Thank you for your reply.[spoiler]If you mean the crimes that the MC is investigating, I have considered the possibility that they may have been planned by Lord Imperion too. But the way I see it, it doesn’t really make sense. Maybe when it comes to the mayor, but not when it comes to his son. Because, as far as I can remember he was supposed to marry Lord Imperion’s daughter, which certainly would have increased Lord Imperion’s power. Although your MC have the opportunity to not bring back Lord Imperion’s daughter, your MC also has the opportunity to bring her back and whatever you do, it doesn’t change the events near the end of the first Lux book. There’s also the fact that if Lord Imperion’s people catch the MC at the scene of crime near the end of the first book, Lord Imperion just releases the MC after ordering them to continue investigating the case. Given that Imperion first contacted the MC because he believed they had qualities that would be really useful to him including, I suspect the MC’s skills in investigation, it’s hard to believe that he would go to the risk of the MC’s investigatory abilities leading them to discovering his role in the two crimes, since he already knows what the MC’s capable of. I also think that Lord Imperion’s likely is high up in The Circle and probably its leader and likely also has been instigating a turf war against the Blackstone Thieves Guild and certainly wants them out of Lux. I also think that it’s highly likely that it’s highly likely that he’s using the events at the end of the first Lux book to try to take control of Lux. But unless there’s really important stuff that I’ve missed, I find it hard to believe that Lord Imperion is behind both those crimes.
On the other hand, I do find it highly suspicious that a thief organization that’s been mentioned in the first book of the trilogy, hasn’t made any “official” appearances after that and I would be inclined to think that when they’ve been talked about, they’re meant to be used later. And since they’re apparently “magically secretive”, that would be a good reason for them not being noticed and they also have a clear motive for being behind those two crimes. Of course, I might be putting too much emphasis of them being mentioned in Evertree Inn, but I still think them being the culprits makes more sense than Lord Imperion and The Circle being the culprits, based on what I know now.
[/spoiler] But, whatever will turn out to be the answer, I’m looking forward to “the big reveal” in the next Lux book, just like I’m really looking forward to that book being published in general. And this demo has certainly whetted my appetite for the next Lux book.
I don’t think Imperion was interested in the MC’s investigational skills, I think he knows - somehow - that they’re “different” (the mysterious voice, the dreams, etc.) and was testing those abilities. I think he has plans for the MC that have nothing to do with detective work.
I’ve made it my new year resolution to be more regular with updates. I mostly put them on Twitter and Facebook but should really put them on here too! I put this same update on the Kitsune thread but moving forward I’ll keep them separate.
February Update:
Kitsune has 8 chapters of the first draft finished and in a really good place (if I do say so myself ) Chapter 9 is a headache but it’s also the midpoint so once it’s done, it’s all go! So I’d say it’s about 40% done at the moment? Hopefully?
Lux is harder to say. One chapter is finished, but the other chapters are all made up of so many interchangeable parts that they won’t be done until they’re all done, if that makes sense. I’ve almost reached a point where there’s a path from beginning to end and most of the main mystery is finished. The real challenge is going to be all the side quests (some of which are almost done and some of which I’ve barely started). Gonna be a long road with this one but I genuinely believe, by the end, Lux will be epic and super fun to explore, and no two readers will ever have the same experience.
Im Pretty excited for the next one but i have one concern, is my game on city of secrets is automatically saved? Because i didn’t have any choice to save my game, im pretty worried that i might lose my progress…
March Update:
This month has been more focused on Kitsune so not much to report. I did work on the romance route for Ruby as she’s set to feature more in part 2 for anyone who got to know her on Sordwin.
(Note: even if you’re not romancing her, you could still get roped into her wacky adventures!)
Not much else to report, and as I think I warned before, these updates will only be brief, but just want to share that it’s all coming along as planned
That sort of depends on what you mean. You can meet them at the pub several times, which requires you choosing to go to the pub/talk to them rather than doing other things. But there are some other occasions where interaction isn’t possible.
April Update:
Last month was Ruby so this month naturally was Winter. Still plugging along, although April was London Book Fair and a big work trip so didn’t get much done. Planning a writing break for May so really looking forward to that!
May Update:
Turning my main focus from Kitsune to Lux for a bit. I’ve mapped out all the landlord mysteries and almost finished writing the one for Wallside.
Really enjoying doing these mysteries as I think they’ve got good variety and some fun twists. It will also be possible for Evertree companions (L/D/G) to get roped into these which means a bit more writing but I’m having fun returning to some og mystery solving!
Also, thanks again to the five competition winners who designed the five landlords. They’re all such fun to write
Great question. I’ll let you know when I have an answer I can say this won’t be the last one, but it is the last time I’ll be doing something of this scale!
One question to you, @ThomB. I was wondering if you are going to make any of the characters introduced in Lux-City of Secrets apart from K, into ROs in this book and if there will be any new ROs in the series apart from the ones introduced as potential ROs in the first three books?
) Chapter 9 is a headache but it’s also the midpoint so once it’s done, it’s all go! So I’d say it’s about 40% done at the moment? Hopefully?
I can say this won’t be the last one, but it is the last time I’ll be doing something of this scale!
