Arcane Veterinarian: A Cozy Fantasy LitRPG Series by Michael James Ploof

Author:Michael James Ploof [Ploof, Michael James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-08-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Ethan leapt out of bed, eager to get to Ledbetter’s place and apologize for missing work. He’d been up until the wee hours of the night lifting hexes with Dali and felt like he could have used about a week more sleep, but his sense of duty propelled him forward, out the door, and into the darkness. He slipped into the main house and wanted to kiss Hailu when he found a coffee pot and pastries set out. He also noticed an envelope addressed to him from one Baronlion Fuzzybottoms.

“What the heck is this?” he wondered as he inspected the sealed envelope. He broke the seal and fished out a piece of embroidery. It read:

Dear Doctor Ethan ‘Criter’ Critelli,

You are cordially invited to Baronlion Fuzzybottoms Fizzywitz’s Seventh Annual Autumn Ball, which will begin promptly at 5:00p.m. Sixthday, the 15th of Samhain, 1523 A.I. Formal dress preferred. Guest not required.

Forever your Baronolion,

Fuzzybottoms Fizzywitz

“A cat’s ball?” said Ethan. “Now I’ve seen it all.”

“Oi, you found your letter,” said Hailu. She set a heaping plate of sausage and side pork on the table and leaned over to peek at the embroidered invitation. Ethan tilted it for her to read and she let out a whistle. “High society that. You’re going places, eh Ethan?”

“I guess so,” he said with a laugh. “Hey, what is Samhain, and is this the year, 1523 A.I.?”

“Yessir. 1523 A.I. The A.I. stands for After Inception, Inception being the moment at which God created the universe. That is if you follow the Crowtian religion.”

“Crowtian?”

“Aye, the followers of the word of Jeezum Crow.” She frowned at him. “You know, as in the daughter of God? You must have seen her hanging from the saltire above the entrance to the church.”

“Jeezum Crow? Are you serious? I guess the Vermonters had it right all along.”

“Vermonters?” she said.

“Nothing, never mind. What about this, Samhain?”

“It’s the tenth month of the twelve month year.”

“Ah, like October. What are the other eleven months?”

“Well, starting from the beginning of the year, you’ve got Aequinox, Solarynth, Verdantide, Blossomara, Florastra, Solarian, Lunaris, Regalus, Equilumina, Samhain—as you know—then Frostwane, and lastly Celestalis.”

“That’s a lot,” said Ethan. “Do you perhaps have an extra calendar laying around?”

“I imagine I can dig one up. I’ll have Dugh put one by your door when he gets to work.”

“Thanks Hailu.” Ethan grabbed a sausage and stuffed the invitation in his back pocket. “I’m off to work!”

“Have a good day!” Hailu called after him.

Ethan made his way to Doctor Ledbetter’s place as the sun’s first rays began to peak over the distant hills. There were a lot of people about this morning: shop owners, farmers, blacksmiths, and butchers, all preparing for another beautiful day in Arcane Acres. So far it was a mild Samhain, or October, in this part of Genland, and Ethan hoped it stayed that way. Of course the climate wouldn’t be exactly like the one he knew, but he thought he knew what to expect given that, by all indications, Aerth was an alternate Earth, and Ethan was on the parallel island of Great Britain.

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