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So, I've done all the writing I wanted for this month's update - though I may try to squeeze in the outfit choice as Mordred heads to the party before wrapping up work. As is, the update ends just as they're arriving at the party and wondering what shenanigans to expect tonight. That being said, I'm finished with all the guests' arrival scenes. It still needs to go through editing and polishing, but I'm happy with the progress.

I've also done some little edits to earlier chapters - typos, making some choices clearer, replacing the dragons' pronouns with they/them in scenes I overlooked, rewording/adding a couple paragraphs to Morgana's first POV in chapter 3, to see more of her thoughts. There's some other little edits I'd like to do, possibly in Nimue's scene in chapter 1.

I admit, writing Merlin's and Nimue's introduction took me a bit! Which was a surprising, since I found Merlin rather easy to write in the short stories I've written on Patreon. I reckon I've put some pressure on myself, stressing about how interesting his intro in the game feels and how he comes across, given that so many people are looking forward to meeting him and interacting with him. I had to remind myself that while Mordred can definitely have their impression colored by Morgana's very vivid description of his character - and I want it to be felt in the story - they're also seeing the sorcerer with fresh eyes, and don't have either their mother's or Arthur's experience and history with him. And now that he's introduced, it'll be fun to explore what Mordred makes of Merlin and all their possible dynamics.

I've also been working on the Knight tier short story, which features Isac and his dragon friend, Owen, going on a trip in the woods to an old Deer King Temple.