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ummmm ....I think we will soon find out...
story has a lot of promise. but needs strong editing....some words do not fit and may not represent the writers meaning and I think the translation may need looking at as while it is not bad but has slipped in places and it breaks the flow of the readers visualization of what they are reading. The names given to characters also need rethinking... some are ok but a couple are aweful. An inconsistency in the beginning is when the narrator finds Val and describes her amazement at this weird thing in front of her ...but she knows its name is 'Val'.... ? either she knows Val and is describing it for the new reader - in which case she would describe it differently or its new and why does she know its name is Val....?
Good initial concept but it was let down by many unnecessary words around the housing for orphanages (to bulk up chapters?) sad... it would have been better while introducing the older man to refer to him by name once or twice to give the impression of friendship between them as well as what has been written The dialogue during the shared food was clunky and needs rewriting.... either its a flashback of when shared food was first offered and that needs to be indicated or given that he has been working there it wouldn't be talked bout as it it was the first time....
interesting concept....writing has a good flow and names used are not super weird like many other stories. As mentioned by someone else Storm Wind would probably have numbers with it unless of course that turns out to be a plot twist....? On the whole its a good start to hopefully a very readable book.