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Demesne 452 - Not Actually Trying To Procrastinate

As much as she wanted to, Lori wasn't able to test the enlarged lightning ball on a living subject. Trying to put a seel into the binding wouldn't be demonstrative of the results of the binding on a dry subject, and trying to put the binding underwater would fundamentally change it. Given how busy everyone was, there wasn't time left in the day to catch a choker to use as a test subject. However, her tests had concluded to her satisfaction and a lightningball binding she felt would suffice fo...

Weekly Digest 143 - (#449 - #451)

Officially A Best Friend

"Rian!"

Thankfully, Umu had the presence of mind to go around Lori to reach the man in question, and thus there was no danger to Lori's notes. Nauseatingly affectionate sounds ensued behind her as she passed an amused-looking Mikon, who gave Lori a bow in greeting. Lori nodded to her in return, not slowing down as she headed towards her room.

"Welcome back, Rian," Lori heard Mikon say behind her. "We missed you."

"Oh, ...

Demesne 451 -Premeditated Death

It wasn't often that Lori participated in premediated death. Most of the times that she had killed beasts with her water cutter had been in the moment, when she had seen a beast too close to the their traveling caravan and had taken action, or that time she'd decapitated seels to prepare them for butchering, before she'd just left that for other people to do. The last time had been when she had tested her lightningwisp bindings on those chokers.

Killing the typhon abomination would be n...

July Poll

So, we're back! A new month, a new poll. This month, I decided that until the end of the year, I won't be adding any more new choices to the poll. So this month we have the same choices as last month, excluding the one that won.

I feel the end of this volume coming closer, but... I don't think it'll be this month? That's pretty much it as far as announcements go. Lets get to the choices!

EDIT: Huh. Wow, I'm genuinely surprised by this result. Riz getting lightly roasted by her fam...

Demesne 450 - Rainbows With All The Colors

"Are you sure it's the typhon beast?" Lori said.

"Absolutely sure? No," Shanalorre said. "However, it alive and by comparison is larger than anything that is not a tree, so either way I believe it is worthy of attention."

"Uh…" Mikon 'uh'-ed. Lori turned an annoyed look at her. "Should I get Rian, your Bindership? This sounds like something he needs to hear."

Lori considered it and nodded. "Go get him, if you please."

Mikon nodded, and for some reason exchanged a gla...

Demesne 449 - Officially A Best Friend

"Rian!"

Thankfully, Umu had the presence of mind to go around Lori to reach the man in question, and thus there was no danger to Lori's notes. Nauseatingly affectionate sounds ensued behind her as she passed an amused-looking Mikon, who gave Lori a bow in greeting. Lori nodded to her in return, not slowing down as she headed towards her room.

"Welcome back, Rian," Lori heard Mikon say behind her. "We missed you."

"Oh, now you 'miss' him? You and Riz seemed to be having a lot...

Demesne Patron EX SS 37 – The Captain, Retired

When he was a child, Yhallisu—Yhal to his friends, formerly of the Lomabuyar Demesne militia, now retired and for his seniority as a captain was put in charge of the other retirees and civilians of the Golden Sweetwood Company on this boat—had heard about the Armada, a strange people who lived on the oceans instead of safely on land in demesnes like sane people. They lived on big boats the size of towns, and had no dungeons or dungeon binders to protect themselves from the c...

Weekly Digest 142 - (#446 - #448)

How To Burn A Corpse

Burning a corpse was harder to do than Lori had thought as she glared at the uncooperative dead hunk of flesh.

She stood near the disgusting, bleeding, oozing thing that was the inverted abomination—for lack of a shorter term, since referring it as 'the inside-out one' was too wordy even in her own head—a binding to keep away bugs surrounding her body and anchored to her fingernails as well as the bone clips on her hat, watching a...

Demesne 448 - Sample Containment

According to Riz—who had survived staying behind—Lori's binding had caused the abomination to run away—because the binding had exploded violently on the abomination's chest—which was fortunate because the binding had also half-blinded the not-an-officer. That is, she'd managed to close one eye when she'd seen the binding start to crackle and glow, and had saved at least one of her eyeballs. Rian had closed both eyes, giving him the vision to grab her hand and pull her to safety.

Demesne 447 - How To Get Rid Of Dragonfrost (Limited Mass Implementation, Version 2) And Other Cleaning Hazards

While Lori would normally have no objection to eating lots of nice, tasty and presumably untampered-with fruit for lunch, it was annoying when she saw the stew that she had missed. Rian had eaten it with enthusiasm, despite the fact the stew had grown cold and slightly congealed, and the bread had become hard.

