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The overall settings seems very interesting. Other than that, we have another protagonist who's good at everything, and there are so many things in the writing that are so wrong to me that I could write SEVERAL pages for a line by line analysis of just these few pages in the first chapter." — Sep 29, 2025 12:18AM
"Read the first chapter and it will be enough for quite some time.
The overall settings seems very interesting. Other than that, we have another protagonist who's good at everything, and there are so many things in the writing that are so wrong to me that I could write SEVERAL pages for a line by line analysis of just these few pages in the first chapter." — Sep 29, 2025 12:18AM
“Got a brother served up at the Dhashara pass, he always did say you lot let your women run riot. Mouthing off like they were men, riding horses, carrying weapons, shit like that.”
“Been known to happen,” Egar agreed.
“Yeah, well, that shit won’t wash down here. This is Yhelteth, this is the Empire. We’re civilized. Women know their place. And truth is, I’m about fucking sick of the trouble we get from your kind coming in here.” Grudging, bitten off. “No offense.”
― The Cold Commands
“Been known to happen,” Egar agreed.
“Yeah, well, that shit won’t wash down here. This is Yhelteth, this is the Empire. We’re civilized. Women know their place. And truth is, I’m about fucking sick of the trouble we get from your kind coming in here.” Grudging, bitten off. “No offense.”
― The Cold Commands
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