“Are you sure you’re fully packed?” Salandra hugged Cobal one more time as they were standing on the little road leading out of Marsolin towards the rest of the kingdom. He smiled. “I’m certain I have everything, you’ve asked four times already.”She smiled back. “I’ll miss you.”“I’ll miss you too.” After spending a couple of … Continue reading Chapter 32 – Epilogue →

The next three days went by quickly. Mana was mostly studying with Lysa and Eliana was spending her days at the Phantom Homestead. Cobal spent these few days with Salandra as they’d both accepted that they would have to go their separate ways soon enough. It was on the third day that they would all … Continue reading Chapter 31 – The color of magic →

Hello friends.As you might be aware of, I’ve been very busy working on the first volume of The Hesitant Hero. Although the core story is unchanged, there are many details and bits of worldbuilding that I didn’t include in the original version that you can find on my blog, that I started adding in later. … Continue reading The Vadier Estate (Hesitant Hero Bonus Chapter) →

Although Cobal made sure to arrive a little bit before the promised time, Salandra was already waiting for him, standing next to the fountain. Her profile was lit up by a nearby fire pit and she was fidgeting with the sleeves of her jacket. Under her black jacket she was wearing a long dress that … Continue reading Chapter 30 – Date Night →

Mana and Eliana were seated at the bar, talking with Clara about something that Cobal wasn’t paying any attention to right now. His attention was instead solely focused on his friend sitting across from him in the Phantom Homestead. There were no other customers but even with the privacy they had, Cobal struggled to start … Continue reading Chapter 29 – The way forward →

Chapter Twenty-Eight Letters When Cobal woke up in the morning it was already light out and he realized he’d overslept quite a bit. Not that he had anywhere to go in particular, but his body must have been really exhausted after the previous day. After getting some quick breakfast in his room he went to … Continue reading Chapter 28 – Letters →

“Shit.” Cobal kicked over the bench where his brother sat earlier. “What do we do now?”“There are a few things, but let’s start by making sure Grac is alright. I’m confident that with that flashy exit they’re not coming back anytime soon so that shouldn’t be one of our worries.” Eliana seemed to have recovered … Continue reading Chapter 27 – Aftermath →

“How are you, what are you, why are you here?” Cobal couldn’t even find the right question.“I should ask you the same thing, why are you in a foreign country sneaking into a destroyed building.” Selvia gasped. “Not that I’m not happy to see you, but it’s very dangerous here.”“Is this someone you know?” Eliana … Continue reading Chapter 26 – Family →

As they had planned, Cobal and Mana met up with Eliana and Grac on the outskirts of town. They’d excited through the western gate so as to not tip off anyone to where they were going. It was unlikely that the town guards were in cahoots with the cultists but Eliana assured them that it … Continue reading Chapter 25 – Assault on Solin Manor →