"You know, it's still good. You sure you don't—"

"Eat quietly, Rian!"

With her stomach full, Lori moved on to dealing with the rest of the dragonfrost as she left th...

Demesne 446 - How To Burn A Corpse

Burning a corpse was harder to do than Lori had thought as she glared at the uncooperative dead hunk of flesh.

She stood near the disgusting, bleeding, oozing thing that was the inverted abomination—for lack of a shorter term, since referring it as 'the inside-out one' was too wordy even in her own head—a binding to keep away bugs surrounding her body and anchored to her fingernails as well as the bone clips on her hat, watching as a small fire on a flesh extremity that was now bare...

June 2024 Poll

Hi everyone! Sorry this poll is late, but the IRL thing (read: wedding) is now over and I'm in the middle of recovery. As such, I only now have the time to put up this poll.

Anyone think 'just wear your Sunday best, no need for anything fancy or formal' and 'everyone, men and women, wear comfortable flats' would be absolutely wonderful to see on a wedding invitation? No? Just me?

Anyway, here's this month's list of possible Patron Exclusive Chapters. I'm of course going to write ...

Weekly Digest 141 - (#443 - #445)

Restoring Water

The latrines were dried enough to be emptied after lunch. The waste wasn't as dried as Lori would have liked—it was still slightly damp, which meant they still smelled—but it had reduced the volume of the waste enough that the access hatches could now be opened without the waste spilling out onto the floor of her dungeon. Of course, with many of the latrines outside having been cleared, they were no safe to use, and Lori had given permission...

Demesne 445 - She Hates It When…

"Your Bindership! I'm so glad to see your all—"

That was as far as Rian got as Lori took two steps forward clapped a hand over his mouth to silence whatever theatrics were going to come out. "Where are my notes, Rian?" she snarled at him.

A part of her, the part that liked good presentation in stories and plays, noted that she should have probably had some sort of pre-amble to that statement. Something like 'I'm only going to say this once' or 'I do not have time for an...

Demesne 444 - How To Get Rid Of Dragonfrost, Limited Mass Implementation

It had been a long day.

Lori stood outside of her Dungeon, standing in the light cast by the lightwisps anchored to the entryway. It made the already dark night seem gloomy as the light of the moons was obscured by the dragon's tendrils still high in the sky. Most of the light was coming from the lightwisps anchored to the outside of houses, latrines, and the fronts of the baths. The baths were open now, full of people who had spent the late afternoon sweeping and scrubbing the interior...

Demesne 443 - Restoring Water

The latrines were dried enough to be emptied after lunch. The waste wasn't as dried as Lori would have liked—it was still slightly damp, which meant they still smelled—but it had reduced the volume of the waste enough that the access hatches could now be opened without the waste spilling out onto the floor of her dungeon. Of course, with many of the latrines outside having been cleared, they were now safe to use, and Lori had given permission for people to leave the dungeon to use them. 2024-06-02 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Weekly Digest 140 - (#440 - #442)

Familiar Ceiling

Lori woke up staring at an unfamiliar ceil—no, wait, she recognized that ceiling. That was her ceiling. There was that list of random names that she kept never getting around to removing. What was she doing here? The last thing she remembered was being in River's Fork and writing…

Writing…

Oh.

She shifted her body, and found it not aching. Instead, the surface beneath her flexed and deformed in a familiar, comfo...

31/5/24 Update

Everyone, I'd just like to remind you all that after next week, I'll be taking a break on the second week of June because of family IRL stuff. I'll also be taking my usual break at the end of the month. sorry things will be a little spares this month. I'll see what I can do to make up for it, but right now I can't promise anything, as I don't know how tired the family thing will leave me.

Demesne 442 - How To Get Rid Of Dragonfrost, Prototype

Lori had to work slowly and carefully as she desiccated the waste in the latrines. After all, she didn't want the waste to explode from a steam or vapor explosion. That would have been extremely unpleasant for everyone involved, herself included, as the smell would likely have remained for a long time afterwards. As a result, she worked carefully, first extracting what loose water she could—well, 'water'—and slowly converting it to vapor so it would escape out of the latrine.

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Demesne 441 - Back To A Working State

As Lori made her way down the steps leading from her rooms—which she had remembered to lock behind her—she did her best to ignore the whispered exchanged happening behind her. Mikon and Riz weren't being as quiet as the thought, and the walls bounced their words just enough to be audible.

"—way you stood your ground against Binder Lori was so brave…" Mikon said in a low, husky voice.

