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Which Sovereign are you referring to? And running off to where? You're going to end up in Ishari no matter what you choose to do.

Aww thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying the game 💖🥰 There's no need to buy the game on both platforms, one is more than enough! Thank you again 🌼

Thank you so much for giving the game a try and I'm so pleased that you were able to play the game for that long without getting bored 🌼💖

It means a lot that the characters feel human! I was worried that some might come off as two-dimensional or not interesting enough so it's a huge relief that you felt otherwise. I hope you enjoy your second playthrough as much as your first 😊

Thank you for taking the time to play the game 😊 Yes, I do know there's not a lot of 'aggressive' choices and I hope to add more variations to scenes when I do the full edits with additional scenes and dialogues. For now, this is a rough draft so you won't get to see everything. I'll keep your feedback in mind for the edits 🌼

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say and I'm so happy you're enjoying it 🌼💖

Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying it 💖 The game will be updated for Patrons from Chapter 9 onwards and the full game will be released on Steam and here respectively 😊

I hope that's a good more 😅 The game will be updated for my Patreon only going forward.

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it 😊

Thank you! 💖😊 It will reopen on the 1st of March 2024.

I think everyone's a Salyra hater by now 😅 Thank you for playing!

Thank you for playing! I will be adding more options and responses for the full game so keep an eye out to play a petty MC 😋

Thank you for playing! I will be adding more options and responses for the full game so keep an eye out to play a petty MC 😋

Thank you for playing 🌼 I'm so happy you enjoyed the game and Prince Irus! You're definitely not alone in hating Salyra 😋

I'm so glad you enjoyed Elora's scene! I wasn't sure if it would be spicy or detailed enough so it's good to know you liked it 😄 Thanks for playing!

Ah, I'm sorry 🌼 I tried my best to add as many personality choices as I could but I always struggled with the stoic/hollow options. That said, if you've reached Chapter 5, there's really no point for vengeance 😅

Can I ask what character you were hoping to play? Thanks for giving the game a try!

Thanks for playing and I'm glad you're enjoying it! The game is in a very rough draft state so you're not going to see different flavour text based on skills but expect to see it in the final version 😊

Thank you for playing! I'm pleased that the game and plot made you feel what the MC was feeling and I'm really glad you're enjoying Irus' route 😊 

Thank you! I'm so happy you're enjoying it and thank you for considering to subscribe to my Patreon 😊

I'm so happy you're enjoying his romance! There is no need for natural heirs - adoption is very much a thing in the game world. There's also the fact that in Cyre, rulers can choose to appoint their successor who doesn't have to be their child. That said, Irus does not want to become a father - there's a lot more explanation on my Tumblr so you can browse through that if you're interested 😊

Thank you for your kind words! I actually wasn't inspired by novels to write this game but rather my interest in ancient civilisations like Sumeria, Egypt and Greece. From there, I adapted the game's idea with some elements from various other ancient nations and that's how the game came about 😅 My real life has taken away my time for reading so I've not read anything remotely related to the game since I first started developing it.  You can read up on the three main ancient civilisations but I'm not sure how interesting it might be for you 😆

Thank you! I'm happy you're enjoying Irus' romantic route and his romance scenes 😊 I wanted to write a fantasy/political romance game, although I much prefer just writing romance all the time 😅

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the game so much 😊

I'm glad you enjoyed the scene with Irus! Thank you for playing and for your support 💖

No, that will only be triggered if you speak to her 😊

Thank you so much for your kind words! I always wonder if I'm describing the scenes enough because sometimes it feels like it's not enough to help readers understand what I'm trying to convey, so it's nice to know that I am 😊

1.  A. No stat is more important than another. The divinity stat comes into play if you choose to worship the deities (Solus or the Ancient Ones). But you're not going to be punished if you don't worship the deities. The divinity stat will open up more options for the MC to complete tasks, but it won't cause you to fail at the end goal of the game if you don't pursue it.
   
   B. It will be a mix of both, it's not so much a secret that if you choose to train with Anu and you've unlocked your divinity, you'll be able to get some help from her (considering she also has divine blessings) to train it too. But there'll also be choices like the one in Chapter 8 that will be more direct. At this point, it's a very rough draft version of the demo, so I'll come back during edits to include more options to increase stats.
   
