BEGIN BOOK ONE

Ch 1 – Knife

the moment I have him an opening

have him –> gave him

they might not survive being another cleaning in one piece.

being another cleaning –> another cleaning

I’ll try figure something out

try –> try to

I wanted to enrol in the officer’s school

enrol –> enroll

I was wary of giving the man many name

many –> my

I didn’t meant to.

meant –> mean

Maybe if I’d gone at the House of Light more often

at –> to

Ch 2 – Invitation

And that’s you shouldn’t mouth off to strangers.

that's you –> that's why you

Still, that was a mighty thing fig leaf.

thing –> thin

Yet even of that was still fairly evil

of –> if

Ch 3 – Party

revoked?That

?T –> ? T

We need to get a move on, to get here before

here –> there

Ch 4 – Name

I’d just be good sense

I'd –> It'd

it’s some sort forest now

sort forest –> sort of forest

Ch 5 – Role

N/A

Ch 6 – Aspect

made up up the top layer

up up –> up

I believe that throwing off the proverbial cliff

throwing off –> throwing you off

Ch 7 – Sword

N/A

Ch 8 – Introduction

gotten close enough tot he city

tot he –> to the

from the small courts were merchants were selling their wares

were merchants were –> where merchants were

standing a back as my teacher

standing a back –> standing back

that looked impressively firece

firece –> fierce

There was a situation Laure that needed seeing to

situation Laure –> situation in Laure

I knew disappeared for a few hours

knew disappeared –> knew she disappeared

Ch 9 – Claimant

The masked ambushed was in the tricky position of having to keep an eye on me as they stepped back

ambushed –> ambusher

fight in the Pit tended to be on the short side

fight –> fights

Ch 10 – Menace

which not that I took the time

not –> now

elegantly style eyebrows

style –> styled

Black was smiling, the same always did when at his most dangerous.

same always –> same way he always

thoughtI doubted I'd ever

thoughtI –> though I

Ch 11 – Sucker Punch

N/A

Ch 12 – Squire

I was pretty sure I was already tapping in the Learning aspect of my Name

in –> into

Ch 13 – Order

Squire have ground fluidly, trying to find an angle where his sword’s longer reach would be able to come into play.

have –> gave

the shriek of those arrows as they fell form above.

form –> from

The large paved plaza had once been where the counts of Summerholm held justice

counts –> courts

Ch 14 – Villain

The farmer seemed aware an Imperial party was coming through and they avoided the sight of us.

farmer –> farmers

Ch 15 – Company

anyone who wanted to enrol straight into the commissioned ranks

enrol –> enroll

simulation between to randomly drawn companies

to –> two

they get to be on defence too.”<

too.”< –> too.”

I missed my own sword already, but I supposed to keep a low profile while at the College

I supposed –> I was supposed

“Ratface,” the captain finished curtly. “Ratface,” –> “Ratface,”

Ch 16 – Game

We’re looking for safe place to rest

for safe –> for a safe

but they’re bound to catch on we went the other way eventually.

on we –> on that we

I’d been wondering that herself.

herself –> myself

Ch 17 – Set

Dread Empress Sanguinia II, best known for outlawing cats and being taller than her

being –> beings

I still had a few questions to ask me sergeant.

me –> my

Ch 18 – Match

It would have been shame to get this far only to be taken out by a lucky crossbow shot.

been shame –> been a shame

So I’d learn that sometimes you being charge means making decisions like this.

being charge –> being in charge

Ch 19 – Pivot

I think me might be physically incapable of not being cryptic.

me –> he

Ch 20 – Rise

Black stepped forward and I followed, Captain a close behind us.

Captain a close –> Captain close

Ch 21 – Fall

“It should be remembered that unsightly ambition so often lead to an unsightly end.”

ambition –> ambitions OR lead –> leads

“You did passably well, for you first time at Court,”

you first –> your first

“I know she’d dangerous,” I replied quietly.

she'd –> she's

where Black had served has her general

has –> as

I eye her dubiously and she sneered.

eye –> eyed

An eye, maybe, since you little shits don’t see to be using them to recognize I am not somebody to fuck with.

see –> seem

I just want you both to to leave your fucking politics out of my Legions.

to to –> to

Ch 22 – All According To

Id’t be deeply satisfying

Id’t –> It’d

Ch 23 – Morok's Plan

N/A

Ch 24 – Aisha's Plan

Aside from my sappers they by far my most vulnerable line.

they by far –> they were by far

Kilian hand’t though to concentrate

hand’t though –> hadn’t thought

was because the second rank heavies got in close

rank heavies –> rank of heavies

If Morok didn’t pull out now, the Lizards he risked elimination by numbers.

now, the Lizards he –> now, he

His companu sounded the retreat

companu –> company

Ch 25 – Snatcher's Plan

She could take on on Snatcher with their help instead of mine

on on –> on

Ch 26 – Juniper's Plan

I’d decided to use the Lone Swordsman as a way to set Callow on fire an advance my cause

an –> and

“That sound bad,” I contributed helpfully.

sound –> sounds

I was guided across on a hilarious overcomplicated path by a cadet

hilarious –> hilariously

They’ll be read when the time comes

read –> ready

Casually I started walking in the direction of Bishara’s tent, not quite hurrying but definitely not slowly.

slowly –> dawdling

Ch 27 – Callow's Plan

There was no sign of the prisoners taken during our little betrayal reach around from earlier

betrayal reach around from –> betrayal from (unclear phrasing)

Ch 28 – Win Condition

N/A

Epilogue

It was a shame the man had declined to take her a pupil

her a –> her as a

Blackmailing the instructor to change Squire’s beginning position and meddle with the memory magic might have been a more expensive endeavour

meddle –> meddling

and had she not been the daughter of a general Akua would already have her had assassinated.

her had –> had her

and Catherine would blood her troops on real battlefield in the process

on real –> on a real

The dark-haired smiled

dark-haired –> dark-haired man

END BOOK ONE

BEGIN BOOK TWO

Prologue

I know the Watch has a reputation, but not even them can beat all of Praes on their own

them –> they (possibly stylistic)

Ch 1 – Supply

or that they expect me to fill it in triplicate.

in –> in in

well, as much composure as man could have while lying on the ground anyway

as man –> as a man

All they need a little melted wax and for you to make the impression.

need a –> need is a

I repressed a twitch at the formal address she insisted on keeping using.

insisted on keeping using. –> kept insisting on using.

Ch 2 – Demand

N/A

Ch 3 – Cost

If she was finally starting to get stick out of her ass when it came to me

stick –> the stick

and if she was aware if the inaccuracy she didn’t seem to care

aware if the –> aware of the

The all orc nodded sharply and dropped the subject

all –> tall

“So, “I mused out loud

“So, “I –> “So,” I

If tell Juniper to just send you back to your lines

If tell –> If I tell

I’m not sure what side I’m on. Not of them really fit.

Not –> None

Heroic Interlude: Balestra

N/A

Ch 4 – Return

N/A

Ch 5 – Recognition

N/A

Ch 6 – Rapport

Most people would have passed out before they got hallway through the flask

hallway –> halfway

Ch 7 – Reception

N/A

Ch 8 – Reversal

N/A

Ch 9 – Rematch

N/A

Ch 10 – Release

I’d seen that working punch through plate, but aside from knocking him back again it left him unharmed.

that working punch –> that punch

Ch 11 – Report

That we were adjusting our ranks and the most basic unit level right before

and –> at

I strode past them towards the wooden crate my adjutant had installed in anticipation my address

anticipation my –> anticipation of my

Lawfully you are a dead men and women, all of you.

are a dead –> are dead

There’d have to be oversight to make sure that unprecedented amount of power of their soldiers wouldn’t be abused

power of their –> power over thier

The four city blocs surrounding the western bastion had gone the same way

blocs –> blocks

if I’d been able to meet Eleonore Fairfax or Jehan the Wise, had they still alive.

they still alive –> they still been alive

I’d have to write down to formula to grasp how it actually works

to –> the

remembering Hakram and I were still in the room only a moment latter.

latter –> later

“I can’t believe you fell for that goblinfire trick, Wekesa,” Back spoke amusedly.

Back –> Black

“Are you ever going to let that one go?” he replied in irrigation.

irrigation –> irritation

“I got a jug of wine when we traded the donkey, was else was I supposed to do with it?

was else –> what else

Ch 12 – Reproval

In a way it was comforting that he was more bored with the coming interrogation that being all creepy-expectant, the way villains usually were in the stories. Warlock had admittedly been nothing but polite to me so far, so I supposed I should have expected a departure from the mould in this too.

that being –> than being

should have –> shouldn’t have

Not telling what might break when I go fishing for what I want.”

