Another delayed milestone. Part 1 of the saga here. After suddenly having to write most of the 12 Days of Aniblogging in advance, Aria was pretty tired of writing…but there was still work to do. Specifically, a skipped milestone last month meant that she had to look at the Spellbook’s stats for the new year.... Continue Reading →
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