Hi, everyone!
First of all, I owe you all an apology.
Consider this my formal declaration that I should never be trusted with scheduling chapters at midnight.
Last week, I promised a double update on Sunday and had planned to schedule the two chapters six hours apart. Unfortunately, while scheduling them, I accidentally selected the wrong date and didn't notice the mistake until later.
Because of that, the second chapter was delayed much longer than I intended, and I'm really sorry to everyone who was waiting for it.
The good news is that the chapter has now been published, and both chapters are finally where they were supposed to be in the story.
Thank you so much for being patient with me. Between writing, planning future arcs, and trying to keep everything organized, I occasionally manage to outsmart myself in the worst possible way.
We're moving into some of my favorite parts of the story now—Indraprastha, new beginnings, old tensions, and the consequences of choices that are only starting to reveal themselves.