Hey everyone,

  As announced earlier, the story will be back on Feb. 3rd! For the first two weeks of February, I'll release three chapters per week, MWF. After those two weeks, we'll go to once per week on Mondays until the finish of volume 1.

  I'm expecting Volume 1 to end somewhere around chapter 70-75. In any case, once Volume 1 comes to a close, I'm going to take some time to give it a modest rewrite and then re-release it. The re-released series will continue on past Volume 1 for the rest of the series.

  Why rewrite and re-release? Well, in short, because I have a few important details about the magic system I'd like to tweak, as well as a few things I wish I had done in establishing the main characters. Because I'm only on the first arc, it would still be manageable to make these changes now.

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  Additionally, a rewrite will give me the chance to do a more optimal release with a larger backlog, which should allow me to get into a manageable rhythm for the long-term. As of right now, the outline for this series is anywhere from 15-25 volumes. Ideally 25, but we'll see how things change. If I'm going to write that long, I want a chance to change things around and get comfortable. So, I've decided I'm going to allow myself this one rewrite on Volume 1.

  I really hope those of you that have enjoyed this series so far can understand my reasoning, and I hope the re-release captures your imagination just as much, if not more than this initial version.

  Also, eventually I'm going to need a real cover.

  Anyways, that's all pretty far ahead. I think you're really going to like some of the twists coming down the pipeline as we bring Volume 1 in for a landing!

  Much love,

  Echidna