Karis!!’s Reviews > This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me > Status Update

This wasn’t in the books. Reynald Karis was telling me something about himself that he probably kept private. He was trusting me with it.

(This is the second time my name has been used as a last name in a fantasy novel. The only time I've seen it used as a first name in a book was for a sith side character in the Star Wars Darth Bane novels 😅)

“I promise I will explain everything once we have that barrel.”
[Reynald] shook his head.
"What?”
"Wondering what sins the Yolentas have committed.”
“Maybe I just want to steal their salt.”
"No. That’s not you. The Yolentas have done something special. Something that’s more than their usual schemes and backstabbing.”
“You’re right.”

(Your goodness shines through, Maggie)

Solentine slipped through the window and landed soundlessly on the floor. He was dressed in gray and black from head to toe [...]
“Hello there, Ezio,” I said. “Imagine meeting you here. Killed any Templars lately?”
"I understood none of that." He leaned against the windowsill.
Of course not. References to twenty-first-century video games were solely for my own amusement.

(Amazing 👏 👏)

I’d read about it over and over, I’d imagined it, and here it was, right there. Right in front of me. All this wonderful magical weirdness. I wanted to just wander about like a toddler at an amusement park, going, “Ooo, look at this.” But there was no time.

(I didnt realize how desperately I needed an isekai fantasy book)