Don't miss ch30, posted it just before :)
Chapter 31
Veron stood amidst the massive dead Cayaralan, putting on his pack. He held his shield and mace, looking down at Silvie. Her right arm was gone. From a single bite.
“They’re no longer moving in the forest but there are dozens in the marshes,” Reka said, stepping back from the opening in the wall.
“We’re lucky more didn’t come here,” Hayden said.
Reka gave him a glare but focus...
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Done with edits on this section :)
Chapter 30
Veron left the Guild when he started to lose track of the hallways and rooms depicted on the expansive map of the Crypts. He had tried and failed to find the path Reka had led them through to the Gutter. He would try again when he had more brain power. He also asked a few random adventurers how much they would pay for a good coat. A few of them ignored him but by the end of it, he felt reasonably confident that whi...
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Chapter - Hope y'all are fine.
Update - Cooking up some edits on the upcoming chapters and will be on vacation for a few weeks in June, so will pause the patreon for a month. See you again soon tm :)
Chapter 29
He didn’t advance slowly. No, this time, Veron ran at Hayden, conscious of both the man’s hammer which he planned to stop with his shield, and the shield of his opponent. He had seen the man simply grab on and pull away his own defense. So he ...
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Chapter 28
The cake lay defeated, and Veron was looking forward to getting a bath.
“What’s the plan tomorrow?” he asked when their conversation slowed down.
“Tomorrow we’re off. We usually sell the essence, if we have any, rest up and heal if any injuries remain, get repairs done, and if we feel ready, we go back in the day after. One day in, one day out. That’s the ideal routine for us usually,” Reka said.
“Time for shopping and sparring,...
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Chapter 27
They didn't come across another Vereltir on the way back to the tower. Or in the three hours after that. They did encounter one other team also on the hunt for the same creatures but didn't approach the group.
Veron wasn't sure as the light here didn't change but he assumed it was mid-afternoon by now and the others were considering the next steps.
“I think we can cut back through the Old Forest, see what we encounter on the way. It will be good fo...
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Chapter 26
“Two mosquitos coming our way,” Reka called out. “Pull the body on land and rest. I’ll take care of them.”
Veron watched as Hayden and the bear grabbed on and pulled the corpse. He helped, sliding in the mud before he fell hard on his knee. He winced and got back up, pulling again. With a groan, they got the body out and left it in the shallow water. He could see Reka slice at the approaching mosquitos with her shield raised, the critters falling...
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Chapter 25
“Drainage pipes?” Veron asked. They were at least two meters high and made of dark metal. “Who built this place?”
Silvie looked at Hayden with a grin. “Should we tell him what’s beyond?”
“Where would be the fun in that?” Hayden replied. “Focus now.”
He led them into and through the pipe. It sloped downwards, the water thankfully only a trickle. The air was downright humid by now and the smell was strange to Veron, he could...
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Chapter 24
Veron shivered in the mess hall of the Willard inn. Breakfast was oatmeal with dried fruits and some honey. That and freshly baked sourdough bread. He felt as if he could flow into the warmth and smell of his food.
“You look like a happy child,” Silvie said.
“Let the man enjoy his breakfast,” Hayden said. He had gone with bread, butter, and sausage.
Veron waited for the others near the entrance after they were done with breakfast and pr...
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Chapter 23
The main Guild hall was not quite as busy as Veron would have expected. A large entrance to the left led to what he assumed to be a restaurant or bar based on the noise and the smells coming from the direction. The lighting in here was warm and well thought out, several sources illuminating the domed and painted ceilings. Six counters were situated at the end of the hall but he noticed that most people were going towards the various entrances on the right.
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Chapter 22
Veron was woken up early the next day. He got dressed, cleaned up, and prepped his gear for the journey. Before he left the room with Hayden, he mentally said goodbye to the comfortable bed. He would miss it, and at the same time, as he joined the others in the courtyard of Parr’s Lodgings, he found he was glad to be going out there again.
There was so much in this world to explore. He wanted to spend as little time as possible in towns like this. Perrio...
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Author's note: Hey all. Got a few chapters ready, so will unpause the patreon and charge for April. Book 5 should launch in April too, will make a post when it's out too. Hope you're doing alright :) excited to share more of this one.
Edit: Patreon is fucking with the formatting again, removing all italics.
Gonna add a pdf here instead. / Found a way (Paste text into a new chapter box on Royalroad, copy it out of there again and paste here, seems to keep the formatting, at least a...
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Chapter 20
They switched drivers a few hours later, Veron and Silvie joining Reymond in the carriage. The inside was clad in red velvet-like cloth. With all the goods they had loaded into the carriage, there wasn’t much space to sit and it proved difficult to fall asleep. Veron found that he wasn’t particularly tired anyways. Maybe because of the essence or everything he’d seen.
He kept thinking back to the eyes of the Herasar. Two for the tall ones, four for t...
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Chapter 19
The large humanoid charged, focused on Veron as it closed the distance with three large steps, it's large hammer coming down towards him.
Veron jumped back to avoid the strike, seeing Silvie try and flank the creature at the same time. He made to strike with his spear when the warrior spun, shifting his weight and the weight of his hammer to whirl the weapon around himself. Veron got his shield between himself and the weapon just before it hit his side, th...
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Chapter 18
There was no monster attack in the night. Or in the nights that came after. They sometimes encountered different animals and creatures on the road but more often than not, they only heard their calls or someone found tracks of their passing.
Veron started to understand a little more about the ecosystem in the Teriam range. Ivera had mentioned it but it really clicked now that he was traveling with the small caravan. It wasn't that chaos beasts were all tha...
