The Hesitant Hero follows the travels of Cobal Blueyerd, as he guides the new hero – a young woman summoned from another world – through their world. They encounter political difficulties, fiery beasts, cults and elven sages as they try to figure out their purpose in life. A third prince and someone who wasn’t born in this world make for a complex duo. They find many allies in their journey and although they get off on the wrong foot, things might improve if you keep reading!
This story has light themes of mental health problems, including references to depression, autism and other adjacent things. Although I try to keep the experiences of my characters as realistic as possible – digging into my own experiences with poor mental health – not everything will be perfectly inaccurate. If you come across anything that feels wrong or offensive, please do not hesitate to let me know and we can look at it together! If you don’t want to read about those sorts of themes, please avoid this story.
With the Hesitant Hero now reaching its fourth volume, I’ve decided to start splitting up the story over different web pages. This means that the first three volumes can be found below here, but if you want to read the fourth volume and onwards, you’ll need to go to this page. You can head there directly through the link in the header menu as well. Before you get to the individual chapters, there are also links to recaps of the first three volumes as well as any bonus chapters that came after the initial release. With that out of the way, please enjoy The Hesitant Hero.
Volume 1:
Chapter 1 – The Shores of Ravadier
Chapter 2 – The Storm and The Girl’s Past
Chapter 3 – The Peninsula’s Secret
Chapter 4 – Magic Meets Ingenuity
Chapter 6 – The Acolytes of Aquana
Chapter 7 – The Hero and The Prophecy
Chapter 9 – A Fiery Start to The Journey
Chapter 10 – The Lion, The Witch and The Cupboard
Chapter 11 – The Lone Torii Gate
Chapter 12 – Kimi’Thania, The Spirit of Music
Chapter 14 – A Spirited Journey
Chapter 15 – Entering The Mighty Jungle
Chapter 19 – Dionil, The Woodland Sage
Chapter 20 – All Cards on The Table
Chapter 21 – The Sage’s Lessons
Chapter 22 – Diplomatic Immunity
Chapter 23 – The Council of Milinia
Chapter 24 – The Elven Blacksmith
Chapter 26 – Preparing for The Harvest Festival
Chapter 27 – Going Around in Circles
Chapter 28 – The Harvest Festival I
Chapter 29 – The Harvest Festival II
Volume 2:
Chapter 3 – Making My Way Downtown
Chapter 4 – A Meeting of the Magical Minds
Chapter 5 – The Scene of The Crime
Chapter 6 – Dinner with The Queen I
Chapter 7 – Dinner with The Queen II
Chapter 8 – Downtown Saphestan I
Chapter 9 – Downtown Saphestan II
Chapter 10 – An Unexpected Visitor
Chapter 12 – Lady Diana Vadier
Chapter 14 – Departure Once More
Chapter 15 – The Port Town of Fitseren
Chapter 17 – The Origin of The Chandecobra
Chapter 19 – Captain Tidescreecher
Chapter 20 – A banquet fit for a Prince
Chapter 23 – Aftermath of the Raid
Chapter 24 – Destination Marsolin
Chapter 25 – Jasodar, Capital of Trade
Chapter 26 – Wagons and Wondering
Chapter 27 – A break in the Road
Chapter 28 – Off the beaten path
Chapter 29 – Tracking down the Threat
Chapter 32 – Eliana Tidesinger I
Chapter 33 – Eliana Tidesinger II
Volume 3:
Chapter 1 – A city cloaked in forest
Chapter 2 – Gathering Thoughts
Chapter 5 – The city hidden away from worry
Chapter 6 – The scribe at the Ruby Observatory
Chapter 7 – Senior librarian Lysa Drant
Chapter 10 – An evening off with friends
Chapter 11 – The ruined village of Rafar I
Chapter 12 – The ruined village of Rafar II
Chapter 13 – The ruined village of Rafar III
Chapter 16 – In the Phantom Homestead
Chapter 17 – The Sage’s Letter
Chapter 19 – The calm before the storm
Chapter 20 – The librarian’s gifts
Chapter 21 – Irkan culture and history
Chapter 22 – The Sapphire Respite
Chapter 23 – The fox of good fortune
Chapter 24 – A musical meeting
Chapter 25 – Assault on Solin Manor
Opal Kaharis 