Edgar had prepared for this journey over the seas in ways that no other man could. He had taken to the sea before, but never like this. On a long voyage of unknown destination… he had to go personally. If he sent people to fight in his stead and...
2025-11-23 06:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostThere were many elements needed in order to make King Edgar, the supposedly fearless leader of the Kingdom of Dovhain, risk his life. The first was to have something worth risking it for. Isabella thought that the rumor that Bernadetta had managed...
2025-11-17 06:44:29 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella sat alongside Bernadetta in a secluded tavern that had a good view of the city streets. Bernadetta had quite a focused gaze, but Isabella felt her mind wandering. Valerio watched the two of them from a distance.
“How can you be so...
2025-11-17 06:44:26 +0000 UTC View PostThere weren’t a great many ports in the north. The river that passed by Balat Palace wasn’t navigable, and was frozen part of the year. To reach a point from which they might embark, they needed to head elsewhere. Isabella sat in a humble, una...
2025-11-10 06:55:23 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday had been quite eventful, but the days to come promised to be even more so. She had sold her soul in three ways. Four, if one was inclined to include the elves. Isabella thought it was a little bit ungrateful after all that they had done ...
2025-11-09 06:36:11 +0000 UTC View PostChapters will be at midnight PST from now on. I like writing before bed.
2025-11-09 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella and Arthur advanced through the icy forest in relative silence. They needed to stay quiet to listen to the chiming noises that guided their path. It gave her time to think.
When Isabella heard that Arthur had eight years to live, sh...
2025-11-03 00:27:53 +0000 UTC View PostThanks for waiting.
I edited the prior chapter a little bit. Rather than a happy accident, killing the familiar to knock Edgar unconscious was a deliberate scheme.
Also, 2025-11-02 01:00:32 +0000 UTC
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King Edgar crossed his legs as he sat upon his throne in the heart of night. He tapped one finger lazily upon the armrest as beams of moonlight illuminated his face. Fatigue lined his burgundy eyes, yet there was an alertness to the man that could...
2025-10-06 00:32:27 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella sat quietly with her cousin, Bernadetta, as various others filtered into the room in which she was being kept captive. All of them looked at Bernadetta with hostile expressions of various degrees. Valerio looked like he wanted to put an e...
2025-10-05 01:00:36 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delay on this chapter. Had to drive a long way, couldn't exactly write and drive.
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“Allison…” Abigail said, taking her sister’s hand. “We need to get father.”
Allison, who seemed greatly shaken, nodded quie...
2025-10-02 01:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post“The reasons why I sought you out…” Isabella trailed off, biting her lip. “There’s a multitude, but the most prominent is learning about the Eagaliteh. We have reason to believe that those two are greatly interfering in our kingdom.” 2025-09-28 00:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The moment that the security breech was discovered, everyone gathered around to see what had been left behind. Isabella stood in a room with Abigail, Allison, Valerio, Gaspar, and Arthur.
“This scroll has a disassociation spell on it,” A...
2025-09-22 00:44:08 +0000 UTC View Post“…and for that reason, I was wondering if there was some way that you might be able to help Arthur,” Isabella finished, looking between Abigail and Allison. “I know they might be asking a lot, but—”
“You’re not asking a lot a...
2025-09-21 01:12:47 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella nodded into the holy paladin standing guard over Bernadetta’s cell as she entered into the room. She had elected to take Alice’s advice to seek out Bernadetta immediately when she learned that Abigail and Allison were preoccupied with...
2025-09-15 01:03:52 +0000 UTC View Post“She surrendered herself into our custody.” Gaspar crossed his arms as he stared into Bernadetta’s cell. “She hasn’t said anything yet. She seems to want to speak to Valerio.”
“Valerio?” Isabella repeated. When she thought on...
2025-09-14 00:56:47 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella rode on a provided horse. Valerio actually didn’t know how to ride a horse, and so Isabella held the reins while he sat behind her—an uncommon reversal in things. The revelation at that fact had come as a total surprise to her. He see...
2025-09-08 00:47:29 +0000 UTC View PostI decided to stop being a dirty COWARD and go back to my original plan, as of 9/6. Arthur isn't losing his memories-- he's dying because of travelling back through time with Isabella without the proper constitution. I'll edit that scene where they...
2025-09-07 00:58:52 +0000 UTC View PostAlice sat uneasily. The days prior had been filled with drawn-out travels during the day and cold nights, but the warm interior of this house did little to settle her nerves. Across from her sat the person that Princess Isabella had greatly warned...
2025-09-01 01:02:07 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella and Valerio walked arm-in-arm to the colosseum. This was a building that she didn’t want to enter, much less flanked by a very large crowd that refused to allow her out of their sight.
“Are you certain you want to do this?” Va...
2025-08-31 07:00:34 +0000 UTC View PostIsabella opened her eyes with a sense of wellbeing that had eluded her for quite a long while. When she tried to lift her head to look at herself, her muscles obeyed her. When she sat up, she was capable of doing so without assistance. She was wea...
2025-08-25 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fëantaina en’Thalvassë—the surrendering of the soul—was a ritual near as important as persuading the Lómethar. For most people, this would be the final boundary before being granted the role of Thalvassë. But Isabella had the benefit...
2025-08-24 00:50:04 +0000 UTC View PostBy all rights, Isabella should have been acting with the utmost urgency. She couldn’t deny that she was concerned, but she had been planning to spend up to a month in this place. If the regime really was as fragile as she saw, that plan could be...
2025-08-18 01:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post“I can’t believe that you would ask her to do something like this,” Arthur complained, crossing his arms as he paced around the small room that had been allotted to them.
Valerio said nothing in response, probably because he was thinki...
2025-08-17 00:46:26 +0000 UTC View PostGoing back to 6PM PST chapters, weekends. AKA, chapter 18 hours from now.
2025-08-16 07:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe journey was much less arduous than Isabella had been predicting. She didn’t know much of sailing, but a few of the sailors educated her on why what Valerio was doing was so spectacular. Shifting sea ice, unpredictable storms, and rapidly cha...
2025-08-10 06:48:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Your Majesty, forgive me for disturbing you, but—"
Edgar reached his hand out and placed it over the Archwizard’s mouth in rage. Days upon days of hearing that same greeting had gotten under his skin. This sort of frustrating scenario...
2025-08-09 06:45:07 +0000 UTC View PostOne day of total absence was already quite a stretch for the central figure in the interregnum council. Even ill, a ruler had duties. That no one was permitted to see her was accepted on the first day, but by the second became a subject of rumors....
2025-08-03 07:13:11 +0000 UTC View PostEdgar the Great awoke.
His awakening had always been the most pivotal time for his life. He always chose when and where he slept very carefully, when he could. His power—the ability to travel back through time—was anchored by his passage...
2025-08-02 06:39:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe natural inclination when executing a scheme was to move as fast as possible. A problem should be addressed rapidly, without delay—that’s the common mentality. Because of this instinct, patience was a much more difficult feat then rapid act...
2025-07-28 00:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post