The Elequan Legacy: Fool's Errand

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"We are waging a war, you and I, a war fought through the implementation of small, choice battles."

This is what Saraya was told by her mistress the night before it all began, and as a mere traveling circus acrobat, it was a monumental thing to take in. An assassination attempt was hardly a thing she had ever thought to undertake, let alone an assassination that would bring her straight to Cambria's ruling head and heart. But as grand as such a mission was, it paled in comparison to her ringmaster's, for the woman meant to strike at Elequa's gods themselves and prevent the impending Fall. Had it not been Lady Veil herself who told Saraya of her intent, she would have considered such ambitions impossible. Faith is a strong source of power however, and Saraya's faith in her ringmaster is nearly absolute. Dedicated to her mistress' goal, in her first step to prevent the Fall she need only carry out that which Veil desires, though enemies and allies both will hinder and help her along the way. During her quest to assassinate Cambria's Mediator, Saraya's faith and loyalties will be strained and questioned, and it will take every ounce of strength within her to decide if she will succeed or fail.

Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2024
Author: Alia White (Laxia)

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Rating: 5.0/ 5.0
Followers: 112
Views: 12,416

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★★★★★ 5.0
I enjoyed this story so much I'm writing this review at 1 AM because I had to binge the entire series instead of doing the sensible thing and going to sleep. It reminds me of classic epic fantasy rather than the more common power fantasy webnovels on this site, and it really scratches that itch in between fantasy sagas. I look forward to the author finishing the story, and if she ever does follow through on the goal listed in her description and publish a story physically, I'll buy the books she does publish.
Characterization is done well, and the relationships between characters are entirely believable even if we don't get to see everything about why they do what they do, and each of them has intrigue all but dripping off of them so I'm looking forward to having them fleshed out further. The worldbuilding is very interesting too, and I especially like how so many little things are introduced through the lens of song, performance, and stories, since that is how the MC would relate to things given her primary profession.
Grammar is flawless so far as I can tell, and everything is written in a classic epic fantasy style that I rarely see in web novels, and it's great. The only story I've encountered on the site that does it better is the one that Michael J. Sullivan himself wrote.
All in all, I highly recommend this story.