The Violet Flamberge

The Inferno Flamberge: Chapter 4

A/N: Alright everybody! I hope all is doing well for you guys! I have published my first story on Amazon & Kobo! It is a short story priced at only $0.99 cents! I would love for all of you who follow my work to go and pick it up on your favorite ereader, and most importantly if you are able, I would love for you to leave a review! I know a lot of you have left me wonderful reviews over the years here on wattpad, and some of you have not. This part here is really important, so if you've never left me a review, please leave me one for this short story. It is only like 11 pages long and an easy read. Without reviews, people won't buy the story. Who wants to take a chance on an unknown author and spend money (99 cents) on a short story from someone they know nothing about? The way to help that is for me to have reviews. If you enjoy the story, please leave it a review. If you don't, leave it a review, constructive if anything please =). I am very excited to begin my publishing journey. I want nothing more than to be able to write full time and make a living from it. One at a time I will be taking my books to Amazon. (The problem is how much it costs for editing!) Right now, I have found an editor to help me with Undiscovered Origins. I am working on a payment plan with her. After that I wish to have The Chronicles of Starlyn edited. Hopefully I can get enough sales on those books to bounce me back from the loss of editing. ($800+ for Undiscovered Origins) ($500+ for Starlyn). I have a family member on my wife's side that used to edit for an online publisher that may be able to help me out on The Crimson Claymore, and will keep you guys informed. I will be trying to fund my editing for my main series here on a funding website: Pubslush. I will keep all of you informed when I'm ready with that and it goes live. I will try to update this a little more often so I can keep you guys informed on updates of my publishing journey.

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If you have too much money and nothing to do with it, keep an eye out for my Pubslush "help fund my editing" that will come out soon.

Sincerely,

Craig

(Enjoy the chapter!)

Chapter 4:

Noraes stood alone in a hallway draped in his silver chainmail as he looked toward the balcony of the castle. He'd come and gone in the castle many times for organizing treaties and telling the king of his ideas for the lands in his territory. Yet, here he was at his very own enthronement. He felt the pulse of his heart trying to beat through his chest, and his fingers developed a nervous tick as he waited.

He heard as a speaker was reminiscing the times of the former king, whom grew old and died on his death bed a short time ago. Soon, Noraes would have to address the kingdom as the new king in the south. He knew he would have to make a brilliant speech, and yet it was the farthest thing from his mind. All that concerned him was the health of Starlyn. In the last week her health declined. It declined so much that she had a hard time getting out of the bed, and all that he wanted to do was go back to his keep to attend to her. She was nearby, resting on a chair on one of the smaller balconies on the side. His mind was at peace because she was near.