Updates are currently random, but I try for at least one a week. After the summer ends, I might be able to get back to both Wednesday and Saturday.

Allen Delais woke alone one day on the edge of a vast forest, where all he had was the strength of his arm and a strange, divine mark above his eye. His memories were elusive, inseparable from his dreams. Luck landed him a position on a passing ship, and two years passed while he learned about the world around him and sailed the Aela on the rivership Dhara. Eventually he lands in Rylar, the capital of the north, where he delivers a letter of commission from the Dhara’s captain. The appeal of the Northern Guard’s tradition is strong, and hard-won skill at arms and a mind that takes easily to the tactics of battle have forged a place for him, but that place feels hollow. His days are filled with labor and his nights are burdened by memories and questions that leave him restless through the dark hours and waiting for the dawn.

Creeping over the horizon, war threatens to take away all that he has built, and it brings with it the ghosts of his past–or perhaps they are more real than ghosts.

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Note: I have hidden the original Chapters 1-12, which were some of my earlier work and not up to the standard of the current Chapter 1 onward. These chapters were me “writing my way in” to the story. The best that can be said about them is that they were pretty and descriptive. Unless you have a high tolerance for meandering, there’s no reason to read them. For those who have seen them, think of them as a glimpse into the Oakwood of Nitharn. The backstory in the chapters was mostly irrelevant to our tale. It was already summed up in the (now) Chapter 1.

Of course, these changes make it look like I have a very sporadic update schedule. Alas for the time of summer.

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And if you’re curious about web novels or writing online, you should check out Adam Kamerer’s interview of me at Penfencer, on the topic of web novels. He writes the web novel Gloria Fidelis himself. [Note: Penfencer and Gloria Fidelis seem to be down, and have been for the summer. I'm not sure when they'll return.]

Bonus Chapter Targets:

(Make the target and I’ll write an extra chapter. All in the interests of getting more people to drop by. )

Reviews at Pages Unbound: 6/10

Reviews at Web Fiction Guide: 1/5

Links to the site (leave a comment to tell me): 4/10

Registered users: 4/10

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Bonus chapters will go up as soon as I can manage after the target is met (within a day, probably). Once a target is met, I’ll raise the max and let it run again.

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