"…it wasn’t, my mouth just spoke before my thoughts got to it…"

"…seeing you...

Demesne 440 - Familiar Ceiling

Lori woke up staring at an unfamiliar ceil—no, wait, she recognized that ceiling. That was her ceiling. There was that list of random names that she kept never getting around to removing. What was she doing here? The last thing she remembered was being in River's Fork and writing…

Writing…

Oh.

She shifted her body, and found it not aching. Instead, the surface beneath her flexed and deformed in a familiar, comfortable manner. Lori had been sleeping on her own ...

Demesne Patron EX SS 36 – More Learning With Kutago!

Compared to the daily hustle and bustle she'd experienced in the weeks they'd been living in River's Fork, Kutago's time in Lorian was positively sedentary. Practically a holiday that just kept on going and going, and Kutago didn't have to do a thing! She wasn't one of the farmers or Deadspeakers who did the work of maintain the dungeon's farm, although she did come by every so often to check and make sure her brother wasn't being distracted and trying to write notes on something. Beyond that...

Weekly Digest 139 - (#437 - #439)

Fallen Abominations

Just before we crossed the border out of the demesne, we saw a very strange sight.

Well, strange even for post-dragon conditions. We'd seen unfortunate seels that had lengths of driftwood and still-growing branches fused to their bodies, keeping them afloat but putting them at the mercy of the river's current. There had been a huge boulder of what seemed to be solidified air just resting on the riverbank, standing just out of the water...

Demesne 439 - Still Being Fulfilled

Distressingly, it looked like Lori's pack was mostly untouched. Her clothes were still in there, slightly rumpled, and the almanac had been tossed into it as well. I made sure to wrap the book properly so it wouldn't curl before I put it back into her pack, and made sure that her soap—which was absolutely dry—was securely in its little leather pouch. It rolled up her bedroll properly, stuffing her pillow inside, and was glad to see that a casual checked revealed no ink stains. It wasn't a...

Demesne 438 - Just Mostly Irresponsible

As it turned out, Lori hadn't been napping.

It had been so much worse!

When the door into the dragon shelter opened, we were met by Riz and her friends—all militiawomen—who had accompanied Lori to River's Fork. Lori had never commented on the fact that it was mostly women protecting her, although there was a very real possibility that she had literally never noticed. Sometimes I wondered what she'd make of all these decisions that other people made for her. It probabl...

Demesne 437 - Fallen Abominations

Just before we crossed the border out of the demesne, we saw a very strange sight.

Well, strange even for post-dragon conditions. We'd seen unfortunate seels that had lengths of driftwood and still-growing branches fused to their bodies, keeping them afloat but putting them at the mercy of the river's current. There had been a huge boulder of what seemed to be solidified air just resting on the riverbank, standing just out of the water, which had been very disappointing because it wasn'...

May 2024 Poll

So, this poll is going out later than usual,. Sorry about that. But you all know the drill. Vote on what extra thing that you want me to write about, usualyl involving a non-Lori POV.

This time, I've decided our theme is 'subplots I've hinted about but don't show because Lori'. However, I've also decided to throw in the option of writing about Charismatic!Lori. However, if I do, it won't be a Patreon exclusive, but something I'll post in RR and SB as well. The same for the What If. Any ...

Weekly Digest 138 - (#434 - #436)

Very Commendable Watchfulness

It was time to step out of the safety of the dungeon. We didn't want to, but sometimes adults had to be responsible and do things like that, otherwise the alternative was having the children do it, and Lori would kill us all if that happened.

As I vividly remembered the incident with the islandshell, we had been making preparations in the three days before Lori had finally opened the defenses. Large shields were made from pla...

Demesne 436 - Lori Retrieval Operations, Start!

Shana was willing to try to use her meaning in ways it probably wasn't meant for to get rid of potential threats in River's Fork.

Actually, I had no idea if her meaning actually is meant for just healing. Both Lidz and Tae had allowed themselves to be healed by it to try to analyze and perhaps replicate the meaning, but they both said that the meaning was a complicated thing, and that Shana applied and activated the meaning very quickly, such that they couldn't really iden...

Demesne 435 - Creatively Applied Deadspeaking

To my surprise and relief, the river was still flowing, even if there was slowly melting dragonfrost on the stone docks. As I watched, a piece of dragonfrost broke off and fell into the river, which started to bubble and spew up fog before the current washed it under the docks. The docks were cleared of dragonfrost, the waters around it bubbling with mist as ice and solidified air were disposed of. That was on thing off the list. We should be able to send a boat to retrieve Lori now, although...