Chapter 4 WIP: new faces (Patreon)

Three people you haven't met yet, and the music is in.

The holds sent someone to speak for them. That's one of many moving inserts of the chapter: she comes through the north gate between two guards, and the court gets a moment to look at her before anyone says a word. Her name can wait for the chapter.

The second face is Hale. The mason who fell in chapter 3 comes up at the hearing, and I wanted the hall to see him instead of hearing about him. A short insert, one movement, then still again. Ash and Velvet is an adult game, and I want that to mean the whole thing, not only the bedroom. The keep is not a gentle place, and chapter 4 shows more of that side.

The boy on the banner is Tomsen, a courier. You meet him at dawn, on one route only, and that's all I'll say about him.

Music is done. Every scene has its own theme now, most of them quiet. Attached is the council theme. My favourite bit comes later, in the map room, where it changes halfway through when he comes around the table.

Enjoy the descent.