Triple Strength

Intermission: King Dad

This is the end of Book 2.

Thank you for reading this far. If you have made it here you have obviously enjoyed it. Thank you also to those who have taken the time to note corrections and grammar issues. English is my first language, but that does not mean I am any good at it. I will go back and make edits to the earlier chapters to make a better read for those who follow. You will also be pleased to note I have invested in a grammar program.

I started this story on a whim, I worked the bones of a system and started writing scenes to see how that would work out in different scenarios. Hence, Wiremu was born. Things have grown as the story progressed and the world became more complex. Book 1 was fully written before I posted the first chapter. Book 2 was about 60% done when I started posting it. You will be pleased to know Book 3 is well advanced, but there will still be a break before I start posting it. I like to know where things are heading before I start. These characters are hard to keep on track.

One early review commented that this book was all about Skills. Skills are certainly a big part as I like figuring out how to solve a problem using current skills and figuring out new ways to use a Skill. Seriously, who doesn’t want to figure out how to use Intimidating Aura to keep the mossies away?

Do you want a bit of Dad advice? You also have a bunch of skills, so figure out different ways of using them. Your Skills aren’t in a handy list like Wiremu or Tabitha, but they are certainly more real. Remember, if you decide to go sliding naked down rock faces, you deserve everything you get. Consequences are also real.

There are spoilers ahead. But not too many, I hope.

Up till now, we have only two perspectives on the world, Wiremu and Tabitha. Book 3 will introduce a third perspective. I find it quite challenging to limit the perspectives. I can’t suddenly switch to the villain's viewpoint and set up the trap for a random example…. All we can do is follow our heroes as they stumble into it. I still like it.

One thing to remember about this world is that there is no fast travel. Although there is fast communication through a specialised type of Enchanting. It takes a month for a caravan to travel between Jern and Hrothgar. Jern to Obalno is 6 months for a caravan or 3 months for a fast courier. Our heroes take a year to go from Jern to Obalno, making significant stops in the towns in between. Obalno is taking all of Book 3, so they are not going to get to the Kirghiz Capital until Book 4. In Kirghiz I was planning to meet back up with Lieutenant Kelda and sort out her little problem, along with learning about Advanced Classes and some hints about Rituals and Monster Cores. Then we will head back to the Empire, probably from the Barbarian City States in the South. Yes, I have a map in my head. No, Wiremu is refusing to draw it for me.

End of Spoilers

I am looking for a bond for Lieutenant Kelda, so if you want to go to my discord you can let me know some suggestions. Fire related or fireproof. No, she is not getting a Phoenix or a dragon and that is final. Dad has spoken.

Discord https://discord.gg/FgDA7Wy3ad

I find it pretty amazing I have written 77 chapters and 160k words. It is even more impressive that you have read this far. I was a High School dropout (we call it College here in NZ). I barely passed English, as you can probably tell. I was bored at school, so I quit and got a job. I never intended to go to University. I did end up going to Uni later in life. I was 24 the first time and 32 the second. I am obviously a slow learner.

More Dad advice for you, don’t let school define you. Seriously, if I can write this, you can do something even more impressive. I am not going to tell you it is easy, though. It is hard work. When I went to Uni the second time, I had a wife and two kids. When I graduated, I had a wife and four kids. The same wife with two new kids. That was tough, especially as all four kids were in preschool. You have to knuckle down and do what is necessary if that is where you want to go. Dad advice is over. Take it or leave it as you please. I know my kids do.

King Dad