I Should Have Kept Walking

Sebastian chose this kingdom because it looked quiet.

That was his first mistake.

He planned to pass through unnoticed. Earn a little coin, avoid trouble, and leave before anyone decided he was useful. Instead, he keeps meeting the same people who wind up getting him into more trouble than he bargained for.

And that's only the start.

Minor inconveniences have an irritating habit of growing teeth. Plans unravel. Coin disappears. Tempers shorten. Strangers begin treating them like a group, despite no one agreeing to the arrangement, least of all him.

He isn't looking to be responsible.
He isn't trying to lead.
He just keeps being present when things go wrong.

A grounded dark fantasy with dry, chaotic humour, this is a story about bad plans, worse timing, and solutions that only work if no one asks too many questions. It turns out the hardest part of wanting a quiet life isn't avoiding trouble. It's avoiding the people who keep dragging you into it.