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Chapter CXXX– For, behold, I create a new plan and a new hope.
80th of Winter 5859 Libertycave, State of Casamonu Time had passed quite quickly in Libertycave, as if a chronomancers had done their work a80th of Winter 5859Libertycave, State of CasamonuTime had passed quite quickly in Libertycave, as if a chronomancers had done their work and skipped weeks in an instant. Sitting co...
Interlude – From whence we came.
Watanabe held the musket in his hands. “This feels wrong.” It was loaded, he had loaded it, and if he had pointed it at someone and pulled tWatanabe held the musket in his hands. “This feels wrong.” It was loaded, he had loaded it, and if he had pointed it at someone and pulled the trigger…Rabanowicz tapped W...
Chapter CXXIX– For, behold, I create new weapon and a new army.
52nd of Winter 5859Libertycave, State of CasamonuGemeinplatz was quite deep into winter by the 52nd. Snow piled higher and higher every day. It was a blessing for the denizens of Libertycave; nobody would dare attack up a mountain in such weather. It was equally a curse; nobody wanted to trek down the mountain either.S...
Chapter CXXVIII – For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth.
11th of Winter 5859In front of the Copperworks, Libertycave“Okay, old man, what odd contraption do you have today?” A simple question, asked by an irritated maid café maid turned revolutionary catgirl wizard who was bothered by the fact that she had to walk out in the cold and wake up early today. She was standing...
Chapter CXXVII – Behold, how great a difference a little dwarf maketh!
1st of Winter 5859Copperworks, LibertycaveWinter, the first. Gemeinplatz had seen the return of General Winter at last. From the ever-snowy peaks of Mount Curry to the whitening plains down below, all had become white. To many it was a curse of sorts, where they couldn’t conduct their trade or plant their crops. To t...
Chapter CXXVI – Behold, how great a difference a little steel maketh!
88th of Autumn 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryWinter was coming, as evidenced by yet another flurry of snow coming down to Libertycave. The trees had shed all their leaves and no brown was left save for Brown. Now it was all white: the buildings, the trees, even the sky covered in clouds overwatching the small world of me...
Chapter CXXV – Behold, how great a coke a little dwarf maketh!
57th of Autumn 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryBilal had seen many an odd thing during his life. Maid cafes, strange otherworlders, catgirls… Today, however, he was holding something stranger than all of the aforementioned: “Cooked coal?” Next to him were workers from the copperworks, who were equally fascinated by t...
Chapter CXXIV – Behold, how great a progress a little time kindleth!
49th of Autumn 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryLibertycave, despite its name coming from a cave where liberty certainly had happened, lacked caves except the one that Brown had stumbled upon. The cave had been important at one point considering it had housed the one and only resident of the settlement, John Brown, though n...
Chapter CXXIII – Behold, how great a matter a little beer kindleth!
29th of Autumn 5859Aroghlie, Zon’guldac“It’s a shameful display, it really is.”Lady Whitebeard was back home, to quite the expected surprise. Elves, elves everywhere on the streets, in the buildings, under dwarven rooves. They had let her in as she was a dwarf. There was nothing to suspect about a dwarf returni...
Chapter CXXII – Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
26th of Autumn 5859Copperworks, LibertycaveThe copperworks, the heart of Libertycave, found itself even more crowded than usual today. Not because there was much copperwork to do, in fact the copperwork had paused work to help with the evacuation, but because there was much of other work to do. Libertycave was back in ...
Chapter CXXI – Take heed therefore that the city which is with thee be not abandoned.
25th of Autumn 5859A field outside of Casamonu City, CasamonuMayor Azvaran Earlywatch of Karabush was on his horse, overlooking the army who was marching with him. It was a grand one, over five thousand strong, so grand that its likes hadn’t been seen around the border regions since time immemorial. It stretched alon...
Chapter CXX – Take heed therefore that the allies which is with thee be not sieged.
22nd of Autumn 5859Castle Casamonu, CasamonuBrown’s office was unusually silent today. The only soul in the room was Lady Whitebeard, who was slouched on a sofa in the corner. No light came in through the windows of the office at this ungodly time of day, and the room was quite dark. The stone walls, the lonely room,...
Chapter CXIX – Take heed therefore that the Imperials which is with thee be not proactive.
19th of Autumn 5859A cave that isn’t Libertycave, KarabushKarabush, the province right next to the rebels over at Casamonu, seemed as calm as ever under the cover of night. It was total silence, with the cicadas having retreated after summer, only the soft whistling of wind making its way through the trees and hills....
Chapter CXVIII – Take heed therefore that the army which is with thee be not incompetent.
16th of Autumn 5859Imperial Highway №04-750, Aroghlie (Zon’guldac)It was a calm morning down in the highway right outside of the dwarven city of Aroghlie. Mount Curry, the part of it that had snaked all the way over yonder, dwarfed the dwarves that were marching next to it. It was a small platoon, not because the n...
Chapter CXVII – Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
15th of Autumn 5859The Gray Palace, Imperial Capital of HauptstadtThe hallow grey brick of the palace rang hollow as a pair of men were making their way down a hall. Both were dressed in fine silk, with an attitude silkier than their clothes. Their steps rang loud as did the steps of all high-up men who didn’t have t...