Not –> No

I followed his gaze saw the devil was now licking Breagach’s blood like a cat would a saucer of milk

gaze saw –> gaze and saw

I wasted no time in grabbing a cup and pouring me something to drink

me –> myself

Imehad told me to watch out for Scribe above the rest of Black’s companions

Imehad –> Ime had

Heroic Interlude – Riposte

Thirty-one: use a sword fit for your height and built

built –> build

I used to live in one of the villages part of the Liesse governorship, you see

villages part –> villages that were a part

She was engaged to man from Liesse

to man –> to a man

Villainous Interlude: Coulisse

the same girl he’d spent so many nights with debating the Empire should be instead of the way it was

debating the –> debating how the

now she’s making making progress in the Free Cities.

making making –> making

but the fault line rand deeper than that

rand –> ran

Ch 13 – Fireside

Seasons in the Wasteland were a complicated a changing affair

complicated a changing –> complicated and changing

Let me tombstone read

me –> my (possibly stylistic)

Ch 14 – Situation

He’s requesting for you come ahead of the Fifteenth

you come –> you to come

It didn’t help he was obviously fond of me, and though I knew he could fake that easily enough I was almost sure he wasn’t.

wasn’t –> hadn’t Or fake –> be faking

Ch 15 – Council

so I while I was unwilling to excuse the act

so I while –> so while

I’d gone my whole life without and father or mother figures and while Black certainly didn’t fit the bill for either,

without and father –> without father

Not, not books – journals, I saw.

Not, –> No,

Ch 16 – Trust

So the Empire was easier to govern after getting losing wars.

after getting losing –> after losing

Black had told me start taking be the initiative, hadn’t he?

me start taking be –> me to start taking the

wearing the leather apron I’d first me him in above his riding robes.

me –> met

Whatever means the mercenaries had using to shield themselves from Black’s mages

had –> had been

but he’d been tackled down

tackled down (odd phrasing) –> tackled, tackled to the ground, taken down

May you choke on her her bones.

her her –> her

For years, I wanted there to be a hero who came in an offered salvation.

an –> and

Ch 17 – Aplomb

I allowed the rest of the troops enough of break

of break –> of a break

but if they had casters too they would a force to be reckoned with

would a –> would be a

another twenty mages by himself .

himself . –> himself.

Juniper was halfway to hoisting up by the scruff of his neck

hoisting up –> hoisting him up

I could feel the shudder that went through my men at the sound of it and the power of my Name flared up angril.

angril. –> angrily.

Hakram had already prepping the reserve

had already –> had already been

Ch 18 – Tinder

N/A

Ch 19 – Flame

N/A

Ch 20 – Ashes

N/A

Ch 21 – Marchford

N/A

Villainous Interlude: Coup de Theatre

N/A

Heroic Interlude: Attaque au Fer

There were more guards around the command tend

tend –> tent

Yet it is not the Heiress who has come from our lives

from –> for

they could no longer die to whim of anyone owning their command rod

to –> at the

Ch 22 – Rescue

It it a madness one

It –> Is

Masego was saying when I started paying attention to her again.

her –> him

Or discredit it us so that her own contributions

it us –> us

Legion doctrine when presented with first class special asset is to retreat to a choke point, fortify and send for reinforcements

with first –> with a first

We have a mandate to protect imperial interests

imperial –> Imperial

There’s been seven goblin rebellions, and nearly an eight under Nefarious

eight –> eighth

Ch 23 – Defeat

but In the back of my mind eerie green eyes looked back at me

In –> in

A half-step put me just out out of the punch’s path

out out –> out

Maggots started crawling up my blade and hastily whipped it out,

and hastily –> and I hastily

The again perhaps that shouldn’t have surprised me.

The –> Then

I only barely managed to catch the open mouth one of of them with my free hand as we kept getting higher.

one of of –> of one of

Ch 24 – Archer

I wasn’t sure whether it was having to men I rather liked fussing over me

to –> two

Broken bones will take a least three days to stop being brittle.

a –> at

not to mention the era where most of Praes has been separated into crusader states

has –> had

We won’t know where they attack for sure

they –> they'll

Ch 25 – Wake

N/A

Ch 26 – Seek

It opened jaw larger than my head

opened jaw –> opened its jaw

It stalked away from and shook itself,

from and –> from me and

Ch 27 – Cut

I broke into a hiss of pain hallway through.

hallway –> halfway

Ch 28 – Prelude

That much I would swear oath to, and the longer that debt when unpaid the longer the price would be when I collected.

when unpaid –> went unpaid

Armies are not easy guests no matter who they obey to.

obey to. –> obey.

our mages can the simplest versions of the spell.

can the –> can use the

If they can’t be used, they should be hanged.

hanged –> hung

Hunter and I will leave when enemy assaults the city.

when enemy –> when the enemy

Interlude: Greenskins

There were few officers in the Fifteenth who’d be able to see their cohort split in half a dozen smaller forces and not lose track of most of them.

in half a dozen –> into half a dozen

Ch 29 – Stand

N/A

Ch 30 – Deliver

Learn to use my Names in ways that burned through my reserves slower that the tricks my teacher had taught me and the ones I’d taught myself from that.

Names –> Name

slower that the tricks –> slower with the tricks

from that –> from those (tricks is plural)

in my army was was taller than me.

was was –> was

“One of the mounts was improperly corrupted,” the ogre told me. “They’ve adopted as a… pet.”

adopted as –> adopted it as

In a single heartbeat it had crossed the distance to the mage, sword shattering the restored blue field of light – though a second one came into existence it shattered it. It dropped the useless handle and caught Apprentice by the throat

a second one came into existence it shattered it. –> a second field came into existence and shattered the sword in turn.

with mightthat split the air

mightthat –> might that

The spell had a hunger to it that had lacked at Three Hills

that had –> that it had

Ch 31 – Sleight

Hunter got slapped away by a hand and the part of his bare chest it touched started warping but he screamed and another burst of violent light burned away the corruption, leaving only singed flesh.

Run on sentence.

No to mention

No –> Not

We appear do be done here

do –> to

Ch 32 – Draw

N/A

Ch 33 – Clean-up

Robber came back half a bell later, as I dipped a torch in bucket of oil standing in a darkened street.

in bucket –> in a bucket

a five-year old boy walked up to her and have her that flower

have –> handed

But the stories that are coming in aren’t awe about her taking care of the threat.

aren’t awe about –> aren’t about

Ch 34 – Lesson

N/A

Ch 35 – Spur

every time he looked at is lover.

is –> his

That is was irks me.

was –> what

People had been on my back about choosing a personal retinue, an equivalent to my teacher’s Blackguards, and believed I’d found mine during the Battle of Marchford.

and believed –> and I believed

What she was could not be improve save in the unlikely event she gained a Name, so the most I could do about this was to give her more tools.

improve –> improved

Did I have it it me to deploy that kind of mass murder against my enemies

it it –> it in

reaching for top.

for top –> for a top

Good thing the troops weren’t around to that, I decided.

to that –> to see that

in centuries was apparently kind of an aphrodisiac his kind

his –> for his

that number is the total territory in the Empire can bear crops.

Empire can –> Empire that can

Ch 36 – Madman

N/A

Interlude: Nemeses

That single sentence brought fresh dread that put anything personal fear inflicted by Lord Black to shame.

anything –> any

Her father had been born one of the mostly innately talented mages of his generation

mostly –> most

Ch 37 – Apprentice

I disliked intervening too directly in the dynamics between the member of my high command

member –> members

A pudgy hand pushed back and errant braid

and –> an

Conspiracy I

Legate Juniper, ever brutally sardonic, pointed out that give how tall their manors stood

give –> given

she’d buried a knife to hilt through the Soninke’s eye

to hilt –> to the hilt

The Hellhound’s second had not hesitated so much as heartbeat before putting down her opponent

as heartbeat –> as a heartbeat

The tall orc had arrived at the same conclusion, actually, be he disliked hurrying to judgement.

be –> but

The Fifteenth would come to telly on her ability

telly –> rely

Cat seemed strangely fond of the man but Hakram considered him a considerable danger nonetheless.

Duplicate “consider”s are awkward. Reword.

The parlour was full of bangue smoke

If “bangue” (alternatively spelled bhang) is the same from our world, then it's consumed rather than smoked.

The adjutant might yield little authority in theory, but at the moment he could end a career or string a noose with a single whisper.

yield –> wield

Her met her eyes with his for half a heartbeat

Her met –> He met

Mages sworn to the Tower shad put wards over all the exits

shad –> had

Ch 38 – Juncture

We planned around their schedules and routes so we could get deeper in the camp than we’ve ever been.

we've –> we'd

I’d already eaten a bowl the stew that was the Fifteenth’s morning meal and set it aside.

bowl the –> bowl of the

The lifespan of villains had not theoretical limit to it

not –> no

Villainous Interlude: Impresario

The days were Captain had relied on him to cow the Beast were long gone

were –> where

Interlude: Rats

Juniper’s insistence that everything be done by the book meant that reports like bred like vermin

like bred like –> bred like

and had apparently obtained those supplies by paying out of her on treasury

on –> own

The real danger was if Heiress managed to get her lies entrenched in the people’s minds, which could make a lot of trouble down the line.

which –> it

If the choice was between rooting for he Carrion’s Lord apprentice

he –> the

but until then he’d have keep the Fifteenth afloat as best he could.

have keep –> have to keep

and even being being crippled had failed to slow her down

being being –> being

The Deoraithe colouring lent her touch of the exotic, admittedly

her touch –> her a touch

Ch 39 – Countdown

but I did not approve what the Empire was doing to it.

approve what –> approve of what

With Black keeping the Countess Marchford busy we had free reign in the are.

are. –> area.

