Tysm everyone! sketchy business is in the top 25 comedy comics!
and DITRD is in third place in romance! 131st out of all genres!
Basically my story is coming together
I wake up gasping for air my hands at my throat. I remember vividly the feeling of the knife slicing into my throat as I begged for my life. After a while I gain my composure, I looked around the room and realized I was still alive and in bed. I thought it was just a dream, but I couldn't get myself to go to sleep. I quickly got out of bed and called a knight into my room. He stand hidden in the corner, and I put some pillows under by bed before leaving my chambers. Still in my robes, I step in to the red drawing room getting some sudden inspiration from these sequences of events. I start by making a sketch. Before I could finalize the lines, a guard walks in and reports the arrest of the intruder. I drop my pencil and go with him back to my chambers. I walk in to see a girl no older than 16 on her knees a sword to her neck. Wow, I can't believe she killed me in my past life. It is quite insulting. Well, it can't be helped I need to get some information from her.
"care to explain why you were crawling into my room like a rat in the middle of the night" I asked knowing fully well she wouldn't reply.
I move towards her and take out the dagger in her shoe.
"you were going to kill me with this right?" I ask as I press the blade to her neck.
She starts trembling and I chuckle a little I find it funny that she agreed to assassinate me but values Her life this much it seems I would have to deceive her. I leave my chambers for a few minutes and come back with a little bottle. I pry her mouth open and force her to drink it.
"you just drank a poison made from night shade" I say with a smirk.
"w-what did you just say?" she asks as her eyes widen in shock.
My plan was successful she believed it. I go put the bottle by my bed before sitting down again.
With a serious look on my face, I ask her "are you now willing to tell me who sent you?"
"Tit was queen Ember" she replies with a shaky voice.
"Smart choice. Guards lock her up" I say before going back to finish my painting
As I suspected it was that old witch, I call my mother. I knew she hated me, but I never thought she would try ta assassinate me just to ensure her son is heir to the thrane. Nat that I want the position, but I would have to confront her tomorrow at the royal court meeting. After a few my painting was done. It was a dagger with blood dripping from it and the queens lifeless face reflecting in it. I go back to my room deciding to get some rest since I had decided to expose everyone in the council of Nobels tomorrow. The next day I walk into the royal court room and to my surprise she was sitting on the seat made for the king.
"Your majesty is there any reason you're sitting in his majesty's seat. Maybe you gained more
confidence after sending someone to assassinate me? I ask.
Suddenly everyone in the room starts to whisper.
" such blasphemy! what proof do you have?" she visibly tenses up as she says this I clap my hands and Ashwyn the girl from yesterday is dragged in by the guards.
"Your majesty do you remember this pretty face?" I ask with a smile.
"No, I have never seen her before. What does that have to do with anything?" she asks looking
confident that Ashwya wouldn't say anything
"go on, tell them what you know." I say to Ashwyn giving her a knowing smile.
"H-her majesty promised to pay me ten thousand narvi to assassinate the third prince. I had no choice my younger brother is seriously ill and needs medicine" she said with her head lowered.
"Your majesty the kingdom has poor finances where did you plan to get that large amount of money from, I am sure his majesty would like to understand the situation too." I say with a wide grin. Just then king Aldric walks in
11 days later
11 days later
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23 days later
I got an honorable mention for the "L Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future" competition. Hopefully if I keep practicing i'll actually win one of these years.
One reader said some nice words when I was felling bad after the views for my webnovel dropped hard.
the weather got really warm today (90 degrees! 
), but late this afternoon it rained a bit unexpectedly.
It was really peaceful and refreshing, and the petrichor is lovely.
I heard the birds chirp for the first time this morning in months!! I think they’re back for Spring 
just last week there was still snow on the ground, it was pretty but excited for the change in season.
Also yesterday we got a birthday cake for my dad but the girl at the bakery was new so she wrote really terribly on the cake “happy birthday dad” BUT I adored it, it was so much funnier than it had to be. I didn’t tell her that of course I just thanked her, but it literally made me smile so goofy. I think my dad will get a kick out of it too 
my brother and I think it looks like the Harry Potter birthday cake.
I don't know the Harry Potter birthday cake, but that does sound cute. also happy birthday to your dad. Birds chirp year round where I am, but I did see a whole flock of parrots the other day which was awesome
The cake looks something like this XD
Except I think ours was even more scribbley/wobbly. It was just a premade cake but we asked if they could write on it so they did it free of charge so we really appreciated it either way lol
That is awesome actually! We don’t have any parrots where I am, most of the birds aren’t very colorful but I think they’re still cute. But a flock of parrots sounds vibrant!!
Honorable mention is still really good! Most people in the competition did not get anything, for perspective. Also judges can just be wack, it’s all down to personal taste so even people who are good don’t always get the recognition because for some reason it isn’t clicking with the judges. For my art I think I’ve only ever gotten honorable mentions too or nothing at all, but I know I’m a good artist so I feel your sentiment too.