My dearests, my darlings, 

Welcome to another devlog/chapter update announcement/galletas-and-gossip kind of post. And by gossip, I mean this:

We have a new public update! AAA! 

**Here's what you'll see in this public update!!!**

• (FINALLY!) Start the blooming!
• Give Mathias the Sign of Gaito, Denraxale, or Kerana to guide him
• Discover the truth about your presence in the Castle
• See images from a hidden past
• Meet "the Echo" (and talk with her about terrible secrets)
• Watch Mathias make a (very) hard decision :/

hahaha! There's more, though. This month, I'm not only bringing you a public update, but also a new supporters' build (which is actually not surprising, considering that I update the supporters' build every month). 

In general, it was a hard month because of life and some really bothersome bureaucracy, but in all, I wrote, I worked, I played some incredible IFs/VNs, and (also) managed to survive, which I think is really good. More grand news: our Public build now surpassed 130k emotionally charged words (yaaaaay!) while the supporters' build now has over 200k! 🥹 Double yay! If you're curious about it, here's more gossip:

**In this supporters' build: (available on ko-fi for Tiers 2 and above)**

• meet two new characters that will make your life better (or much, MUCH worse) in the next game--an eccentric noble with a thirst for information and a hunter who's just a "little" obsessed with DC.
• fight and/or save a bunch of people while you try to retake the castle xD
• help Mel and Kas's relationship (or don't)
• show Kastian that it's nice to receive some help from time to time.
• discover the remaining puzzle pieces that will help you understand the truth behind the arcane manipulation (and <REDACTED>'s plan)
• receive a message from someone (truly) unexpected

This game is almost finished, you all. ç-ç As I mentioned in my post on ko-fi, I hope you'll enjoy it! <3 If you want to talk about it, please feel free to leave a comment here or hop on the #story-discussion channel on Discord (just please remember to use the spoiler tags if you do 💕).

In the next update, if life doesn't punch me in the face (with a knife) like in March/April, I'll release Mand's whole battle route and, hopefully, a good chunk of the FINAL SCENE of the game!!! 8))) Yay!!!

Big hugs to you all,

Ligia