HIATUS UPDATE [Return April 15th]
Dear readers of CoRW,
Uploads will begin as of mid-April!
Due to the long absence between uploads, I’ve written an abridged account of the events contained in the opening of Book 3’s first 25 chapters for those who don’t wish to read through it again. The main highlights are as follows:
- Carina began training with Viktor and Kirsi in the magical cortex of her Frozen Heart.
- Gus was rescued from the slave market by the witch hunters Tarlay and Vanya.
- Carina discovered both Jade and Gus had gone missing from Percy’s care at Hawthorne.
- Carina discovers what appears to be a witch plague spreading through the slums.
- Tarlay attacks Carina, Kirsi takes over, and Tarlay is killed while Vanya is allowed to escape. Carina reports the plague to Nicholas.
- Ivy revealed the witch curse placed on her by Jade (in Book 2).
- Carina receives a message (threatening Ivy) blackmailing her into withdrawing from the Royal Hunt. Instead of the originally planned 200 knights, Carina brings 1,000 to Gilwren Forest.
- The nobles are split into four hunting groups led by Nicholas/Carina, Marquess Borghese (Royal Faction), Earl Percy (Noble Faction, and Acheron/Eleanora.
- On the eve of the event, Viscount Stafford (Father of lady-in-waiting to the Crown Princess, Lady Meredith Stafford) insults Carina publicly and is forced to dual Captain Beaumont come daybreak.
- Shortly after this, Priscilla Borghese attempts to frame Carina as a witch using her new attendant, Lady Marinda (who happens to be Ivy’s mother, the one that sold her daughter into slavery).
- Crown Prince Nicholas decides that the attendant will be questioned to determine if anyone coerced her and that Priscilla will give the Duchess a public apology for her servant’s actions.
For those who struggle to remember character names and their associations, here are some Character Trees to help: <a href="https://verawolfefantasywebnovels.com/2023/02/21/corw-character-trees-bloodlines/" rel=" ugc nofollow">{Royal Bloodlines}</a>, <a href="https://verawolfefantasywebnovels.com/2023/02/21/covens-factions/" rel=" ugc nofollow">{Witch Covens, Political Factions, and Aids}</a>, and <a href="https://verawolfefantasywebnovels.com/2023/02/26/corw-maps/" rel=" ugc nofollow">{Maps/List of Gods}</a>.
If you have any additional questions, please ask them in the chapters as they come up. Thanks again for all your feedback and support!