Into the smoke
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Last published Sat, Jul 22, 2023
The story of the end of the silver age as told by L'automne and Zima seasonal through their entries to the castle log, with some footnotes and edits from after all events have transpired.
Translated from aerlandian into English by Ember Knight and L'automne seasonal.
Four seasonals are inevitable to struggle for power, yet these princesses aren't just struggling for power, they're also struggling to be functioning members of society, while trying to solve a centuries old question. Why are their enemies, the widely feared and dangerous elementals, not actually that scary?
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