The Warden and the General Book One
Not once in the past five years has Castle Warden Sho Renjimantoro regretted following his best friend to Aart. How can he regret it when he finds open acceptance regarding his sexuality from everyone around him (even if they don’t understand it), and he gets to be with the man most important to him?
No, finding someone in this country is a fantasy best forgotten.
General Arman Brahms, finally home from deployment, has waited over two years to show Ren he's wrong, that fantasies can come true. Unfortunately, his plans get put on hold to help Ren solve the crisis unfolding in the castle.
Someone is doing their level best to make sure the engagement of Prince Charles and Princess Alexandria of Scovia falls through—by fair means or foul. In addition, they’re trying to make Ren deemed incompetent and dismissed from his position. While hunting for the perpetrator, Ren and Arman do everything in their power to protect those they’re sworn to before the irredeemable occurs.
And along the way, prove that even an ordinary life can become extraordinary.
Fourth Point of Contact
The Warden and the General Book Two
Ren’s homecoming wishlist includes:
Arman not bashing everyone’s heads together (at least not without him)
Getting the fortress built before the Mongs attack (not at the rate they’re going with all the the thefts happening)
Going home without incident (also, again, not likely)
What it did not include was:
Social reform
A child
A raiding party
Arman actually using his words
Life once again proved reality is better than fantasy, and Ren couldn’t be happier.
Except for the Mongs. He could do without the Mongs.
Tags:
Homecoming, Arman actually uses his words, it’s a miracle, children, homophobic idiots, supportive brother, surprise visits from royalty, Ren would like to point out this was not his idea, words are hard, if you have to build a fortress do it right the first time, Arman promises to not beat the whole country to a pulp for scorning his marriage, maybe, no promises, parenting is hard, someone should have warned Arman, raiding parties are their jam, O’ Broín is a good bro, matchmaking, social change, Arman sucks at giving hints, absolutely no one is surprised by this, fantasy becomes reality
Zone of Action
I've had requests for a list of Ren's Rules. He never did tell me the full list, but I can share what I do know.
Rule One - When giving orders, said orders must be more than a location.
Rule Two – Grunts are not answers.
Rule Three – You have to at least try words before relying on gestures.
Rule Four - You’re not allowed to argue with just one word.
Rule Five - You can’t give me a blanket ‘yes’ to any question.
Rule Six – You can’t give me a blanket ‘no’ either.
Rule Seven - When explaining very important things, you must use more than twenty words.
Rule Eight – Battle tactics are considered to be very important things.
Rule Nine – You can’t pretend you don’t know Shiirein.
Rule Ten – You can’t pretend you don’t know your own language either.
Rule Eleven – Pointing at me will not make me answer every question for you.
Rule Nineteen - You do not use my words against me.
Rule twenty – You’re not allowed to hint. You’re terrible at hinting.
Ren’s Rules
Author’s Notes
Often while I'm writing, I listen to music. Sometimes to get me in the right mood for a particular scene, sometimes just for background noise. In either case, I have something of a playlist going on for each book that helps me to stay focused. Here's a few select songs that comprises of this book's playlist:
Meraki - Jo Blakenburg
About Time - Hiroyuki Sawano
Tender Love - Bii
Wonder Woman's Ost - Rupert Gregson-Williams
Haikyuu Ost - Yuki Hayashi
