Authors Note
Ignoring the Declaration, this is a tiny chapter because I wanted to focus on 1 thing.
you will get another one with "real meat" later. 🙃
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Lis needed Mahya's help with a project he was working on,...
2024-05-28 08:14:07 +0000 UTC View PostWhen we got to the airport, Alfonsen saw the landings and take-offs and said, “I have significant reservations regarding this mode of conveyance.”
“Sorry, Alfonsen, but flying is the only way to reach China, and you already flew once and saw it's not that bad. Besides, flying is the ...
2024-05-27 19:39:23 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I woke up in the morning, as always, I checked the archive to see if Lyura had answered. There was still no answer, but there was something else. I looked at the Map and saw a new Gate in Austria.
I went out into the living room of the suite and said, "Guys, you need to see this. Open ...
2024-05-27 10:17:22 +0000 UTC View PostI opened my eyes in the morning and immediately shut them again. God, I had the worst hangover. I cast three Healing Touch in succession without opening them until I felt human again, but I was parched. After drinking a gallon of water, I finally felt okay.
I started breakfast when Lis and ...
2024-05-26 14:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostI have a conundrum (like Alfonsen), and would like your input.
My family has suggested I self-publish on Amazon, and I'm seriously considering it. I'm not sure about the KU route, since I don't want to Stub.
And now my conundrum: I already wrote over 145k words, and the Earth arc is ...
2024-05-26 07:50:24 +0000 UTC View PostAlfonsen Holerand Mirbit VII was confronted with a severe conundrum that left him unable to devise a solution. The Gate, his dependable conduit to Muslar, had departed from its customary path. This was unprecedented; Gates were perceived as immutable, their destinations unalterable.
His famil...
When we landed in Zurich and checked into the hotel, I said to Lis, "Something strange happened. The system offered me the Bard Class."
"Congratulations. Why is it strange?"
"Because I bought all my instrument playing skills from the system, I didn't learn them 'the hard way.'"
...
2024-05-25 20:16:18 +0000 UTC View PostWhen I got up in the morning, I found a note under the door:
"Thank you for everything.
L."
When I met with Lis and Mahya, they had the same note.
Lis said, "That girl needs to learn to deal with her problems instead of running away."
"From the conversation I had wit...
2024-05-25 13:19:24 +0000 UTC View PostThat evening, I prepared a big dinner for us in my new kitchen.
It was simply amazing!
I couldn't stop getting excited about every little thing:
The water pressure was great!
I had perfect control over the temperature!
The drinks and the vegetables for the salad came...
2024-05-24 19:07:07 +0000 UTC View PostI followed Lis's instructions and boarded a flight to Toulouse. After I landed, I rented a car and drove to Balma. When I got there, I called Lis and told him where I was.
He sent me a WhatsApp location half an hour's drive from Balma and told me, "When you get to the driveway, stop, but do...
2024-05-24 12:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostSonak and Rabban, two seasoned Travelers, crossed paths near a dungeon in Num. They sensed each other's presence, but since they were with different diving parties, they merely nodded at each other and continued on their separate paths.
After the dive, Sonak waited in the closest bar; he kn...
2024-05-23 20:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostLyura left first for the airport; Lis and Mahya were busy at the computer looking for a good place to work and left the next day.
For the first two days, I didn't know what to do with myself. After such a long time with good friends, it was suddenly hard to be alone. I toured Lleida a bit, ...
2024-05-23 18:13:59 +0000 UTC View PostAfter letting me off the hook regarding training, we took a train from Bucharest to Brasov. We toured Brasov, visited the history museum in Piaţa Sfatului, rented a car, and drove to the Gate.
Lis and Mahya touched the Gate, and Lis said, “Blech! I hate those.”
“Y...
2024-05-23 12:39:59 +0000 UTC View PostOn our way to the Gate, I took out the wooden ring I had gotten from the dungeon and put it on my finger. I looked at my profile and didn't see any change. I asked Lis, "The ring's description says +2% constitution, but I don't see any change in my profile."
"What is your constitution?"
... 2024-05-22 23:43:47 +0000 UTC View PostI was in the middle of a strange dream about snakes turning into trees and then meowing when I felt a tongue on my cheek and heard a childish voice in my head. "Food!"
I was still more asleep than awake, so it didn't register. I felt the "tongue alarm" again and heard, "Food!"
My eyes...
2024-05-22 17:19:33 +0000 UTC View PostIn the morning, I went to cook breakfast and decided to experiment with the snake meat. I cut it into small cubes, fried them with paprika, garlic, and oregano, and added them to an omelet. I tasted the first omelet, and it was so good that I cooked over two kilograms of meat with eggs. I knew it...
2024-05-21 22:09:26 +0000 UTC View PostI trudged wearily to the Gate, my mind and body drained of all energy. When I crossed, I had even forgotten to cast Invisibility, a sign of my exhaustion. Fortunately, there was nobody on the other side. Lis and Mahya, though tired, still had some spark left in them. Rue, on the other hand, was f...
2024-05-21 13:41:44 +0000 UTC View PostAfter I finished checking all my announcements, Mahya asked Lis, “Should we harvest here or on Earth?”
Lis thought momentarily and said, “Let's do another round and then decide.”
They left and came back after a short while.
“Looks peaceful.” Mahya said, “I think we...
2024-05-20 14:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe flew from Paris to Moscow, Russia. I could take Rue on the plane as a service dog, but I had to buy him a seat because of his size. He decided actually to use his seat, demanded that I lift the handrest, and flopped on me. He had too much fur, so I spent the whole flight squished and sweating ...
2024-05-20 09:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostI found a fantastic villa on the Riviera, rented a car, and announced at dinner, “We are going on a vacation to the French Riviera to celebrate your new class. I found and rented a luxurious villa for us."
Lis and Mahya looked hesitant, so I asked, “What’s the problem? Why the face?...
2024-05-19 08:45:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship
2024-05-18 19:40:33 +0000 UTC View Post
