As noted when originally posted Volume #3 was a very rough first draft that was only going to be available through the end of December 2023. As such, we are starting to remove the chapters . We will give people who have recently started reading time to finish - (and also provide access to the content for people in mid-read) please note the dates at the top of each chapter to see when content will be removed. Once all the chapters are removed, and feedback has been recorded, the chapters will be deleted completely.

　　The next morning it was Hadrian`s turn to be last one awake. He hadn`t slept well—hadn`t slept much at all. Dreams plagued him. In all of them, Pickles died. Only it was Rehn Purim they hanged from a lonely leafless tree on a desolate hill outside of Sheridan University. Hadrian stood and watched unable to do anything except hear his last words: Sorry for not doing a better job with the watching and the warning. Hadrian would jolt awake and find himself once more staring into the endless dark. Not until the morning light pierced the windows was he able to close his eyes and sleep. When at last he rolled out of bed, the sun explained that morning had come and gone. He didn`t much care. What else was there to do that day?This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.