But we wouldn’t need to – we just collapse the upper half, which’ll much easier, and then we build ramps up to that using the shacks.

which'll much –> which'll be much

Summerholm had plenty ballistas and small trebuchets

plenty –> plenty of

had been similarly garnished.

garnished. –> garrisoned.

Actually, now that I think of it, this is my godsdamned meeting and you’re the only who could be useful.

only –> only one

Fadila Mbafeno, a Soninke mage “Don’t kill Mbefano, she’ll be useful during the siege,” Apprentice spoke up lazily. it was the quick stop and the sudden drop for Lady Mbefano.

Mbefano –> Mbafeno or Mbafeno –> Mbefano

The line between those two was might thing with orcs.

might –> slight

I almost wanted to to trust her version of things.

to to –> to

Conspiracy II

No such establishment could exist without a license from either the Tower of the local ruler

of –> or

claiming a one of the seats in the College they’d been due that year

a one –> one

The Scribe.Commander Barsina paled even further and bowed.

Scribe.Commander –> Scribe. Commander

Heroic Interlude – Prise au Fer

He’d gone through those fires and come out a sword of the Heavens

out a –> out with a

Once you saw the truth of yourself and then then truth of Creation

then then –> then the

and how could lesser be solutions be tolerated

lesser be solutions –> lesser solutions

The white ship came, a small thing rowboat without any trace of an oar.

a small thing rowboat –> a small rowboat

“I wonder what the last hero though, when they called on Contrition,” he said quietly. “If they had doubts, too.”

though –> thought

He wasn’t sure he’d liked the answer.

liked –> like

Malicia has made a point of of improving the lot of common Callowans whenever she can.

of of –> of

Ch 40 – Knock

There would spells inlaid in the fortifications, of course.

would –> would be

Not at quick one, either.

at –> a

They know we need the gate to invest the city in time

invest –> invade

Ch 41 – Retrieve

Not tell to find there, unfortunately.

Not –> No

Ch 42 – Flaw

and summoned an godsdamned actual host of devils.

an –> a

“ Does that mean we’re friends now?

“ Does –> “Does

Red Skies

The pleasures of the flesh issome of the most

issome –> are some

Have you see what I desire?

see –> seen

Now that act of treachery was the battle cry of ten thousands of angry orcs

ten –> tens of

the two dozens of mages flanking

dozens of –> dozen

His own shield, designed over months of careful work until he’d finally granted it power into it that morning

granted it power into it that morning –> granted it power that morning

Ch 43 – Truce

One of these days I’d seen about getting a bow or a crossbow to use to widen my range of options

seen –> see

I glimpsed a scream jackal head before I rammed my knife between its eyes

scream –> screaming

More devils poured in, filling the gap between the Lone Swordsman and my other rival, and I had to admit then and there we would be catching her right now.

would be –> would not be

Ch 44 – Victory

I layman’s terms, she put down a metaphysical banner where she stood that formed a ward.

I –> In

Inside that ward, the eight binding for devils she’s summoned is lifted.

eight –> eighth (possibly stylistic)

she's –> she'd

is –> was

What I’m telling is that this battle is over,

telling –> telling you

How he’d managed that without putting on muscles mass I couldn’t know

muscles mass –> muscle mass

but I rammed my knee his stomach.

knee his –> knee into his

The rest of his duster was torn blown through,

torn blown –> torn away and blown

When the momentum stopped carrying him he did not manage get up, limbs twitching weakly.

manage get –> manage to get

Ch 45 – Corpses

Legate Juniper intends for us to hit them when the troops are beyond the two points, overwhelming them in detail.

beyond –> between

I you surrender I promise amnesty for your men and a fair trial for you.

I you –> If you

when my arm started trashing about.

trashing –> thrashing

Horrific burns and sword wound had taken most of the left half.

and sword –> and a sword

Chapter 46: Squire (Redux)

N/A

Beast

She’s been a this for almost hour and ate, what – two full patrols?

a –> at

Amadeua nodded.

Amadeua –> Amadeus

Ch 47 – And Justice For All

In unsheathed my sword, ears prickling at the sound of struggle inside the structure.

In –> I

all I could think was that undead bombs was my godsdamned gambit.

bombs was –> bombs were

my fingers closed around the hilt of that fucking sword epople kept trying to kill me with.

epople –> people

There was aheartbeat of pure pain

aheartbeat –> a heartbeat

Ch 48 – Threes

Akua looked like I’d just flipped the negotiation table over hear head and made her clean up the mess

hear –> her

She didn’t have nearly as much of an upper hand here as she pretending she did

she pretending –> she was pretending

I’d taken her by surprised with that

by surprised –> by surprise

I could see why she’d pick up the habit

pick –> picked

since they saw so much people come and go.

much –> many

I’m getting rather sick of this whole ‘you can’t touch’ me complex Praesi nobles have.

‘you can’t touch’ me complex –> ‘you can’t touch me’ complex

He whispered an incantation and it the water turned to steam,

and it the –> and the

He’s you acknowledged heir, though

you –> your

Aisha had explained

Aisha had –> Aisha had (remove double space)

High Lord Dakarai waspishly asked what exactly I wanted him to do and without wasting and more I told them.

wasting and more –> wasting any more time

Another round of threats was exchanged,

threats was exchanged –> threats were exchanged

The ritual you must have completed for that to be the case and your Name still somehow function

and your –> and have your

Ch 49 – Victory

The old rumour that their people mated with giant carps was a fond a well-polished assertion in the rest of the country.

fond a well-polished –> fond and well-polished

they’d bring in mind the old tales

in mind –> to mind

but from where I sat I could see the melded at the base of the wings

melded –> melded seams

her perfectly polished armour reflecting the glare the noonday sun.

glare the –> glare of the

But no so merciful as to spare the nobles

no –> not

For this I grant you all the attending the dignities of a lord of Praes.

the attending the dignities –> the attending dignities

if Malicia had waited another week the appointment would be put of her hands.

put of her –> put out of her

Masego’s room were smaller than mine

were –> was

and already filled with a dozen pile of books.

pile –> piles

it was necessary for me to have a kill switch in case Father’s diagnostic spell has failed.

has –> had

I’d quietly sit down with the officers involved and told them what the verdict was going to be.

sit –> sat

The council was a temporary measure meant to ease me into the trade ruling

trade ruling –> trade of ruling

Interlude – Precipitation

but you and I know the truth of of it.

of of –> of

It looked like a sung version of the argument between the Atalantian and and the Delosi that had been lasting for the better part of an hour.

and and –> and

who’d served as peasant levies in the the civil war after being disposed by the fighting

the the –> the

She’d a received a report that morning

She'd a –> She'd

could not longer afford

not –> no

dipped her quill in the ink. “We’re too close to the wall

Missing section break.

elegantly taking the seat at the head of the table before the woman could slight her before doing it first.

before –> by

I do not think that it was that title should mean

that it was that –> that is what that

Epilogue

he’d done little in his ten years or reigning save for putting a goblin rebellion

or –> of

putting –> putting down

and becoming a recurring blade in the back on the Empire’s merchant shipping.

on –> of

She’d been like that even the Sentinels had come for her at her father’s inn, before the soft but deadly games of the seraglio had honed that skill into a blade that cut as often as it teased.

even –> even when

They’d rise, hadn’t they? Gone further than they had any right to.

rise –> risen

And now she is dependent on it so stay above the waterl.

so stay above the waterl –> to stay above the water

Stealing the Name of Squire had been certain to work as long as she was owed a victory against Foundling, and had. And given her an aspect more dangerous than ever before, not to mention restored the fullness of the Name.

And given –> But had given

She hadn’t known, that the demon had crippled the Name.

known, –> known (the comma reads weirdly)

the Bard fished out a bottle of her haversack and popped it open.

of –> from

END BOOK 2

Regard

She’d heard the dwarves had mined around all of the Kingdom of the Dead, and immediately plugged any tunnel form there into their lands with molten steel.

Dead, and –> Dead and

form –> from

she still had the better part of a hundred feet before her before reaching the top of the ramparts.

before her before –> to climb before OR before

This one was wearing old Proceran armour long gone out of style, bust most importantly he’d had a shield as well as the longsword now clattering on the ground.

bust –> but

She’d been awake for three days and night herself

night –> nights

Ducking into the shadows at the patrol of Binds passed her, Ranger waited until she could no longer her their steps before moving again.

at –> as

her their –> hear their

The fell on her without hesitation

The –> They

She knew from experience that this far in the Dead King would not longer bother trying to drown her in lesser undead

not longer –> no longer

Her own strike bit deep into his armour, shattering the steel and the the skin and bones underneath.

the the –> the

On it sat a dark-haired child, too pale to be alive and too gaunt to even try pretend it was.

try pretend –> try to pretend (stylistic?)

That was was funny because he was undead so- never mind.

was was –> was

That was surprisingly rare in in villains.

in in –> in

Reign

The Black Knight’s responses to problem were either assimilation or destruction

problem –> problems

It was a perfect reproduction of the sky above Ater, the illusion spells crafted to beautifully Alaya could almost have believed she was looking at the true sky.

to –> so

They would guess the attempt had Tasia’s hand behind and that it had not only been thwarted but turned into a source of humiliation

hand behind –> hand behind it

BEGIN BOOK 3

Prologue

The Atalantians had remained behind their walls as the emptied their treasury buying up all the mercenaries in Mercantis they could afford

the emptied –> they emptied

The swarmed him like flies a corpse.

