Yay period mercantile politics! We find out the reason for Iris’s dad (and Kate’s mom) visiting is a little like something out of Spice and Wolf – Iris’s family is a land-holding knightly family that went into debt to save their peasants during a major crop failure. That debt, owed to the local Baronet, isContinue Reading... Seasonal Selection – Managment of a Novice Alchemist Episode 10Continue Reading...
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