I'm usually loathe to promise content, but I've written (and am diligently working on) several new chapters. Somebody mentioned in a comment that things seemed to move fast, and that's because I left out about a quarter of the book! The chapter before the last (the Fall of Ys) should be the middle of the story, not the end, so there are quite a few chapters on the way.

I had to tell a couple of friends to stop before the end of Book 1, so I thought I'd make it official. I deleted a bunch of chapters (including all of Book 2, which will go up in some form when Book 1 is complete) and the end of Book 1. If you've already read it, I'm sorry that it spoiled the big plot twist for you.

Reading back I discovered that I have to slash half of Chapter 15 and rewrite it. Slash will be happening now, rewrite later. I'll keep you updated.

I'm going to post a new chapter in a bit. Some oddities might include:

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* The chapter number being wildly off from what's currently posted because I condensed some of the earlier chapters.

* Um...that may be it.

The earlier chapters are going to be rewritten (maybe only slightly; I don't know yet) sometime after I finish new chapters. Book 2 will be updated after I finish these edits. There aren't any differences that would affect the plot, so you don't have to worry.

To be clear, I'll be re-posting the current chapters of Book 2 when Book 1 has been completely uploaded.

Please keep in mind that these are fairly rough drafts. If you spot any major continuity errors, please drop a comment and let me know.

I'm also trying to get some kind of Substack or Patreon going that might include extra world-building info (like a deeper dive into how magic works or some of the geopolitical and historical details of the world). None of that's written yet, though, so we'll see.

So, a new chapter today and another one...maybe next week? My "backlog" is minuscule but I'd like to keep things moving.

So, please enjoy and I hope you'll see me soon!