Side Story Spoilers - October 2021! (Patreon)

Normally I give you spoilers and it's immediately shared and only some people read it either way.

This time, your $10 reward that you pay for for some reason (thank you), is a calm breakdown of what it might mean. Each one is a theme. But I reserve the right to go to multiple PoV's. I have a few in mind, but...well, it's an informed vote that still chains me around a theme.

It actually does change what the story looks like. Not the core elements, but the way it appears.

...Sometimes the core too, a bit.

By magic alone, they failed - Magic. Now just who~ has magic? Hint: it may be more than you think. Think about not just the obvious, but who might qualify. High-spellcasting. Or magic-casting.

What they forgot saved her not - Old = forgot. Old = things you might not want to remember. What do people forget? Traditionalists. Who's forgotten? Ominous? Yes.

What was new was not yet ready - What's really...new? That's right. Earthers. But which and what? What's new? And where?

But be it a thousand schemes - For the schemers, the planners, and the big picture people. Expect to see from a giant point of view things happening. So the opposite of a character-focused chapter. Well, characters enacting big things.

Or a single trick - Tricksters and pranksters here. But which? What kind of trick? Wait, is this the Halloween chapter? 

...Maybe?

In immortal pride - Ryoka's favorite chapter. Does not necessarily contain...Ryoka. Wait, that's like a candy bar warning. 'May contain Ryoka.' Not guaranteed. Immortals. Which? This is all about expectations and dashing them to the ground.

Or as mortals strive - No immortals. Now, that might seem like a cop-out, but 'strive' is your clue. Who's about to strive? Who's striving? It's a funny word. I can tell you it means...action.

...It draws together. - Some are given as certain chapters. Others are to vote for if you like one thing. This one? It's about exactly what it says. What we've seen. It's all coming together. Oh yeah.

PS: Here's your real $10 tip since I don't actually want to give a lot away. Edited chapter for October. Barbara Clark. Going to announce it next chapter...I think. I think it's all set up? 

Editor-chapters are never anything big, though, so I guess it's not anything to think about.