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Author's note: Hey all. Hope you had an okay shift to the new year.
I paused pledges again for a month or so as writing has been going slow. I'm enjoying working on the "new" (lmao) story so far though :). I started on editing book 6 now as well, 5 is in copy atm and should release in a few months time.
Cheers, thanks for reading and for hanging around, or forgetting about your credit card being linked.
Chapter 17
The lantern was somewhat he...
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Chapter 16
Veron woke up to a shout. He blinked his eyes, tired and confused.
The sound of pouring rain came in from outside. It was cold and dark, Veron pulling the blankets closer and murmuring to himself. Then he heard a strange howl, followed by a shout.
“Up and out! We're under attack!” Reka’s voice, and barely audible against the rain.
The camp. I left Eyra, and joined Reymond’s caravan.
Under attack?
He rubbed ...
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Edit note:
Chapter 15
Silvie didn't chitchat while she showed him the wagons and horses. She explained to him how to get the horses to walk and how to stop. “You're not expected to do any crazy maneuvers so don't even think about that. Just make sure they stay on the road and stop if anything gets in the way. Call out...
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Chapter 14
Veron looked at the rock and felt the strain of using up his Focus.
“What was that? It was flying!” Ian exclaimed.
“It was, wasn't it? I just advanced to the Novice level of my Earth Harmony.”
“Awesome.” Ian said and held up his hand.
Veron smiled and high fived him. “Now I have to wait one and a half hours to test it.”
“More Greyr to milk anyway.”
“Yeah.”
The plentiful farm work had more than a f...
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Chapter 13
It took another week until Veron felt well enough to work out. The winds had grown cooler and the days had grown a little shorter. The leaves still had their green color but he could tell it wouldn't last for long.
Slowly, he got on his armor. The new set looked nearly the same as the last one, only some of the shades of gray and brown different due to the different rocks he had used to make it.
He expected to feel weak in his first few sessions, ma...
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Hey all. Book 4 audio is out today :). Andrea did an amazing job with this one as always. Check it out if it sounds like something you'd enjoy!
https://www.audible.com/pd/Azarinth-Healer-Book-Four-Audiobook/B0DMQ2WP9F
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Chapter 12
Veron woke up with a start, seeing the unfamiliar ceiling and room. There had been a monster, a bear, something like that. He didn't know where he was, but he was alive. And he was thirsty.
Thirsty and weak. He felt like he had been hit by a truck, feeling a dull ache in his entire torso. His right arm hurt a little more. He checked himself and realized that he had been bandaged.
I was looking for plants, for herbs. And then...
He cle...
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Chapter 11
Veron spent a good part of two hours traversing the forest and hills northeast of Eyra. He made sure he could still see the buildings in the distance, the slope soon getting a lot steeper but he found himself intrigued with the new plants that he found. The higher he got, the less obtrusive the foliage became, fewer bushes and far less grass obscuring whatever interesting herbs or plants there were to find.
With some fighting experience under his belt and...
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Quick update - I'll pause patreon again because I got a deadline and have to focus on edits for a little while :). Will continue posting when I have more to share.
Thanks for reading!
Chapter 10
“Looking for and collecting herbs in the wilderness?” Veron asked.
“Yes. I'll sketch them for you and add descriptions and explanations as to how you should collect them. And I pay you for everything you bring.”
“What are they for?...
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Chapter 9
Veron first took off his armor and then went for a bath in the river. He shivered and stretched when he got out and then got dressed. A hearty stew was waiting for them in the large living room of the Holts.
“I'm glad you survived your first day,” Aren said. “I was a little worried she wanted to get rid of you,” he whispered and patted his back.
“I can't tell if you're joking,” Veron answered with a dry tone.
Aren only gave him a sm...
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Chapter 8
Veron felt hot and cold at the same time, the thrill and adrenaline of the battle present in everything he was. It took all he had not to stumble and fall as he tried to follow Ivera.
She paused a few minutes later at a nondescript spot in the forest. Veron could hear his heart thumping in his head when he stopped, leaning against a tree to steady himself. It smelled of bark, leaves, and sunlight.
The spot that Ivera had chosen was covered in moss, t...
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Chapter 7
Veron didn't leave yet. He sat there and thought about the Holt family. The talk hadn't been surprising. Ivera was worried about her son leaving their home, finding his own path out there, making his own mistakes. It did feel a little strange to him. It all felt so obvious, but then Ian wouldn't just move to another city for work or to go study at a university. He would go out there and face monsters, potentially get injured or die.
Did it change the ...
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Chapter 6
The spear came out at around half a meter longer than Veron was tall. Nearly two and a half meters and with a similar width as the pitchfork. He had considered how the tip should look and finally decided on a blade that resembled a simple leaf. He didn't have the fine control to make it particularly sharp yet but it certainly worked as a point.
It was rough. It was brittle. It was heavy. And it was his.
His first weapon that he had created with his o...
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Chapter 940 Farewells
Ilea relaxed on top of the wall that surrounded the southern territories, her legs dangling below. A breeze flowed through. She sighed at the arcane lightning that she saw in the distance. The same lands that had once been part of the Empire, now looked just like the familiar lands of the North.
“We'll find a way,” Felicia said. She glanced at Ilea with her yellow eyes and sipped from her wine. “But yeah, it's not a problem you can punch ...
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Hello everyone. Book Four is finally ready, after tons of rewrites, cuts, and edits :).
This one covers Ilea’s return south and the entirety of the Descent arc. Check it out if you want to reread those parts with the upped quality of the edits.
Happy to finally get it to you and excited to hear what you think :).
Out as ebook and on KU. Audio isn’t recorded yet so will take longer to release!
Links:
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