The –> They

Most of the I fed to dogs

the –> them

Ch 1 – Right

My general regularly made pointed comments about their conflicting loyalties,and she was right to.

loyalties,and –> loyalties, and

The two of us were peering at the silhouette of the former residence of the Counts of Southpool. My personal guard has moved swiftly and professionally to secure the palace, after a relative of the eldermen had unlocked a servant entrance.

has –> had

It swirled dramatically behind me as I kept a quick pace towards the banquet hall of old fortress of the counts of Southpool.

of old –> of the old

Most of the guests were Callowan, though I recognized Fasili as the governess’ right side.

as –> at

The Callowans rose in barely-veiled panic, streaming by the blank-faced silhouetted of the Gallowborne as they fled.

silhouetted –> silhouettes OR silhouetted figures

Ch 2 – Might

Baroness Anne Kendal was another, the first appointment I’dd made.

I'dd –> I'd

It’s placeholder solution, regardless.

It's –> It's a

Delegating to Baroness Kendal was the step in the right direction

the –> a

I’m trying avoid importing leadership from Praes

trying avoid –> trying to avoid

With bridge that was the main trade route in and out of the hills only just freshly raised after the Silver Spears had torched it, trade had yet to pick up.

With bridge –> With the bridge

Upon you return to Marchford,

you –> your

Interlude: Gate

The very redhead who’d just handed him the latest bit of bad news had ordered for braziers full of holly and apple tree to be set up in all four corners of the plaza and kept ever-burning.

tree –> wood

The bid’s form shimmered and in its place came a kneeling man wearing silken robes all in shades of blue.

bid’s –> bird’s

The twitches identified until there was a sound like bone breaking and the fae dispersed into thin air.

identified –> intensified

Nauk like women a little greener, and with a talent for engineering.

like –> liked

The orc unsheathed his sword and began backing away as the first wave of bolts speared a handful of fairies, dragging out horrifying screams as their veins turned dark and pulsing all over their bodies.

pulsing –> pulsed

Crowned

Clearly, any progress to be made would have to wait until a First Prince of Princess was elected.

of –> or

Uncle Klaus, a childless widower who’d flatly refused to remarry after the death of his deeply -loved wife

deeply -loved –> deeply-loved

Cordelia rather thought he uncle was doing those particular princes injustice, but she did not comment.

he –> her

The still took loans, still raised armies with them, and after near two decades of strife hatreds now ran so deep princes would rather be up to their neck in Praesi debt rather than allow their rivals to triumph.

The –> They

“We turned them a way as a nation that spreads from here to Valencis,” Cordelia said. “That is why Procer exists, Uncle.

a way as –> into

Heroic Interlude: Arraignment

The sheer disregard the Tyrant had spent their lives with had almost managed to buckle the defences, until Hanno had intervened with his associates.

with had –> had (awkward phrasing)

Most would have executed the upper Secretariat and taken command of the siege after out little tower episode.

out –> our

Hanno adjusted the longsword at his belt when the moment he touched solid ground and put on his barbute.

when the moment –> the moment

Hedge stayed kneeling for a moment, the coughed out a few feathers.

the –> then

In the centre, surrounded by a pentagram whose every corner bore line joining the broader web of runes, was a single perfect disc of obsidian.

bore line –> bore lines OR bore a line

There were on the Tyrant’s chosen ground, and Hanno had seen enough heroes die in the Chamber to know how this would end.

There –> They

The dragged him upwards, heading for the stairs.

The dragged –> They dragged

By the time the villain was out the hall, which was still falling, the spectres had dissipated into a thick mist lingering on the ground.

out the –> out of the

Ch 3 – Demesne

Orcs panicked horses just being being close

being being –> by being

The towered curtain wall around Marchford she’d sketched was nothing too fancy, but where the Talbot Manor had stood before I’d had it torched would become a proper fortress.

but where –> but the site where (or consider revising this whole sentence as it took me 3 tries to figure out)

Her sappers had been needed to repair the bridge in and out of Marchford, and when that was over simply would not have the numbers to undertake as large a project as building the fortifications for an entire city.

was over simply –> was over she simply

Not if I wanted to be done before a decade has passed, anyway.

has –> had OR wanted –> want

In the end I’d had Pickler outline the foundations for what would be be the city walls and freed her to take care of the bridge.

be be –> be

heading straight for the guildhall Juniper had appropriate during the Battle of Marchford and never returned.

appropriate –> appropriated

The redhead wiggled in my arms and reluctantly I allowed her to slid off the horse.

slid –> slide

Made me look better than comparison, at least.

than –> in

Ch 4 – Developments

It always put me in a good mood when I heard about the Truebloods get the bad end of the stick.

get –> getting

Not long after I’d extorted three high nobles into backing the creation of the Ruling Council, one of them had officially withdraw from the Truebloods.

withdraw –> withdrawn

Lesser nobles had begun withdrawing their support or been assassinated by successors who did before a fortnight had passed.

did –> died

Ratface shrugged, looked at the other Taghreb in the room.

looked –> looking OR and looked

It would have been too much to hope for I’d be allowed to expand my ranks without there being consequences, I supposed.

for I’d –> for that I’d

I passed a hand through my mess of a hair, which I’d taken out of its usual ponytail for the meal.

a hair –> hair

The tribe would occupy the designated land but pay rent for the privilege, as well bribe you generously for your generosity in considering the matter.

as well bribe you –> as well as bribing you

Catching Kilian by the hand I immediately headed for the door but paused when I passed by Adutant.

Adutant –> Adjutant

Ch 5 – Beachhead

The rest was still assembling under Tribune Farrier.

was –> were

See, stuff like that was like I liked having orcs backing me.

like I liked –> why I liked

My longsword came out of its scabbard without a sound and I move forward with my shield raised.

move –> moved

I started speaking again, so I hit it again with morbid fascination.

I started –> It started

I had to dance away when a spear tip pierced through where the back of my leg was a heartbeat before, then sharply twist my footing when when the first deadwood soldier went for my throat.

when when –> when

All the lessons I’d learned from some of the most celebrated killers of our age flashed through the back of my mind, but I pushed the aside.

pushed the –> pushed them

I got read to back up Adjutant, but he’d apparently turned the situation around.

read –> ready

Ch 6 – Backlash

Even if you somehow manage to beat my men, you have to realize the Empire is going to throw all you until you break.

all you –> all it has at you

Usurpation

“I am trying,” he told the Heavens,” to find a reason to worship you. Any reason at all.”

Heavens,” to –> Heavens, “to

It as like finally drinking cool water after years of being parched.

as –> was

And if you let Gods decided that for you, you’re not anyone at all.

decided –> decide

Ch 7 – Elaboration

If I started chopping of limbs he wasn’t going to get back up with an irritating one-liner about Evil always being defeated.

chopping of –> chopping off

I heard a grunt and in a spray of crystal-clear water a forearm emerged form the stump to replace the one I’d cut off.

form –> from

I stepped back to adjust my stance for a deeper blow. Both wings flickered into existence, and before I could hit him agains he shot off into the sky.

agains –> again

He just beginning to trace runes in the air when Hakram cleared his throat.

He just –> He was just

Villainous Interlude: Chiaroscuro

Those early rituals were brusque and inexact, relying heavily on human sacrifice to make up for deficiencies in what was not yet know as spell formulas.

know –> known

Akua was genuinely regretful that there was no one should could trust enough to boast of the achievement.

should –> she

The seventeen conduits she’d had her agents acquire – to the cost of many, mnay lives – were kept under enchanted sleep in chambers below the Ducal Palace.

many, mnay –> many, many

Not other tongue on Calernia offered such a broad selection of terms to convey contempt as that of her people.

Not –> No

The dark-skinned woman brushed hear hair back, though it was perfectly styled.

hear –> her

She’d trying to end the Game.

She’d –> She’s

Heroic Interlude: Appellant

She’d gone in there to blow the runic array powering the drill while he held the line, and one again gotten off essentially untouched.

one again –> once again

The Secretariat was an institution made my men, and so held the flaws of those men.

my –> by

Hanno found steps under his feet, a sure sign he was leaving the plaza, and shortly afterwards fell the pressure over his shoulders vanish: he’d left the bounds of the ward.

fell –> felt

She was never going use a staircase again, and anyone who tried to make her was going to spend the rest of their life as the ugliest frog she could manage.

going use –> going to use

The villain grunted and smashed him into the ground like rag doll.

like rag doll –> like a rag doll

Chapter 8 – Lies

N/A

Warden I

And in the fights the get in, retreat is not an option,

the –> they

Chapter 9 – More Lies

Well, good to see he still had his priorities on order.

on –> in

What I had with Kilian mattered to me as more because I could trust her than because she was delightful in bed.

as more –> more

Chapter 10 – Entrance

I was in a pretty little antechamber decorates in shades of wood, leading into a large bedroom.

decorates –> decorated

Who knew, maybe even fairies got gold.

gold –> cold

Carefully I broke the seal on the scroll having shaking my hands off the worst of the droplets, watching the frost dissipate.

the entire sentence –> Having shaken the worst of the droplets off my hands I carefully broke the seal on the scroll, watching the frost dissipate

I took out the the invitation scroll and tossed it at the darks-skinned mage’s head.

the the –> the

darks-skinned –> dark-skinned

I glanced at the others, who didn’t seem to have their own, and Hakram gestured a table in the back.

gestured a table –> gestured to a table

The night sky above us was just as confusing: now and then I got a glimpse of the stars they way they looked above Callow

they way –> the way

I looked at him, the suddenly ripped the scroll out of his hands.

the suddenly –> then suddenly

Chapter 11 – Swerve

There were hundred of fae inside, each more glittering than the last.

hundred –> hundreds

Not when I’d have dead soldiers to buried when I returned.

buried –> bury

Chapter 12 – Double Down

Around all us, all the faces of the fae I could see were blank.

