Number Nine Finally Up

Finally got the ninth chapter up! I'm not especially gifted with battle savvy and all the reading in the world seems to have failed to make me much of a tactician.I'm fine with the people stuff but once I have to come up with how long it takes anyone to travel across any terrain or stuff like that I start leaking self-confidence at an alarming rate! So, here's hoping those reading it are still enjoying it and those in a position to know will be charitable to my inevitable mistakes!