This Used to Be About Dungeons: Volume 3 - Alexander Wales

Category: Adventure, Fantasy
Language: English
Keywords: Action Adventure Fantasy

Written by Alexander Wales
Read by Zura Johnson
Format: M4B

This is a tale that used to be about dungeons…

But these days it’s more about learning how to properly dress a rabbit for a stew or trying to figure out if your new eight-stringed lute can actually replace a whole orchestra. Yes, you still venture into dungeons—and you might find a chest that follows you around like a loyal puppy or stumble upon a monster conducting a symphony of violence—but when you come out, the strange magic items you’ve found matter less than whether you can work up the courage to tell your crush how you feel or deciding if you should finally move out of your cabin in the woods to live with your friends.

Sometimes life throws you curveballs, like a letter from your estranged mother demanding you perform a concert in the big city. But that’s why you need your party around you—the friends who will help you test out a helmet that lets you fly (even if you do so with a wobble) or stand by your side when a mysterious Seeker of Secrets tries to buy your pet dragons.

There’s danger out there in the dungeons, sure. But there’s also the comfort of a warm kitchen, the thrill of composing your own song, and the quiet realization that maybe, just maybe, you’re building a life worth singing about.

Come join the party, won’t you?