Around all –> All around

Whispers flared up immediately, but I wasn’t intending to stick around and leanr what they were.

leanr –> learn

“Actually, I have an assignment for you that doesn’t involve,” I said.

involve –> involve sobriety (that's my best guess)

“We’ve gotten in a place where think that what we want out of Skade is to leave it alive,

where think –> where they think

Arcandia, it makes it seem like everything outside is distant.

Arcandia –> Arcadia

Warden II

She’d followed him unflinchingly when he’d charged two hundred cataphracts into the meat of a ratling army of thousands, backwhen the Longtooth Lord had tried to breach the walls of Hannoven.

thousands, backwhen –> thousands, back when

Not matter the cost.

Not –> No

Jacob silently barred the door of peasant house the officers had commandeered, smiling at the sound of raucous laughter coming from inside.

of peasant –> of the peasant

There was always the risk that the other ruler would delay the attack on their flank just long enough that the other racked up the most casualties, only striking after Klau’s formation was already broken.

Klau's –> Klaus'

There was a devent chance that a second pitched battle would erupt the moment his army was scattered, between the two ‘allied’ princesses.

devent –> decent

She would not be an effective First Prince, he thought: she didn’t haven enough allies among the Alamans and the Arlesites to keep the Highest Assembly in line.

haven –> have

Chapter 13 – Forgery

she was sent as as the champion of Winter to settle a duel, only to find the man who’d raised her to be her opponent.

as as –> as

I think that has long as the fae recognize it’s a story, they’re bound by it – no matter how obvious a lie it is.

has long –> as long

“It feels like you’re to disagree with me,” Archer said, “but your words prove my point.”

you're to –> you're trying to

Servants popped up out nowhere, not unexpectedly, and I sat by the edge of the snow with a steaming cup of tea and a pair of sweet apple turnovers.

out nowhere –> out of nowhere

They want me to part of the machine they’re built, but I don’t think that’s my role.

they’re –> they’ve

Chapter 14 – Trick

Unlike the fae, I knew how handle myself to come out on top when we slowed.

how handle –> how to handle

With only one good eye left and a broken, blood nose the Duke had come out ahead but he no longer looked so pristine.

blood nose –> bloody nose

The snow-pale fae smiled and idly waved his hand, the globe shrinking closet to my body before rising higher in the air, taking me with it.

closet –> close

Four spears of ice rose were carved out from the ground by roiling wind, rising to align with my shoulders and knees.

rose were –> rose as they were

If the Duke had fought me, I grasped, I would have been swept away by the tide effortlessly.

grasped, I –> grasped, I

Chapter 15 – Bestowal

The King was carving his bauble of ice, ivory knife shaving off one sliver after another another.

another another –> another

I could still hear echoes to his voice that had me cringing, but it was not as brutal as it had been easier.

been easier –> been

In its gaze is Winter, the cold that that devours and leaves only absence behind.

that that –> that

There is less and less while there are still many so vicious games are made ever more vicious for in the end there will be only one mouthful left, and only one mouth to devour it.

many so vicious games are made –> so many vicious games that are made

Someone be a dear get me a drink – it’s going to be a rough few months.

dear get –> dear and get

Villainous Interlude: Proscenium

all those who did not immediately bow to the Queen of Summer were destroyed a riot of flame.

destroyed a –> destroyed in a

From what I’ve seen fae are made of the same matter than Arcadia itself – there is no difference at a fundamental level between one of them and, say, a stone taken from there.

than Arcadia –> as Arcadia

I’ll have to do with limited numbers and make second Breach when we’ve the fae for it.

make second –> make a second

“There is a theory by a very clever man,” Papa said, entirely ignoring the threat,, “that fae can die in truth.”

threat,, –> threat,

Raid

War was still spoken of of male’s work with that understated contempt, but no Matron would let a matter so important to her tribe entirely in the hands of males.

of of –> of as

The goblin froze for the second time tha night when he felt the touch of steel on the side of his neck.

tha –> that

Villainous Interlude: Stormfront

the Tyrant had conceded the point and instead had gargoyles place over all four corners.

place –> placed

Studying Named as openly as he was always a dangerous business, but Anaxares was already a dead man.

he was always –> he was was always

And it was probably still lethal to drink, not that it stopped her from gulping down her her cup and messily wiping her lips with her sleeve.

her her cup –> her cup

Now, a lesser soul would say all that will accomplish is destroy more and and more of Creation until it all collapses on your head because you missed a beat.

more and and more –> more and more

Ch 16 – Shambles

A lot of people dying, if I had to venture I guess,

I guess –> a guess

You realize there’s a one going on when you’re neck deep in Watch.

a one –> one

He’s need in the Vales.

need –> needed

There were some permanent constants in Creation, like the Tower being a pile of horrors beyond human understand and the Principate always being run by a bunch of rapacious assholes.

understand –> understanding

“General Istrid,” the orc replied, galaring, “has seniority.

galaring –> glaring

Juniper wasn’t the type to exaggerate, to I’d take her word for it.

to I’d –> so I’d

“Then the rest of the Fifteenth be moving as well,” Juniper said.

be moving –> will be moving

Ch 17 – Allegiance

It’d been like fighting a hundred less competent version of the Lone Swordsman

version –> versions

There’d been two sets of goals in Marchford, before I’d taken the city back in the rebellion.

goals –> gaols

It was one of the first thing Black had ever told me: he didn’t need people to agree, just not to care.

thing –> things

Seen what you preach more than empty words.

what –> that

You’re not coming to be because you think I’m worthy.

be –> me

And Black had most his knights killed in their sleep.

most his –> most of his

It taught us hard lessons and oh,look how well we’ve learned them.

oh,look how –> oh, look how

Masego was holed up in his tower, seeing to the experiments he’d left in the hands of the assistant he’s stolen from Diabolist

he's stolen –> he'd stolen

“Is that what this has all been leading to, Catherine?” she asked, and the genuine grief in her voice tone cut me like a knife.

voice –> vocal

“Recruiting Callowans. Subverting officers. Gathering Named Were you trying to ease us into treason before we ever began?”

officers. Gathering Named Were –> officers. Gathering Named. Were

Merciless Gods, the people ruling the Wasteland think half the people in this room are cattle.

Wasteland think –> Wasteland think

I’d never heard him a noise anything like it in all the time I’d known him.

him a –> him make a

The Senior Sapper took her hands of the table brusquely, to hide their shaking.

of –> off

Ch 18 – Crack

There was a single stone arch leading across the moat to the dark iron gate in front, wide for two people at a time at most and bare of any railing.

wide for –> wide enough for

Being raised by a devil and a villain had let my friend to have some fairly specific tastes in architecture

let –> led

Which you’ll have to make anyway, unless you intend to wage ware on the Empire.

ware –> war

We’d come to share a wineskin by the ruins of had once been Marchford Manor

of had –> of what had

Ch 19 – Order (Redux)

It was night-empty, though that had as much to do with the hour of the night as Laure’s recent… troubles.

night-empty –> nigh-empty

Just wouldn’t be the Fifteenth if it we were fighting battles we’re supposed to win

if it we –> if we

That was so sadly true I didn’t bother to deny it.

was so –> was so

Getting him to close the read guard had been like pulling out nails with my teeth.

read –> rear

Well all knew how it was going to end.

Well –> We

Pikes and crossbows were no match for veteran sword and board infantry like my retinue on the best of days, and even less since I’d taken to occasionally drilling them muself.

muself –> myself

Ch 20 – Skew

Look, I’m as willing as tangle as the next villain but if I get an occasion to put a shot someone’s back in the dark, I’m sure as Hells taking it.

a shot someone’s –> a shot in someone’s

I think you think your side’s any gentler than mine, you’ve been listening to stories too much.

I think you think –> If you think

But I look at the party we had, and can’t help but thing there was always supposed to be one.

thing there –> think there

My ascension to the Ruling Council has not granted me any better insight into the man, since he’d withdrawn from any relation to it after ensuring the Fifth would not have to obey any orders from its members.

has not –> had not

And it didn’t have authority of the Legions went it was still breathing.

went –> when

We’ll be splitting their forces with multiple assault so you don’t bear the brunt of it.

assault –> assaults

I’ve sent two Named down there to remedy to that.

to that –> that

Until we are you can liaise with Adjutant if you need anything.

we are you can –> we are, you can

Ch 21 – Example

Not a reason to get sloppy, but overestimating an enemy was just as dangerous as overestimating them.

overestimating –> underestimating

“Do you have no honour –”she started.

honour –”she –> honour –” she

“Used your head a prop when making the same offer to your second-in-command,”

a –> as a

Dawn had come a gone hours ago, by the looks of the sun.

a –> and

The sun had melted any traces of frost our passage had made in Fairfax Place.

