The city is in danger, but they have 4 days to prepare. That’s not a huge amount of time, but it’s enough that Olesm should be able to take 30 seconds to listen to Erin – someone who has saved the city previously, and played a big role in multiple other situations – and get the goblin situation worked out easily. Realistically speaking, rather than arresting them and dealing with all that, getting them back into the inn asap would have been a far, far better option.

This would have also been an easy lead into requisitioning the door afterwards. A proper, reasoned explanation would likely have swayed Erin pretty easily for that. Hell, just saying “having your door in the city will let us evacuate civilians and bring in food during the siege” would have worked.

Pallass’ response is also pretty dumb. As someone in another comment pointed out, retaking the city would likely be far harder than defending it now. Providing what reinforcements they can to deal as much damage to the humans would be the best option. They could literally just send people through to make traps or whatnot in front of the army, and then return them to Pallass, if nothing else. Sending no support at all probably would be a treasonous move.

The other walled cities should also definitely be getting their armies ready to go. Even if they couldn’t make it for 10 days, and everything would be settled one way or another, that only makes it 6 days of the humans being able to do whatever they want with the city. They aren’t going to be getting reinforced in that time; logically, Tyrion could.only call for reinforcements to help hold the city after it was taken, so the humans would not only have to start gathering more troops after that, but then march them down to Liscor. Half a million soldiers against Tyrion’s 100,000 or however many are still alive should be able to take Liscor back.

I thought the chapter worked fine. Of course.I don’t know your kind or plot. To keep this all in your head is genius. But as much as I don’t like what’s happening, it rings true.

Damn. What series was that?

Speaking from the future, I do agree. I wouldn’t call it garbage – your prose is almost always a delight- but looking back, the motivations and actions of characters do seem very off. Particularly the Pallas assembly. How could we ever grow to love Pallas the way we do now when they were such huge jerks here? Badarrow wouldn’t have shot arrows at all. And Erin wouldn’t have suggested to box up someone’s head. Although she might have said something by accident.
Looking back, I much prefer how things played out. I enjoyed this non- canon chapter nonetheless. Although I know, rereading as I am, that my heart will soon ache. I won’t cry this time though. Tears are a waste of water.

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And there was one other addition to her that *Kblkch had made.

It should not be password-locked, and other readers are seeing it just fine. I suggest refreshing your page or clearing your cache.

Pirateaba. Do you think a week break was enough?

The other good web serial author who writes about Cat took a month off.

Patreon amount is less but a month recharged him it seems.

Sustainability first. So maybe you need like 2 or more weeks off with no writing?

Your readers will understand.

You deliver great quality but you are human.

appraised – apprised
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