So it seems this will be staying as a separate thread, which means I will do more with it later. Finally finishing the second book is of course a higher priority.
Here, have an excerpt:
Though, speaking of storms…
Masumi was moving quite quickly, Belas struggling to keep pace with her and still failing. When she saw me, she came running even faster, and at the first sound behind me, I barked, “Hold!”
Hearing no further sounds, I declared, “Anyone who draws steel against them answers to us all, got it?”
Though I didn’t look back, I heard the sounds of weapons being sheathed again.
<Is there a problem?> inquired the Kitsune, sensing the tension in the air, while Belas made quite the racket closing the rest of the distance. He wasn’t out of breath a bit, despite looking as though his armor was almost as heavy as I was, perhaps even as heavy as he was.
“There is,” I confirmed. “Walk and talk.”