Its a nice and fun story with a good ending. Reminds me of the OG lizardmen in Qhag Keep. Could easily be, long after his human memories have faded.

I'm glad you'd say you thought it went over well enough. I'm afraid I hadn't heard of that novel before, but after a quick Google search, I may very well have to give it look.

Thank you much for having taken the time to read over this, very much appreciate it.

No, its quite bad for a Norton. One of her worst, but lots to unpack in its circumstances. Always can check out the old blog of book reviews.

I enjoy reading fights. The last line reminds me of a moment from "The Bad Guys". Mr. Wolf shows kindness, making his pelt perk and his tail wag. I wonder what the lizardman's telltale sign is.

I'm glad to hear that you thought the fight was enjoyable enough; I do feel if I had put more time into it that it could have been a bit better though. I haven't really thought of the lizardman's tell, perhaps that is something I can work on for his next appearance.

I'm grateful that you'd read over this one, thanks much for that.

This was a fun one. An enjoyable one. Doing good had it's own reward here.

I'm grateful to hear you say so, though I just gave it another look and realized I made a mistake nearing the end (need to go back and fix that; just an incomplete sentence randomly left in there). I like to think that a good deed is its own reward and while the lizardman might not understand what I just said, he still gets it.

Very much appreciate you having taken the time to look this one over, very grateful for that.

You're welcome! Thank you for sharing your work with us.

Oh, this is extremely well done Dead.
In one narrative, you've introduced us to a most
fearsome beast, and a protagonist with a rather
odd curse.

I'm grateful you'd say you thought this was well done. Still worry it got a bit rushed at times, so I appreciate you saying so.

I'd also like to thank you for giving me a new perspective on what ails the lizardman. I hadn't previously thought of it as a curse, but given how it is entirely incomprehensible to him, calling it a curse would certainly be fitting.

Thanks much for having read over this one, very much appreciate it.

Truly delightful!! Hope to see more of this awesome duo soon 😎

It's quite the thrill to hear that you like these two; I have very much enjoyed introducing them. In my head, their dynamic is a bit trope-y (even a bit Scooby-Doo at times) and the lizardman's struggle is actually rather simple (he just doesn't get it yet), so how you'd mention them being well done is a real accomplishment to me.

Very grateful that you'd take the time to check this one out, thanks much for that.

You’re most welcome ☺️
I could definitely see that kind of dynamic between the two of them 😊 I wouldn’t say they’re trope-y, though. You’ve made them unique enough to be their own thing; which I believe makes their friendship all the more intriguing!

In the tabletop RPG world, Lizardfolk are notoriously emotionless - purely practical - and to see one struggle with the unfamiliarity of emotion is really a cool idea. His internal dialogue was great 👍🏻

I liked it... my mind was there...

Vix

I'm glad to hear you were drawn in. Thank you much for having looked it over, always very much appreciated.

It's an interesting choice to let us, the readers, know what one side (the lizardman) is thinking while also knowing what the other side (the humans) are saying, even though those are hidden from the characters.

Admittedly, now that I think about it some more, I probably could have done a bit better about that. Perhaps I could have mixed in a bit of subtlety regarding what afflicts the lizardman by excluding his thoughts or some added depth by making the human's dialogue incomprehensible through the lizardman's perspective. Probably would have been better to pick one side and not both but live and learn, I suppose.

I very much appreciate you having read through this, thanks much for that.

Humans are so weird aren't they? Even if you speak their language they don't make any sense.

Awesome story FtD! It was a fun read!

Humans are a bizarre species indeed... Nevermind the language; some of them think that coffee is a good beverage! Ugh!

I'm grateful that you'd look this one over, very much appreciated.

Fun story. The fight was quite enjoyable. It seems like our lizardman is growing a heart. I also loved the little tantrum the bear cub made. I'm curious where his tales will lead us next.

I'm grateful you'd say this was a fun one with a good enough fight scene (I did have a bit of fun putting that together). It's also nice to hear you enjoyed the bear's insistent crying for the lizardman to step in; I like to think the cub is like his cute, little puppy dog!

I might try to avoid any more shorts with him though. Being that he's meant to be a big character in my silly fantasy story, tell much more of his tale and I might just give away his whole shtick!

I very much appreciate that you'd read over this, thanks much for that.

So he’s going to end up meeting up with Ari and the gang? That’ll be interesting when it does happen.

***cancels and unwatches***

Seriously though, not so cold blooded after all, and looks like he may have found some friends!

Ack! I knew I should have at least thrown a fox into the mix somewhere!

While he might be cold blooded, the humans are fortunate that his blood is pumped by a heart of gold. That or he just can't stand to upset his bear cub, one or other.

Thank you much for having read over this one, very much appreciated.

heh I see, and y/w!