This story is full of problems with it and I have decided after much deliberation, and please forgive me for making you wait, I have decided to start again in a slightly different way with different characters. I will try to establish a weekly posting schedule. The new work is here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/28176/the-hero-crafter

I sincerely hope that you will read and enjoy my new work and that it will bring you many hours of joy as it has me.