Cobal stopped in front of Mana’s room. The door was closed and he hesitated. After having a heart to heart with his father he knew what he wanted to do, but he felt a bit awkward about it. Mana had decided to help Cassandra with such unwavering conviction that he felt bad about having to … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 7 – Conviction, doubt and decision →

Cobal had some servants come over to get Cassandra settled in one of the guestrooms while she stayed in the capital. Cobal promised her that he would tak with his father about what they could possibly do about the strange situation in Ravadier and asked that she and Mana wait for at least a little … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 6 – Shelter from the rain →

After a short reprieve from dealing with bothersome meetings, Cobal found himself at the meeting table again the next day. Mana was absent. She excused herself that day due to feeling unwell. Lord Meduar had made a big stink about her being irresponsible, but it had only resulted in souring everyone’s mood. Mana wasn’t the … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 5 – Rain and reunion →

Standing near the center of town was a beautiful building made out of dark red bricks that towered above most of the surrounding stores and houses. Perched atop the roof was a large owl, carved from a massive tree and placed here many years ago to represent the goddess of wisdom. Big heavy doors marked … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 4 – The temple of Owlana →

“Did you make any friends when you were in Marsolin?” Cyanna asked.Cobal almost choked on his tea when the question caught him off guard. The queen had invited her family as well as Mana to brunch. Although the king had to attend a meeting, Nazuren and Cyanna both attended alongside Mana and Cobal.“A few, actually.” … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 3 – Soft autumn rain →

The early fall wind was colder than Cobal remembered. It was an early fall as well, normally it would still be summer weather right now. A year ago he was in Milinia with Mana, Kimi and Cassandra. The weather was much more agreeable there due to the constant cover of the forest. Saphestan was built … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 2 – Dinner in Saphestan →

“I find it quite frankly preposterous that this outsider is even allowed to sit with us during these meetings.” The venomous sound he put on the word “outsider” was accompanied by a look in Mana’s direction, who was sitting at Cobal’s right hand side. He didn’t miss that she flinched at the bombardment of negativity … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 1 – Tension →

I had an absolute blast writing this volume. As much as I love some chapters in the first two volumes (the very first chapter of volume 1, the meeting with Dionil and the time spent in Fitseren in volume 2 come to mind) I feel like Marsolin as a setting just spoke to me. The … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Volume 3 Recap →