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Warlords, they're all the same: "who, they had agreed, would not risk showing himself on this mountain"

RIP: flash of steel—and then

Damn, it's my dude bringing the havoc, ain't it?

Love this: "time to warn the goddess of his impending arrival and beg for her favor."

Idc, I love him so much: "He simply stood still, holding eye contact with his opponent until the man’s gaze lost focus and his head lolled forward."

Yeeees, fucking love her too: “VEEEEEEIIIIIIIIII!!!”

Goddamn it, Tom.

Hahaha (whimpered through tears): Ael (Miruz was pretty sure)

Well, fuck, I don't want either of them to win or lose: "You and me."

Awww, slipped in this precious moment like a knife between the ribs: "They made eye contact for the briefest moment, and Uskol the Bastard grinned."

😭"find another one", “I need your help.”, "beautifully-made sword he’d taken as his prize" 😭

Tom, I love how you never let us forget the humanity behind the battle whether through poignance, mercy, or humor. Glorious, yes. Brutal, yes. Gratuitous, never.

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'Goddamn it, Tom' indeed. See my note.

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I saw. And now I see why it's perfect.

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So. Much. Good. Stuff.

This series might be my favorite high fantasy content on Substack (don’t tell Ian or Eric lol)

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Wouldn’t dream of it hahaha

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Great stuff as ever Tom, amazing fight scenes that feel like the Spartans having a last stand.

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Thank you so much, mate. And excellent talking with you over the weekend! Looking forward to hearing the final product.

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It’s my mission this weekend to chop it together into a pod! So nice talking to you - if you’re in Switzerland ever I will definitely buy you a beer (or ten)!

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I don’t partake anymore…something about being in rock bands in my early twenties blah blah blah…but we’ll figure something out!

Did you get a chance to look at Ch 10 as well? We wrapped it up this week with a double.

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Not yet - it’s on my list for this weekend

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Thanks for sharing. Are some of these names based off the Finnish language?

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Holy shit! Yes. I tried to mash together Finnish with some Armenian and Azerbaijani for the base of my ‘old tongue.’

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Seriously? I speak Finnish and thought to myself that some of these words and places and names had that language base. I think I read The Lord of the Rings also had language derived from Finnish. It’s an odd language.

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My guy!

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I've never really been a fan of these sort of battle stories. But this is so different, so HUMAN. My eyes are filled with tears for Metan and all the others.

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Thank you so very much. That was my goal. (The human thing, not making you cry haha)

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You're very welcome. I wouldn't be human if I didn't cry.

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