[2799] The Laurel and the Blade (Revised)

Hey all,

Thanks for all of your help on the first submission. For anyone curious, they can find it here. Based on the critiques and suggestions that I got, I replaced the prologue in full, using a different event entirely. I do appreciate you all taking the time to review my work, and to help me get on the path to becoming a better writer, and I hope that my critiques on any of your pieces does the same.

Title (Tentative): The Laurel and the Blade
Genre: Epic historical fantasy, alternate history, coming-of-age(?)
Looking for: Feedback on prose, character voice, immersion, pacing, world building, would you read further, basically anything. Thank you in advance!

Prologue REPLACED

My Critiques:

The Madness of the Moon [1,883]

[881] [Literary and Philosophical Fiction] The Priest (No definitive title)

[320] Working Title: The Book in Seat 3B

[1257] The Stains We Hide

[1812] Cornelia

[967] Across

[1373] Untitled ("She sat up sharply from a feverish dream") - Short Story