Place –> Square

I’ll be calling myself a vicequeen, no a queen

no –> not

I vaguely knew the salting was done different in other parts of Callow, but Laure was known for its particular take on the process.

different –> differently

“The were sloppy,” Robber grinned viciously.

The –> They

I must really protest.

really protest –> really protest

She tried to breathe but couldn’t hand desperately clawing at her throat.

couldn’t hand –> couldn’t, hand

And should the Guildmaster acceded to your request, will you handle the matters directly?

acceded –> accede

There’s not a lot of orcs with one of those.

those –> these

Ch 22 – Govern

There were hundreds of brothers and sister here at all times, and Praesi occupation had done nothing to change it.

sister –> sisters

Don’t make that mistake. It would get ugly for both us, and I’m not here to hurt her.

both us –> both of us

Baroness Kendal was in one of the rooms that served the latter purposed, if I had to guess.

purposed –> purpose

I wasn’t surprised, considering I could be more than twenty feet away from consecrated grounds.

could –> couldn't

The assassins punctured by lung and cut into my spine

by lung –> my lung

My legionaries will put them out of the misery after sundown

the –> their

I’d taken me a few years to understand that those were meant in part to be a primer to Imperial politics

I’d –> It’d

If she goes, the Matrons she’d keeping in check get bolder.

she’d –> she’s

But her responsibility to keep an eye on Daoine came straight from the Tower, and that meant gave Ranker at lot of leeway.

meant gave –> gave

It had rarely ever seen fighting: whenever the Empire had bypassed Summerholm and crossed the Hwaerte, they tended to go straight from Laure.

from –> for

By the the Queen of Blades had already proven her ability by occupying three principalities of what was not yet the Principate, crushing a Liessen rebellion and turning back a Praesi invasion.

the the –> then the

I quietly ordered the Gallowborne to allow them passage, though Farrier saw to it they immediately surrounded the legionaries of the Fourth when they got lose.

lose –> close

“I would handle this myself, my lady,” he said. “The Marshal would like you to that within a bell Duchess Kegan will be crossing the river with a party to treat with us.

you to –> you to know

Ch 23 – Reassessment

If there was one aspect of Black’s philosophy I had wholeheartedly embraces, it was that power belonged in the hands of the competent

embraces –> embraced

Akua’s, when she’d told me she would collapse the dimension were were in if I refused to negotiate.

were were –> we were

I’d stayed in this room even after smelling the munitions because I’d believed that whatever measures she had taken they wouldn’t be able to kill me.

taken they –> taken

I want take Kegan’s army through Arcadia

want take –> want to take

The woman was short – though still taller than me – and learn, with always-moving brown eyes and the stride of someone used to others following behind.

learn –> lean

She does have to authority to treat with you.

to –> the

You think a second legion and whatever the Carrion’s Lord apprentice brought will be enough to stop me?

Carrion’s Lord –> Carrion Lord’s

Interlude: Apprentice

Masego’s train of thought was interrupted by the sight of Archer on the move, and for an instant that was all the filled his mind.

the filled –> that filled

Masego got work.

got work –> got to work.

Her skill with sorcery continued to impressed.

impressed –> impress

which meant this workingl might have had the single most efficient ritual array in Praesi history.

workingl –> working

Deadhand

Hakram did not believe that there were many entities within the bounds of Callow that could kill Squire in combat, but daggers in the nights were a different matter.

nights –> night

In large part that had been through allowing her newly-appointed Callowan governors the leeway to do as the saw fit, but knowing when to give over power was also part of ruling.

the saw –> they saw

The goblin had proved he could compose truly filthy rhymes when’d he’d penned that tune about Nauk and the Fifteenth’s oxen, so Hakram was eager to avoid the pitfall if he could.

when’d –> when

but the former capital of Callow was still foreign city to him.

still –> still a

Catherine likes to think of the best of people

think of –> think

Villainous Interlude: Exeunt

It was the reason she’d allowed all those refugees from the south behind her walls, even if like rodents they ate up her granaries: hey could serve as acceptable fuel in a pinch.

hey –> they

And if didn’t?

if –> if it

Clarions sounded, piercing the afternoon afternoon air like blades.

afternoon afternoon –> afternoon

It was pulsing inside her still, like the blood in her veins, as much a birth right as the rest.

birth right –> birthright

High Arcana runes light up around her, coming easier than they ever have before, and the air in front of the enemy formed into a ball that condensed for three heartbeats before detonating with a sound like thunder.

light –> lit

have before –> had before

She could feel the fae landing on the walls, fighting her soldiers and drying in droves as wards and goblin steel carved through them.

drying –> dying

Without even needing to exert their power the air around them warped form the heat, idle mirages flickering at the corner of her vision.

form –> from

Villainous Interlude: Decorum

The White Knight’s reason to be involved, then was not ‘right of birth’.

then –> then,

In matters of brute force, Sabah could snap him in half in the span of a single breath when it came to martial might Hye stood unequalled under the sky.

breath when –> breath and when

Midnight bell was nearing, the villain thought as he glanced up as the starry sky.

as the –> at the

Cordelia Hasenbach had roped in both Levant and Ashur, which have her utmost naval supremacy and a quiet southern border.

have –> gave

At least a fifty thousand professional soldiers, easily twice than in levies, and that was without counting any armies sent to reinforce by the Dominion.

a fifty –> fifty

twice than –> twice that

Enough you’ll see your both your children get grey hair.

your both your –> both your

Both time she’d given birth she’d left his side for a year afterwards to mother the children

time –> times

“Catherine’s rival is worse,” Sabah grunted. “I’m looking forward to the kid hacking her in a few pieces.”

in –> into

Besides, f I hadn’t come along you twerps would have mouthed yourself off into an early grave.

f –> if

yourself –> yourselves

And you and Hye would still be pretending you still didn’t desperately want to bone

you still didn’t –> you didn’t

Heroic Interlude: Injunction

The Titanomanchy had built its wonders as much by the legendary craftsmanship of the Gigantes as on the backs of a hundred thousand Arlesite slaves.

Titanomanchy –> Titanomachy

Lesser gods that had settled in the heart of the city when it was first built – he knew this for a fact for he’d watched one of them millennia ago centuries ago.

millennia ago centuries ago –> (pick one, unless he means that he had visions of the past within visions of the past.)

A land where no would ever rule over them again.

no –> none

Though considering her competition was a drunken disappearing Bard, her actively argumentative sister and brawler who kept trophies of her kills, that might not be saying much.

and brawler –> and a brawler

while the entire rim of he fortified camp was rough burlap tents, the centre was absurdly luxurious and bustling with servants during the day.

he –> the

They sidestepped an alarm ward early on, but found to their displeasure that deeper in there was another ward that circled entirely around the circumference of the cmap.

cmap –> camp

Decapitating the head of the snake was why he’d taken come with his companions tonight.

taken come –> come

Another slave tried to spear him through the side, only to be caught by the edge of a black orb that saw the man;s skin contract and tear under the sudden pressure.

man;s –> man’s

The Ashen Priestess’ voice rang loud a clear like a trumpet across the chaotic camp.

loud a clear –> loud and clear

The Levantine came into sight not logn afterwards, her breastplate splattered in so much blood she might as well have dipped it in a barrel of the stuff.

logn –> long

“Can he even do that?” the pigeon complained, too close to his hear for comfort.

hear –> head

Chapter 24: Vanguard

I was anybody’s guess how long we’d be in Arcadia, and more importantly where the gate out would be.

I –> It

Getting the matter sorted took another two days, then another two when Duchess Kegan insisted on bringing he own carts across the river instead of relying on Legion ones.

he own –> her own

I spurred Zombie the Second ahead as the Gallowborne came through behind me, immediately spreading out in formation and following behind me.

came through behind me –> came through (duplicate “behind me”)

I’d not ye grasped it well enough for that

ye –> yet

I watched the silhouetted of the fae in the distance

silhouetted –> silhouettes

Chapter 25: Intent

Be ready to invest the fortress and deal with the nobles.

invest –> invade

Only when the mass of muscle and steel was teen strides away from him did his hand whip out

teen –> ten

Chapter 26: Advance

I stepped onto the courtyard lightly the sound of fangs tearing through flesh heralding Adjutant following me as he tossed a corpse with a ripped throat to the side.

lightly the sound –> lightly. The sound

Heavies filled the corridor we’d open, splitting the fae in two, and it was the beginning of the end for them.

open –> opened

through an arc we could see a third and final set of stairs, leading to what I would have called a basilica if the the coloured glass of its windows didn’t display the glory of Summer victorious.

the the –> the

“Though crowd,” Adjutant deadpanned.

