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Memoirs 62 - That sure took a while

The morning after the Providing Ceremony, Scarlett sat in the dining hall along with the others, eating breakfast. Even Evelyne was here today, the young woman seeming to be a bit more refreshed today than the day before.

"—and in the end I gathered quite the crowd," Rosa said, being in the middle of a conversation with Allyssa at the edge of the table. "I think even your aloof little friend here enjoyed himself."

"Wait, what? He actually stayed with you all the time?" ...

Memoirs 61 - Nametaker

Destruction surrounded Kat.

She was standing in the middle of a wide dirt street, with black-clad bodies surrounding her. The faces of the bodies had strange white symbols painted on them. Every single one of the nearby buildings was ruined beyond recognition, what remained of the scorched wooden pillars and stone littering the street.

"The entire southern section of the town is on fire!" a voice screamed out behind them.

Kat turned to look as Thurlow, a fellow Shielder, cam...

Memoirs 60 - Providing

After leaving Hamet Garden behind, Scarlett and Allyssa began making their way to where the Providing Ceremony was held. It didn't take them much longer than ten minutes.

The space itself that it was being held in was a massive square, surrounded on all sides by lines of yellow-leafed trees that separated the square from the nearby buildings. Several roads ushered people into the square from all directions, with large crowds already waiting in the mostly-full space. If Scarlett were to ...

Memoirs 59 - The two princesses

After having excused herself from Raimond Abram and the others, Scarlett had mingled with several of the other groups here. None of the conversations she got into were particularly interesting—mostly just basic introductions and her inquiring about and mentioning some potential business ventures Evelyne had asked her to speak about—and she only stayed with one group just long enough that it wouldn't seem completely rude to leave, but she had still probably been at it for well over an hour...

Memoirs 58 - New faces

Scarlett was in the mansion's foyer along with the others, getting herself ready to leave. Today was the end of the Light Fest, and when the Providing Ceremony was held.

Soon, Evelyne came walking down the stairs, stopping in front of Scarlett as she sent an evaluating look at the others behind her. "You're bringing all of them with you?"

Scarlett looked back at them as well. "That was my intent, yes. Is there an issue with that?"

Evelyne gave her a skeptical look. "I don't ...

Memoirs interlude - Listen

(Interlude takes place between chapter 57 and chapter 58)

The winds parted before Fynn as he raced ahead across an open field, splitting and rallying behind him as he pushed forward, step by step. Every leap flowed fluidly into the next, continuous now for several hours.

Fynn shifted his head to the side when something entered his senses and he stopped immediately, reigning in the trailing winds as they ruffled his hair and clothes.

He fought back...

Memoirs 57 - Compromises

Following her meeting with Beldon, Scarlett had returned to the mansion after picking up Rosa and Allyssa. Currently, she was in her temporary office there, looking through her red leather journal.

She had been thinking of clearing another dungeon before the Light Fest ended, but as things had ended up a bit more hectic and uncertain than she'd originally planned she was looking at revising that idea. The dungeon she originally had been thinking of clearing was an underwater cavern that...

Memoirs 56 - There's always a secret organization or two

(The first patreon post is here. Chapter 56 will also be live on Royalroad at the same time.)

"My Lady, we've arrived," the coachman's voice rang out from the front of the carriage.

"Welcome, Baroness," another voice said from outside the window.

Looking out, Scarlett saw a man in black servant's clothing standing before a wide iron gate. On the other side of the gate was a garden with a large mansion overlooking it. The building wasn't quite as l...