I first started writing this in 2016, and it took a long time to get the story written to completion. Editing was slow, especially since I had to take a long break from it. I was suffering from depression in the middle of my editing/posting updates of it on Wattpad, and lost all motivation to do anything. Eventually, I was able to get out of the situation that was the main cause of my depression, and could write again. But even then it was on and off, It finally got finished in the year 2020!
In a land where magic is illegal, Faye is a homeless half-fairy, roaming the streets of Acren in search of money to steal. Until she comes across a man on the run who needs her help. Despite the man's mysterious past, Faye follows him, in hopes of finding a better life, in a place where she doesn't have to hide her identity. However, the journey isn't an easy one, with King Lyon's guards after them. And that's just their first obstacle. Together, the half-fairy and the runaway must make their way out of Vustaria, and into Dorendi. But it turns out there's something else in Dorendi the man has his eye on, and Faye must make a decision on where she really wants to go.
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You can read it here! Or you can view the table of contents if you left off somewhere.
This was going to be written after Fantasy in the Office, as a prequel, but I ended up writing this one first because I wasn't sure where I was going with Fantasy in the Office.
Faye was originally inspired by Chaska from Skyborn, but as soon as I started writing her, she ended up... nothing like Chaska from Skyborn.
The characters of Lavina, Kirsten, and Corvin were actually from a fantasy novel I tried writing back in 2009/2010- a book about a girl who goes on a quest to find a quest. I never got far with it and gave up, but thought it would be fun to recycle the characters here. (Lavina and Kirsten's names were changed though.)
I came up with estins purely based on the fact that it is impossible for two people to ride a horse long distances without killing said horse. I needed a work around with that!
The two guards chasing after Jyri weren't supposed to be reoccurring characters or fall in love. That just sort of happened.
The photo on the cover was taken by me on a cruise to Alaska.