Though –> Tough

It wasn’t the tall silhouette of the Count that gave me pause, his back turned to me as he gazed out the green and red glass in front of him. It was the sight of the inside of the basilica, though the living wood that made hundreds of stacks filled with books and baubles was a stunning sight. No, it was the hundred corpses of the Gallowborne that hung from the branches covering the ceiling.

It was the sight –> It wasn’t the sight

He’d told me, once that were the same in some ways.

that were –> that we were

I cut through the spear, and thought it immediately began to grow back his eyes widened.

thought –> though

I tore through my boot out of the roots effortlessly.

tore through my boot –> tore my boot

Chapter 27: Expedition

Well, that and the fact that it was a shifting hellscape filled wit quarrelsome demigods.

wit –> with

I’d not realized until now how much planning a march depended on the maps provided to Fifteenth by the Tower

to Fifteenth –> to the Fifteenth

the Taghreb was capable of squeezing silver of of stone, given a bell

of of –> out of

The Summer Court was torching southern Callow, it was sonly fitting that their own treasures would pay for the rebuilding of it.

sonly –> only

I’d been forced leave so many to the task that to take care of my wounded I’d had to send for mages from the Fourth.

forced leave –> forced to leave

“As long as the bare bones of s structure remain my sappers can take care of it,” the Marshal dismissed.

s structure –> its structure

Even if the river was swimmable we have too many supply carts for that to be valid way across.

to be valid –> to be a valid

None of us was eager at the idea of fighting the higher ranks of the Summer Court on their own ground.

was –> were

There were some entities numbers meant nothing again and the Princess of High Noon struck me as one.

again –> against

Our way to get out of this with most our feathers is to be gone by the time they’d done mobilizing.

they’d –> they’re

Better we lost a few hundreds to ambushes than thirty thousand to a hopeless pitched battle.

a few hundreds –> a few hundred

I drummed my fingers against the table lightly, taking the pipe out o my mouth.

out o my –> out of my

Double watch and a ring of fires had been deemed barley sufficient, but if we’d not posted goblins out we would have still missed the fae studying us in the dark.

barley –> barely

I’d eat into the day’s march, but swimming was apparently not an option

I’d –> It’d

Interlude: Commanders

The legate could the side of her face well, from this close.

could the –> could see the

Her own aunt had been left an arrow-filled corpse in her own fortress when the Duni was still but a Squire, swatted down like a fly in inside of the most heavily defended fortresses on Calernia.

in inside of the –> inside one of the

Even if this Prince of Deep Draught

Draught –> Drought

“As as I see it, there are two options here,” she said.

As as –> As

Legion crossbowmen took their toll but the enemy fired back and fires bloomed across the palisade, hurriedly put off with sand and dirt.

off –> out

Chapter 28: Gambits

I knew that cloak for my Name dreams.

for –> from

The winged knights of Summer took flight, though, and with matching numbers on both sides there was only one way that scarp would go.

scarp –> scrap

The knights rode out of range, losing only score of men to the fire

score –> a score

“Duchess Kegan sends word that she’ll have regulars and the Watch follow,” Adjutant said. “Since those winged knights aren’t coming from us.”

from –> for

Closure

It would occupy the days of new High Lord of Wolof long enough he would not realize his power was being curtailed until it was too late for Wolof’s influence to recover in this lifetime.

of new –> of the new

“Yet you do not intend to make use it, after taking it from her,” the High Lady of Wolof said.

make use it –> make use of it

Chapter 29: Scale

We’d bloodied he fae so far but that had been through tactics, no what I’d been taught to call qualitative superiority.

he fae –> the faie

no what –> not what

She had a sword, thank the Gods, so I lifted it up her corpse and took it in hand.

up her –> up from her

Wherever the tread the greenery smoked and died, which did not bode particularly well.

the tread –> they tread

Her power filled the air to thickly I could almost taste it.

to –> so

Her wrist began to move my fingers tightened around the hilt of the sword I’d stolen.

move my fingers –> move and my fingers

Dry winds howled all around as the arm she brought up to shield herself was ground out of existence, her tall silhouette plummeting down like a gold of old had kicked her back down to Creation.

gold of old –> god of old

Chapter 30: Riot

Magical healing felt slow and inefficient, after having grown to the heroic alternative

grown to –> grown used to

“I can’t commend your judgement but you pain tolerance is impressive,” Archer added

you –> your

Apprentice twitched and I decided to change the subject before he went on a rant about had proved Creation was round.

about had –> about who had

The Duchess of Restless Zephyr was back in the sky, missing an arm and most the half of the body attached to it.

most the half –> most of the half

I was already moving, though, and the thumped into the ground behind me.

the thumped –> the javelins thumped

I dug into the muscle memories of the horse I’d raised and put on my finger on the part that concerned flight.

put on my finger on –> put my finger on

The Name reflexes were barely enough to save my life, sword coming up to slap aside another lance so it just pierced through my only previous pauldron.

previous –> remaining

Chapter 31 – High Noon

They keystone would have to be found in the way that even with my Named companions I still stood hilariously outclassed.

They –> The

The Princess of High Noon was more powerful., blatantly so.

powerful., –> powerful,

The Prince of Deep Drought had been wounded, one of his arms held to his body only be strings of red, but he wove sorcery like an artist.

be –> by

If felt the Winter power in my veins reacting violently, even worse than when I’d stolen sorcery from the Duchess of Restless Zephyr.

If –> I

Heat pulsed off the princess and cold came from me too met it.

too met –> to meet

The two blades came form opposite directions, one for the knee and the other for the neck.

form –> from

Chapter 32: Close

With a scream he ripped out his eyes, blood trickling down his face as the glass shards broke again and again until they were nothing but small gains.

gains –> grains

It was the kind of thing that was useful to know when killing caster, and since Diabolist was one I’d made sure to learn at least the broad strokes.

caster –> casters

I gave Duchess Kegan leave to use that one to get her people out at her own leisure, getting the Legions through the one at behind the palisades.

at behind –> behind

He had to be on this side to close the gate he’d crafted, he’d told, me and I’d decided to remain with him so he wouldn’t get distracted.

told, me –> told me

There are difficulties, to something that powerful crossing in Creation.

in –> into

If would have taken her for some farmer’s daughter, with those broad shoulders and solid muscles.

If –> I

Villainous Interlude: Cadenza

Procer sent decoys caravans, armed to the teeth, but those were seen through easily.

decoys caravans –> decoy caravans

The boy did like to pretend he has a sense of humour.

has –> had (case should agree with 'did')

Even removing the soul from the bodies doesn’t sidestep the issue

the bodies –> the body

To find the pattern, then, he would need to begin with the individual or individuals thathad crafted it.

thathad –> that had

How the Tyrant had managed to exert pressure on Bellerophon enough they would agree to this would have to be found investigated.

found investigated –> investigated

They’d both known what.

what –> that

Villainous Interlude: Thunder

It seemed to few, to have grown from middling fifty counts of treason to over sixty when made to serve in a foreign army.

to few –> too few

Anaxares did not look as the bodies droppedd.

droppedd –> dropped

Nightfall was coming, and with it the assault on Nicaw.

Nicaw –> Nicae

It lived in a cage all its life, fed choice cuts of meat meant behind bars.

meat meant behind –> meat behind

Villainous Interlude: Calamity I

So the office of Strategos was born, the admiral who’d managed to bring them back from the brink give control over all military affairs and promptly overstepping his given powers by raising a second set of walls to circle the slums that had grown past the old ones and ordering the construction of the Greenstone Rampart.

brink give control –> brink was given control

overstepping –> overstepped

The massive ramps being tugged forward by enslaved citizens of Atalante and Delos lumbered forward, archers killing the slaves by the score by barely slowing the advance.

by barely –> but barely

Delving past the outer wards was a thing of ease, given that there were Helikean standard and so a century of learning behind anything come of the Wasteland, or even Callow for that matter.

there were –> they were

That way lay the wiping of a bloody lip, a trite quote from the Book of All Things and an improbably second wind when he himself was at the end of his rope.

improbably –> improbable

A liability to exploited.

exploited –> exploit

Those that survived that emerged stronger form the experience, and there lay the problem.

form –> from

Dues

Vivienne knew she wasn’t as pretty as some of the other noble girls, not matter how nice her dresses and how many ribbons the maids put in her hair, but she wasn’t ugly and boys got dumb when you smiled at them and pretended they were interesting.

not matter –> no matter

That was how she apprenticed to Sidehands, which he insisted he was his name.

he insisted he –> he insisted

They were the only ones who’d been allowed behind the wards that protected the courtyard, so it must have been one of them who’d stolen an ingot when they wagons were checked later that night.

when they wagons –> when the wagons

Three quit leaps had her using the alley walls to get on the roof, which sadly did not have a trapdoor leading down.

quit –> quiet

Someone had come close to the first, the slit his throat.

the slit –> then slit

Fourteen pairs of dead eyes looked down on cut throats, each hand pointing at next man.

at next –> at the next

Are you? That was the thing had asked.

was the –> was what the

The words were echoing in her ears, when she heard of the Lone Swordsman and his call for other heroes to join rebellion.

join rebellion. –> join his rebellion.

