[IMPORTANT] UPDATE SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hi guys!

Yesterday I was alerted that this story had been featured in the Rising Stars section on Royal Road. I couldn't believe it, so I went to the page and scrolled until I was at the bottom. And lo and behold, this story was there! It was at the the seventh to last spot, but FROST'S FROZEN BALLS, it was there!

I am grateful.

This is not me throwing banal platitudes at you. Because truly I am grateful. A takeaway from writing unpublished stories that totaled over 1 million words was that I never felt substantially changed. Because, when writing in a vacuum, my accountability was to my own internal meter, which could be really lenient when it knew that there was no one else reading. And, thankfully, this cycle ended with The Invincible Bastard.

Therefore, what makes writing this story so different and scary and rewarding is that I am no longer only accountable to my own whims. I am accountable to you, to myself, and to Eirik and Leif and Olaf and Isolde and Fisk and Yorick and others. As a writer, it is my duty to do right by these three groups. My sincere apologies for where the story and I have let you down and sincere thanks for you being here and supporting me.

Updated Schedule:

As of next Monday (Aug. 25), my vacation ends and I return to the real world. This means I can no longer do daily updates. But I will squeeze time from lunch breaks for a two chapters per week release schedule. I don't think Eirik would let me off easily before he ruled the entire universe. I still have this week to work hard and give you content, though daily updates aren't guaranteed as my boss is already giving me jobs while I'm home.

I'm also working on a side project with a different style—more levity, less genre familiarity, touching on something I think many could relate to: money. It has 10 rough draft chapters and my goal is 30 before it sees daylight. This might take a while given my job and the weekly Invincible Bastard schedule.

Shout outs:

Honestly, if you are reading this already, you have my deep thanks. You cared enough about the story to go over to my patreon page and decided to give it a shot, and that's something I do not take for granted. I hope you enjoy your time here as the story now fully entered the kingdom building phase.

A HUGE shout out to my patrons who decided to stay here after the 7-day trial: Blackjack, Curthbert, Danielle, Fiona, Illue, John, zxcvjulzs and Andrew. I couldn't describe how much of a vote of confidence I get when I see you care enough to make that commitment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your support planted a seed that I can fulfill my dream of writing full time eventually with enough practice, reflection, and determination.

Sincerely,