3 parts Ongoing On the eve of spring, two Falconguards arrive in the village of Hackett, and Erik sees in them a sense of purpose and companionship that he craves. Following in the footsteps of his mother, who went missing eleven years ago, Erik leaves home to join their order.
As Erik struggles to find his place in the Falconguard's ranks, he awakens to a heightened capacity for empathy, just like his mother. What presents a hurdle in his path to become a Falcon enables him to connect on a deeper level to all living things around him. When another recruit shares an intimate secret with Erik about who-and what-he is, Erik must reconcile duty with empathy... or be forced to choose between them.
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This story is fully written (along with the sequel), and I will likely be releasing a chapter once every week (on the weekend), so keep checking back for updates!
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Content Warning:
Limited depictions of physical violence, death, depression, and brief thoughts (but no acts) of suicide. The story takes a positive turn and characters find deep human connection and reason to hope in the midst of challenging circumstances, finding commonality despite their differences, and learning to work together. There is light innuendo but no explicit sex scenes, and cursing is limited to "feck" and various "fantasy"/in-universe variations of common curse words.