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Jeff's avatar

Min La 'rubbing his fingers' will be an interesting character 'tell' to track through the remainder of the story. Thank you for sharing this with us Hilary.

Hilary Layne's avatar

Thank you for reading it!

Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

I’m looking forward to reading this tonight or tomorrow! Edit: I found time to get to it this evening! Great chapter, as always. The characterizations continue to impress!

Meya's avatar

"which pulled the skin across his hollow cheeks like wet linen across a wooden frame" omg that description is just sooo good♡

Andd wow his own enemy now lies in his own den, how sweet !

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Dec 2, 2025
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Hilary Layne's avatar

I did for my first ten chapters. And from time to time I'll send a chapter to a friend to read. But mostly it's just me, reading it over and over again, usually out loud.