The Quest: Chapter 18

As with all the sans-Seraph chapters, this is plotgasming all over the place. We get more to see Kaelyndra step up into the role of sole ruling monarch. While not weak before, ordering the souls of her enemies to be tortured for information puts her firmly into the "do not fuck with" column. On the other hand, she pours a great deal of magic and property damage into trying to save her servant at the end of the chapter. Amira pretty much is there to show that Kaelyndra is, well, a nice person. There is a bit of advice I heard once, "If you're out on a date and the person is nice to you, but not to the waiter, they are not a nice person." Replace waiter with servant and you have a good stick to measure the royals in this world.

But more importantly this chapter has the execution of the goblins and a real introduction for Rhairen, who's name I AWAYS have to look up. >.>;;

I put a lot of thought into the execution method of the fay. If had to be equal parts brutal and elegant, not an easy combo, but I think I hit it on the head by making them kill themselves.

Rhairen is a bit of a mystery. I think I'll let her stay like that for now.