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Just as he fought his way out of his own mind, he was abandoned by all he ever knew and cared for. Alone, afraid, and brokenhearted, he cowered in the ruins of a place that was once grand and beautiful, now dest...
Heya! I took advice from the comments from last chapter, and these timeskipping chapters are gonna be structured like the flashbacks. Or- sort of like short oneshots all put in one chapter? Idk how to really explain it-
Either way, enjoy this rollercoaster of fluff, angst, lore, comfort, learning, and everything in between :D
Also wow this book has been in the top 3 spots a lot-
Also also, hey new character art! This is the previously mentioned chef of the castle, who stopped giving a frick two decades ago lol. Say hello to Jasper!
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Sabre walks through the castle corridor, wondering what M had asked him to meet him at the main hall today. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything special planned. However, M seemed really excited about something.
As he rounded the last corner, he saw the Red Leader, M, and a few Red Steves with adventurers' gear talking in front of the large main door. M notices Sabre enter, and happily waves him over, the Leader and the other Red Steves continuing to talk. M steps away from the group for a little bit to meet Sabre in the middle of the room.
"Hey! Glad you made it!" M smiles.
"What's all this about?" Sabre asks. "It looks like there's something going on."
"There is. It's time for one of the scouting groups to go outside the Kingdom for materials." M says excitedly. "Dad lets me go with them because I always want to take whatever chance I can get to see outside the borders. I was wondering if you wanted to go too? You've stayed inside of the kingdom since you got here, and I figured you probably miss seeing the outside world-"
"I, uh- I've actually never seen outside any of the kingdoms." Sabre says. "Is it any different from normal landscapes? I have no idea."
M just stops in his tracks, a weird expression on his face. He's silent for a few seconds.
" ...What."
"Yeah, I've... I've only ever seen the different Chromatic kingdoms, the Library, the temple, and the Hub. Closest I got to actually seeing more of the Realm is being on a kingdom's outskirts. I figured there was just nothing special about outside the civilizations..."
M stands there for a moment, then turns and walks over to the Red Leader.
"Dad."
"Yes, Amaris?" The Red Leader asks, momentarily stopping his conversation with the explorers to answer his son.