2. It's there for flavour text, nothing more than that. Sorry 😅 This might change during edits depending on feedback I receive from testers but for now, it's just something you carry.
   
3. A. The idea is that you don't have time to speak with many people - including Rana. Chapter 8 is all about the Southern Islands so you won't see much of Ishari in it or the people from there. Chapter 9 is the family chapter (it's what I refer to it as) because that's when you will get tons of family time (and drama). I didn't add the option to say goodbye to more than one person because of time constraints, but it'll be added during edits. Rana doesn't care for an idol but you can offer to bring her a gift from the Southern Islands. I'll be adding more interactions with her once edits start so rest assured you will get more time with her (eventually).
   
   B. It means that you choose to have a relationship with Rana but not Danzor or Salyra. You won't be forced to play happy family with Salyra or Danzor - but you can play the older sibling role for Rana.
   
4. About two years or a little more than that😅 There's four more chapters and an epilogue to write - that combined with my IRL job, it's going to take me a while.

It's not really a sequel of the game, more of a DLC detailing the time after the war and dealing with what comes after the alliances etc. I'll probably release the prologue either today/tomorrow for the public because I won't have time to work on it for a while.

Thank you for your support and I hope that answered your questions!

Thank you so much! 💖 I'll still be posting fun tidbits on the blog and definitely continue answering asks. I'm so happy you found Irus' romance route to be enjoyable and hopefully, the full game won't disappoint with his romance.  Thank you for your support and make sure to send an ask if you're ever curious about the game or even the progress!

It won't cost nearly that much when it's completed 😆

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the plot and game 😊 Thanks for the kind comment and for playing!

No problem! 😊

Did you restart the game? The variable was added to the prologue which is where it's set so if you haven't replayed the prologue where you meet Dena and choose their gender, the $DGender variable will show up - that said, has it come up in any other instance? If not, it might just be that one variable is incorrect on my part 😅

Thank you! I'm really happy you enjoyed it 🌼

For now, I've removed the apk due to the fact that I hadn't had time to update it with Chapter 8. I'll probably create one eventually, but for now, it's only available for desktop/pc though you can still play the game on your phone on itch.io 😊

Same to you 🌼

Thank you! Hope you enjoy the update 😊

Thank you so much for your support! I know I say this a lot, but honestly, it's players like you that make writing an interactive fiction game worthwhile. I enjoy writing but sometimes, it gets really hard to want to write variations of scenes and then I see all the sweet comments and support from everyone and it makes it easy to push through and continue writing. Please don't feel pressured to support me on Patreon - I am grateful to those who can, but it's not what I live for. I live for comments like yours that make me realise that I'm not some crazy person who's writing something no one wants to play. Irus is really based on all my trashy-teen romances that I used to write when YA novels were still what my life revolved around - he's a little more mature than the teen-fiction love interests I used to write, but he's made up of all the good bits that made me swoon so I'm glad you're enjoying him ❤️️

I'm happy that Irus could make you feel better and I'm sorry you're going through such a hard time IRL. Sometimes, it's easier to just relax with fictional men to cheer you up 😅 I'm really sorry about your missing cat, I know what it's like to lose your pet. Cats are notorious for disappearing for days and even weeks on end, and I hope that your cat gets back to you! Thank you for playing and I'm sending my virtual love that everything works out for you 🌸

Aww, thank you! Seriously, message away. I'm on leave for the holiday period from work, so I'm a lot more active now on Tumblr than I have been for the past few weeks and since the chapter is complete, I have some time to respond to messages 😊 You can ask me whatever you want on Tumblr, I really don't mind.

Thank you so much for playing and I'm honoured you felt so strongly to leave a comment ❤️️ If you're enjoying Elora, Chapter 8 will be a lot of fun for you because there's a lot of her - especially if you're romancing her. Companionship was something I knew I wanted to be a big part of the relationship dynamics so it's been really fun to write and I'm happy that you're enjoying it. The next update is already out for my Patrons, but it will be released here for the public on the 1st of January. I hope you do get enough sleep after playing the entire thing! Thank you again for your support 😊

You're welcome and thank you for your support 😊