Mel

@lady-grace @ethan-leonard hehe I’m glad you guys like it!  Of course he can – although…IDK how well Saevus’ blade will hold up against stone…

I’ll try and write Kit and Val tomorrow!  This will be fun XD

@calidris

@lady-grace

LOL that sounds like an amazing plan! ‘Hey Abirami! Go barf on this guy!’ 😂😂😂😂

Cam I least give Saevus the pleasure of chopping off a limb before Abirami goes in for the kill…death by barf 😂

“Hello, stranger! What is your name? And where did you come from?” Asked the hussar.

Caleb was remembered his manners. He saluted similar to tipping a hat with a short bow.

“My name is Caleb Leckie, good sir. I hail from Lestram, a shire of Koral. How I got here exactly escapes my mind. I would like to return home if any of you happen to kno…[Read more]

*reads everything* *chokes on laughter*
🤣🤣🤣 Vulture vomit! *wanders away to confuse my friends by talking about vultures throwing up on castle lords*
Honestly though, that is hilarious and genius @calidris

@this-is-not-an-alien time to unleash Val’s power of *special interests* and *neurodivergency* XD

Dude I am THERE!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Worst case scenario it is very possible Ehud does in fact have hydrochloric acid on him like in some cleaner I never know what he keeps in his pockets*

😁✌️

But vulture vomit is way cooler!!!!

@ethan-leonard OOOH I HAD AN IDEA!

Umm…so this is a bit gross (actually really gross)…but here’s Val’s plan.

Assuming Lord Castle has pale skin (I think I remember that in the description?), he’s probably made of marble.  Marble is primarily made of calcite, which decomposes on contact with hydrochloric acid (fizzy bubbly reaction).  Well, o…[Read more]

Saevus swung his sword downward. Lord Castle managed to deflect the blow, sending it into the ground beside him. He then rolled, leaped back up to his feet, and deflected another blow from Saevus.

On level ground once more, Saevus pressed his attack forward aggressively. He blasted a series of cuts and slices  at Lord Castle, forcing him back…[Read more]

@this-is-not-an-alien

@rusted-knight

“To be honest we haven’t quite worked out that part yet,” Nathiar said with a small smile. “I suppose we should start with seeing if there’s some sort of passage out of this room…”

Miles nodded and looked around. There was a slight draft in the room, signaling that there was an exit. He licked his fi…[Read more]

Caleb leaned back. He had hit his head. He was in a cave. He still had all his gear. This had to be a dream. Or the beginning of the afterlife. He was definitely not at home. A hussar in full armor, quite possibly a guide to heaven, was talking to others nearby. Probably others like himself. Well, he had had a good life. His family would miss him…[Read more]

Yarrow

Yarrow gripped his bow, half hating it, half hoping it would give him the strength to face whatever else this castle might hold.

Suddenly a tall metal dude stepped forward. As the sound of the giant’s chanting filled the room, Yarrow shivered. Is this monster in league with Holda? Yarrow jumped up and knocked an arrow. Well, she should h…[Read more]

*Alessio stares blankly at you for a full minute; ‘How dare you break the Fourth Wall, sir.’

Me at Alessio; ‘I can’t with this guy’*

Oooh that could be fun!!! Then we’d have to KILL Lord Foedus afterward and that’d scare all our characters!!!! Lol jk! That could be pretty wicked cool.

“I am King Miles Regulus of the Kingdom of Piet…[Read more]

<b>Content warning: recollection of child abuse, human branding and referenced emotional numbness. </b>
<b>View caution advised. </b>

He had been sleeping for so long. At least, those were the facts. He felt as though he had only been there for a few seconds. However, a single person, wearing a what looked like a fox mask, awoke him. Instead o…[Read more]

*walks in with a cup of coffee, blinks blankly*

Oh, an excuse to rant about my plot again! 😋✌️

To start @adnyole I love your concept and I can see a lot hinges on this plot and theme-wise so I think from what I’ve read you should keep her pregnant. I also think you can handle this subject matter if you commit to it and pray about it but *…[Read more]

@calidris

Agreed. I really care about emotional impact in my writing on all levels.

That is actually in the story too. 😛 Lydia was intended to trigger the escape so someone from ‘her’ household raises the alarm. Ambrose takes an arrow to the shoulder and because the Kisi tribe uses arrows shaped like corkscrews, they can’t get it out, so they…[Read more]

Good to know!

That is a very wise decision, and I think that by avoiding focusing on the act itself, you’ll be much less likely to trigger your readers!

Also:

@jared-williams has two characters who both experienced sexual trauma (I actually think both were in some kind of slavery).  He’s also exploring themes surrounding that, and the…[Read more]

@calidris Yeah, I totally agree that Christians should be people who talk about hard topics with grace and truth, in art and in the church, etc. My audience is intended to be adults and mature young adults. Ambrose starts as a teen, but a late teen like 18/19 or so, and by the time we make it to enslavement he is likely going to be a year or two…[Read more]

@adnyole of course!  Thank you for clarifying!  I think it’s great that you’re considering including it – sexual abuse is sadly extremely common in slavery, but it’s not something people like to talk about.  I also think it’s interesting that it was coercion, but not outright force – I think that sometimes people tend to just look at the act it…[Read more]

@calidris Yoh! You just hit the nail on the head! Yeah, this is the type of advice I am looking for. I have literally been wrestling with those types of questions about the character… I definitely have the purpose in mind to show a story of restoration and redemption, definitely not out for willy-nilly here. The context is intended to be one of…[Read more]