Mirgia and Doroly went to the location of the nearby dungeon on foot. Despite her smaller stature, Doroly was easily able to keep up with Mirgia’s larger strides. Mirgia had his bow slung over his back and a short sword at his belt. Doroly had a longsword on her belt. It was tucked in quite … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 6 – Danger lurks →

Mirgia woke up face down in the hay. His alcohol tolerance wasn’t what it used to be and he drank quite a lot during the cookout the previous evening. The sun was already up and one of the cows walked over to sniff his hair when he sat up. “Good morning sunshine,” he said to … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 5 – Trouble Brewing →

Seated between Teddy and Doroly, who were both very kind to him, Mirgia still couldn’t help but feel out of place. The smallfolk village had been incredibly kind to him so far, even as he wandered through Redsan itself many of the people had approached him and given him something to snack on or shared … Continue reading Vol 5: Chapter 4 – Dinner Stories →

After wandering through town for a part of the afternoon and delivering the letters to the post office, who promised a safe delivery, but not a particularly quick one, Mirgia eventually made his way out of the town of Redsan and towards the home of Teddy and his wife. “If you leave the town on … Continue reading Vol5: Chapter 3 – Thoughtful or instinctive →

“Do you think he’s going to be okay?” The first thing Mirgia heard when his consciousness returned to him was the voice of what seemed to be a young child. He felt his body shake as the cart he found himself in traversed the rough road. He squinted in the harsh sunlight of the midday … Continue reading Vol5: Chapter 1 – Strange Lands →

It’s been a hell of a year with ups and downs, but throughout it all we somehow managed to make our way through a fourth installment in the Hesitant Hero series. With this, we enter a new era in the story, where many more questions have appeared compared to the early volumes. Where did the … Continue reading Looking back on volume 4 →

The next few weeks went by relatively fast. The royal family announced Cobal and Diana’s engagement at a massive party, where nobles from around the country were invited. It didn’t escape Cobal that a group of nobles - mainly the ones who were on good terms with lord Darsivan Meduer - seemed unhappy about the … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 31 – Epilogue →

It was a cold and dreary day when Cobal, Mana, Diana and their small caravan of servants drove into Saphestan. The streets reflected the snowy weather by feeling chilly and empty. Cobal shivered in the back of their carriage. Diana insisted they’d travel with their family’s carriage as the announcement they brought to the capital … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 30 – Return of the prince →