“You’re a scout in a rangers division? What exactly is the difference?”

Cirrus was watering at the mouth. She set her bowl down and hastily replied, “All rangers are men. They wear heavier armor and carry larger blades. A ranger would have kicked your ass.”

“And their purpose is the same as a scout?”

“Screw you, Zale. I’m eating.”

The wolf's eye immediately shot to the bowl. Zale jerked it away with his magic as the Volcani was just starting to dip down her golden head to feast upon it. More broth spilled on the floor. Cirrus gave a low growl and glared at him in utmost hunger-induced frustration.

Yes, I'm still writing. Yes, chapter 3 will be released this week (hopefully). Yes, I'll be posting art of Zale along with the publishing of this chapter. I hit a writers block but wrote/worked through it. I'm more confident in the direction of the story now because of it. Chapter 3 is over 4000 words long. I'm cutting a lot from that and editing a lot of things to perfect it. God knows with how much I edited Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 that revising this thing to death is worth my while. My job is really demanding right now and I prioritize that and my social life before writing... It's still critical to me and in my top 3 things I prioritize, but my other two priorities are consuming my life right now. I'm not exactly sure anybody is really even waiting sooooo I'm not overly concerned if progress is still being made.