I say I’m looking back, but it’s obviously not done yet. Before I even consider approaching any publisher at all I need to edit and proofread a bunch of stuff. Having said that, I don’t think there are going to be any massive differences between this version and whatever a final version will look like. … Continue reading Looking back on writing The Hesitant Hero
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Chapter Thirty-one: Epilogue
After the harvest festival things returned back to normal in the Liriath forest. Cobal and companions returned to Dionil’s place to continue training. Mana’s progress with magic slowed down significantly compared to the early stages but it didn’t seem to worry her. Dionil wondered if there was some sort of barrier due to her not … Continue reading Chapter Thirty-one: Epilogue
Chapter Thirty: The Harvest Festival III
“Good evening. My name is Mana. For those of you who I haven’t met yet, I’m the new hero summoned by the Blueyerd Kingdom. I came here with my companions, Cobal Blueyerd, Cassandra and Kimi’thania. I did not consent to being summoned to a foreign world, nor did I consent to being called a hero. … Continue reading Chapter Thirty: The Harvest Festival III
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Harvest Festival II
The banquet itself was a sight to behold. Large tables were put in the center of town with tree stumps serving as chairs. Everyone could sit wherever they wanted and move from table to table. There was a table with all sorts of prepared fish dishes as well as one with meat dishes. There were … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Harvest Festival II
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Harvest Festival I
After a stay of several months at the woodland sage’s house near Milinia, it was finally time for the harvest festival. After patrolling the area had finished, everyone had gone back to preparing for the festival itself. Throughout the last day of preparation, numerous people had come up to Cobal and Mana and helped explain … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Harvest Festival I
Chapter Twenty-Seven – Going Around in Circles
Cobal and Mana hurriedly found their way to the source of the cry but where they expected someone cowering in distress, they instead found several of the townsfolk with weapons, fighting back what looked like another one of these fiery creatures. It seemed like the elves weren’t keeping their village safe by sheer luck, they … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Seven – Going Around in Circles
Chapter Twenty-Six – Preparing for the Harvest Festival
Although life felt slower in Milinia than it did in the capital, days still passed just as quickly and before Cobal knew it the festival was only a day away. With only two days left to prepare the village for the event, Dionil sent all four of them to the town itself to help prepare … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Six – Preparing for the Harvest Festival
Chapter Twenty-Five – Steady Progress
After their visit to Milinia proper, the group had gone back to Oda’s clearing with Dionil to continue their training. Four days passed when Dionil collected everyone on a rainy day and asked them to each show their progress to the rest, as a way to make everyone see what the others were working on. … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Five – Steady Progress
Chapter Twenty-Four – The Elven Blacksmith
This wasn’t Cobal’s first time in a smithy, but the ones he used to visit in the capital catered to the rich and always looked very well kept. This place was an utter and absolute mess. There were unfinished and finished weapons strewn about the floor and occupying several tables. There was a barrel with … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Four – The Elven Blacksmith
Chapter Twenty-Three – The council of Milinia
Come morning, all four of them took a break from their training for a day to go and visit the town. Mana and Cobal hadn’t returned to the village since they originally stayed there overnight. Now they were going there to talk to the council and maybe visit some of the shops in town. With … Continue reading Chapter Twenty-Three – The council of Milinia