This is just so good. This is what "cozy" fantasy should be - not that everything is always good, but that there is kind people out there and it is worth trusting other people.
Like, even though I preordered here on itch, I couldn't wait, and had to go buy it on Ko-fi because I couldn't wait. I've already read this and it came out yesterday.
This book would be a *steal* at 20 $, and I cannot recommend it enough. I hope you give not only this book a chance, but the trilogy from the same setting. Thank you Robertson for sharing this world with us