Princess Ch 2, Epilogue Off For Editing + Bonus

Barring the minor changes back in January, it's been almost a year since In the Service of the Princess got touched, and a year Flash and company have spent trapped in a train with a crazed cryomancer and her lackies.

Ladies and gents, I'm proud to announce both the second chapter and epilogue are currently under the pre-reading process. At last we'll see how the gang fends off against the mercenaries. And that's not all; I've also written up a bonus chapter for the package from the POV of Star Kicker, a waterbending merc, and... well, in the words of River Song, spoilers.

Since it's been a while, here is a sneak peek*:

I leapt up high, frying pan held high for a critical blow to the ice queen’s skull while she was distracted. Ponente, however, wasted no time in proving me wrong on that count by side-stepping the strike, which instead ended up dropping the Trottish guy like a sandbag.

I could feel the predatory grin on Ponente’s muzzle as she prepared to launch another round of magic from behind. I took another wild swing at her, but missed again as she jumped back. Ponente retaliated by casting a gust of wind strong enough to blow me back into the wall. Before I could recover, she swiftly followed up with a pillar of ice that shot up from the floor and struck me square in the gut. I hit the ceiling thereafter.

That was new.

*Final product subject to change