who supported me there right up until the end, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
The story isn’t dead! My love of dragons endures, and I still aspire to claim the title of most dragony dragon story about REAL dragons on Royal Road!
Over the next few days, I’ll release eight chapters, one of which has never left my Word document! (Let’s hope I remember most of the plot points :P.) Once this rollout is complete, I plan to take a step back and review the story so far. It’s definitely a bit rough, and I’d like to edit it before fully diving back into writing more. I might also release some other works from my writing folder—who knows?
It’s a pleasure to be back! Like wading into a lovely beach, I’ll ease myself slowly into the water to avoid the cold. Everyone knows that’s the best way to do it :P.
The first chapter will be released in about 10-15 minutes, just to give time for this to be seen before it is overtaken by a new chapter in the order.
Your aspiring dragon,
PigLord
P.S. If anyone knows any dragons I could have a chat with, that’d make for great material ;D.