Villainous Interlude: Calamity II

Shapeshifting had always an interesting branch of magic, in his eyes, but ultimately a dead end.

always an –> always been an

There must have bleed, or she would have reappeared directly outside his spell instead of drifting to the side.

have bleed –> have been bleed

The White Knight had been gifted an aspect that made him extremely versatile, a way to compensate for Amadeus’ massive advantage in experience in skill.

in experience in skill. –> in experience and skill.

The fighting elements of this heroic band, by the look of it, had ben crafted specifically to kill the remaining Calamities.

ben –> been

The result was more magic than flesh, he noted, but it would allow her operate well enough.

her operate –> her to operate

It leant a sharp increase in speed, armament that ignored enemy armour and and protection that nothing short of concentrated spellfire would be able to dent.

and and –> and

The aspect was better fit for war than skirmished between Named, a reflection of his departure from the traditional role of the Black Knights of old.

skirmished –> skirmishes

Sixty to eight heartbeats before it arrived, depending on the struggling.

eight –> eighty

A twist of will saw the woman released and she fled straight to hero and now that had him hesitate.

to hero –> to the hero

In silence, the green-eye man advanced.

green-eye –> green-eyed

The Valiant Champion was way ahead the curve even for a hero her age and she’d learned from their fight at Delos, but she wasn’t used to fighting an opponent like Sabah and it was costing her.

ahead the curve –> ahead of the curve

She hit like godsdamned trebuchet and her defence got stronger with every scrap.

hit like –> hit like a

Villainous Interlude: Calamity III

The heroine raised the broken remnant of her shield but a shoulder bump was enough to send her crashing into the walls of the arena

arena –> arena.

The Champion was better at fighting beasts than men, but Sabah was not like anything the girl had ever thought before.

thought –> fought

Claws scrabbling against the stone rails, Sabah gave when the enemy tried to use to high grounds to strike at her head.

to use to high –> to use the high

The Champion rose higher and higher in the sky, until she touched a ceiling that wasn’t and crack snaked across the firmament like it was a pane of glass.

and crack –> and a crack

This entire battle was something a tactical mistake, in his eyes.

something a –> something of a

It had been crafted specially to cut apart the stabilizing elements of wards, but to accomplish this it did require a certain of raw arcane power.

a certain of raw –> a certain amount of raw

Amusingly enough, what part of her wrists that was not powdered was now almost reset form the initial snapping.

form –> from

That would have been very dangerous, if it had it the wards on his body.

it had it the –> it had hit the

The crossbow bolt form the last tendril hit the back of the knee but failed the penetrate.

form –> from

He was no stranger to working through tiredness, and how he would not to compensate for it.

would not to compensate –> would compensate

He had wondered with the White Knight would rely on the skillset of a relatively green hero.

with –> why

Something infinitely larger than him swatted him him down and he was thrown down onto the pavestones.

him him –> him

Chapter 33: Promises

It’s like they carved you out of slab of muscle.

out of slab –> out of a slab

“I can’t believe I have to lower my standards lower than they already are,” I complained. “Well, nobody’s opened a permanent portal into the Hells. There. I refused to go any lower.”

refused –> refuse

There was silence after that, until I realized she was still expecting to answer her first sentence.

expecting to –> expecting me to

I’m here because you want Callow to be brought into the fold without having to put down another dozen rebellion and assorted heroes.

rebellion –> rebellions

Chapter 34: Talks

The bluntness of that defiance was almost refreshing, since they had no idea I’d just been granted vicequeenship of the Callow.

the Callow. –> Callow.

You’ll still counted as a member of the general staff, though, so you’ll be in the high-level briefings as the commander of our cavalry contingent.

still counted –> still be counted

A dozen of small orders was a lot less dangerous to the nobility than three or four large ones, and easier to fold under the command of the crown when invaders came knocking.

A dozen of small orders was –> A dozen small orders were

Her ochre skin looked ever darker at night, and though she’d left her longcoat and silver mail behind in favour of a woollen brown tunic and trousers, she’d kept the dark green scarf that she usually covered her lower face with around her neck.

ever –> even

His usually colourful robes had been traded a black tunic that made him look like a chubby crow when he was sitting, but actually lent him something of a presence when he was on his feet.

His usually –> His usually

I felt Thief glance at me, raising any eyebrow at what Archer had said.

any –> an

“We;ve settled on ‘bullied’,” Hierophant contributed helpfully.

We;ve –> We've

There was story there, I thought.

story –> a story

Chapter 35: Questions

Even after being robbed of the sun, Princess Sulia was absurdly powerful and she might just rip her ay through the wards with her bare hands if she needed to.

ay –> way

I’d have to be a raging imbecile to think this was all Diabolist had at her disposal, but it should make up the bulk of her strength on the ground. I mine could beat hers, all that was left was the battle between trump cards.

I mine –> Mine

That might have made it easier for them to leave Arcadia, and they’d certainty been better at it.

certainty –> certainly

Hells, I’d created the perfect conditions for the Diabolist to try her crowning scheme and there was no avoiding the truth that putting that madness would be bloody work.

putting –> putting out

The Prince of Nightfall had compared the fae of Winter to foxes chewing through their own keg to escape a trap, back in Skade.

keg –> leg

If a single thread of fae influence remained in Callow by the time this was over, it might be enough to drag then entire country into the mess.

then entire –> the entire

Chapter 36: Malice

N/A

Chapter 37: Procedures

That have me pause, because he was right.

have –> gave

Chapter 37: Host

Adjutant was seated at my left, a courtesy offered to Juniper who’d taken his usual place at my right instead.

his –> her

Ratface, though mere a Supply Tribune, had the place of honour.

mere –> merely

The battles in Arcadia saw an unusually high proportion of wounded, many with with wounds that are beyond mage healing.

with with –> with

“They lost most their winged knights,” Grandmaster Talbot said.

most their –> most of their

“Perhaps a more experience voice could weigh in on the matter, girl,” she said.

experience –> experienced

Chapter 39: Exposition

I kept to the colours, but by emblem was different.

by –> my

I knew that feeling. I had followed me in Laure

I had –> It had

Background

He doubted there more than a dozen across the entirety of Calernia.

there more –> there were more

It would not do to forget she had been part of a group of Named before, and stood one of its few survivors.

stood one –> stood as one

Almost got eaten by basilisk, it was hilarious.

by –> by a

for no Named would everwillingly pen their own limits and weaknesses

everwillingly –> ever willingly

It was difficult to obtain volumes while on campaign, but the war come to an end eventually.

come –> will come

Chapter 40: Rising Action

the barony had roots than ran much further back than that

than –> that

He’d essentially made a massive rectangle in the sky where ever two heartbeats the flow of sorcery would be disrupted.

ever –> for

What it accomplished was make it exceedingly hard for the fae to just hover over the engines and leisurely set them on fire.

was make –> was to make

They numbers less than eight thousand,

They –> Their

Chapter 41: Turning Point

though not before his axe harmstrung one’s leg and his boot came down to crush her skull

harmstrung –> hamstrung

I made he mistake of parrying the short sword and in that instant the lightning connected with our weapons

he –> the

Making my way up there was going to be tricky, against an opponent that specialized in range combat.

range –> ranged

Nauk found us before we fond him.

fond –> found

We lost another two and half our ballistas

half –> half of

I thanked him decided not to tell him it was actually fine

him decided –> him and decided

Chapter 42: Plateau

but it had stopped cold in face of fae lines on two fronts

in face –> in the face

Regulars alone the Fifteenth might have managed to drive into the river, but as it happened the rivers was swinging back.

rivers –> river

I didn’t bother to suppressed my snort of laughter at that, letting out ring loud and clear.

letting out ring –> letting it ring out

I ripped into the frontline like storm

like storm –> like a storm

but I wouldn’t be getting back up on me feet for a while either.

me –> my

and I had to conceded that if it’d been just me they might well have caught me with this

conceded –> concede

and a twist of will flash-freezing the few that hadn’t take care of.

take –> taken

The Count screamed and before I could response I was thrown away by a waterspout

response –> respond

Chapter 43: Cliff

There’ll be no reinforcements form the Twelfth or the Fourth.

form –> from

quicker on the draw than even Pickler’s repeating scoprions had been

scoprions –> scorpions

Not that looks like it was a proper fucking fight

Not –> Now

Chapter 44: Drop

If I’d grasped the enemy’s intent here, Juniper likely had an hour ago – and she’d still sent us in, because this battle was against dawn as much as against the fae.

Sentence is lost in digression (perhaps intentionally?)

It sometimes occurred to me, in the dark of night, that if I got my and settled Callow I’d be the last monster remaining in it.

my –> my way

Keeping my hands clean clean wasn’t going to stop armies marching, or fields unburnt.

clean clean –> clean

Though darkness was hardly bar to my sight,

bar –> a bar

They heat they gave out wouldn’t melt my plate, maybe, but it would heat it until it scalded to the touch given long enough.

They –> The

I looked up, a globe golden light shone around the standard as it remained unharmed.

globe –> globe of

A single hand held up, her kept Thief aloft and burning seemingly without effort.

her –> he

It appears this affair will come to close momentarily.

close –> a close

On all front of the melee the Fifteenth was giving ground

front –> fronts

A hand lightly touched the globe, Thief’s scorched face grim as she leaning against Adjutant.

leaning –> leaned

Chapter 45: Falling Action

To Be Continued...