Chapter CXVI – For they shall have a class without problem.
14th of Autumn 5859New Liberty School, Casamonu“What is this good for?” blurted out Ayomide flipping around the textbook in her hands. It was cheaply-made paperback copy of… something, she couldn’t exactly read what was inside.“I’m pretty sure we’re here to learn what it’s good for” replied Shinasi. T...
Chapter CXV – For they shall have a defense without mercy.
12th of Autumn 5859Imperial Highway №04-030, CasamonuIt was quite the stressful situation for the poor sods in the wagon fort: nobody found it fun to be in the middle of the fort while a horde of horse archers turned the wagons into porcupines with all the arrows that they shot. The fort provided safety, but it also ...
Chapter CXIV – For they shall have an attack without mercy.
12th of Autumn 5859Imperial Highway №04-765, LibertycaveToday was a cold day out in Azdavay. Bilal regretted not bringing another coat as he sat on the back of a carriage going down the newly-built stretch of macadam road. Along the road were occasional pools of half-melted snow that soon would cover the highlands an...
Chapter CXIII – For he shall have a visitor without expectation.
11th of Autumn 5859Castle Casamonu, CasamonuKnock, knock.Brown raised his head from the map that he had been intently staring at for the last hour. “Come in.” It seemed that he was about to be distracted again. Visitors had become much more common now that everyone needed help with this and that related to mobiliza...
Chapter CXII – For he shall have judgment without mercy.
7th of Autumn 5859Libertycave, Mount CurryToday was a cold day up in Mount Curry. Snow had been creeping lower and lower as the temperatures fell, and the copper rooves of the city were seeing their first snow. Thankfully, for the copper workers at least, there were loads of kilns to warm them up.Bilal, the former fore...
Chapter CXI – No woman can manage two captives.
5th of Autumn 5859Castle Casamonu, CasamonuJohn Brown had once again made himself busy in his office. There was a whole lot more work to do now that he was managing a whole lot more people: wages, food, the military… As it turns out, managing a state was a whole lot more complex than managing a warband.At least thing...
Chapter CX – No catgirl can manage two horses.
4th of Autumn 5859Imperial Highway №04-030, CasamonuThere was a procession of yellow out in Casamonu. An observer far away wouldn’t be mistaken in mistaking this for a procession of giant newborn chicks, from the way they waddled and wobbled all together en masse. However, most unfortunately for some, giant chicks ...
Chapter CIX – No woman can meet two leaders.
1st of Autumn 5859An indistinct field outside the city, CasamonuToday was the first day of Autumn. Long gone were the green leaves, for they had grown tired of idly standing around for the last few months. Now the leaves were taking a wee break on the ground. They were covered in the morning dew served to them directly...
Chapter №5 – Literally Literate
“Cough, cough,it really dusty down there…” Boris felt like the air had come alive and began strangling him the moment he had stepped into the room. He was beginning to regret going along with little Rabanowicz. They had gone down a few floors, and Boris was pretty sure that he was underground by now. The air had ...
Chapter CVIII – No man can write two books.
86th of Summer 5859In front of a building, CasamonuShakira stood in front of a building, one that stood inconspicuous due to being overshadowed by the castle above it. She vaguely remembered passing in front of this building several times, though she had never bothered to learn what it exactly was. It didn’t look tha...
Chapter CVII – No man can serve two masters.
79th of Summer 5859Castle Casamonu, Casamonu“I can’t believe I’m heading to the castle under such circumstances…” muttered Inkwell by himself as he headed up the stairs leading to Castle Casamonu. All his servants, which were just the workers of his printing press, had been seized by his daughter collaboratin...
Chapter CVI – You shall see how diplomacy was made a reality.
76th of Summer 5859Aroghlie (Zon’guldac), Union of DwarvesWhitebeard took a deep breath. Salty seawater rushed into her nostrils, but she didn’t care about the burning sensation. It was home, or to be more exact, it was closer to home than the filthy beardless humans back in Casamonu were. In fact, far away in the ...
Chapter CV – You shall see how feudalism was made a democracy.
76th of Summer 5859Polling Station (Adventurer’s Guild of Casamonu), Casamonu“The big city… not quite as big as I imagined.” Shakira murmured to herself, taking in the scenery of Casamonu’s central square. It was impressive, she had to admit at least that, but it was more of the same as Azdavay. Craftsmen who...
Chapter CIV – You shall see how land-reform was made a reality.
73rd of Summer 5859Yellowclover, Outskirts of CasamonuIt was yet another late Summer day in Gemeinplatz. As summer came to a close so did the foot-cooking head-scorching sweat-making heat start to retreat away. Some trees, anxious to welcome the Fall, had already began browning their leaves and littering them ever so c...
Chapter CIII – You shall see how feudalism was made a democracy.
70th of Summer 5859A building, CasamonuThere was a building in Casamonu, unnoticeable as it was overshadowed by the castle it was close to yet it held more power than many would realize. Inside were several odd wooden machines that would look similar to grape or olive oil presses to an untrained eye. There were no oliv...
