by CuriousDragon
Life at the renowned school of Paideia had become monotone for Morgana, each day being a repetition of the previous. Her only breaks having been her occasional excursions into the wider world. It was during one such excursions she encountered a catalyst for change in her life – not her first one, mind you – as she found an abandon dragon egg. After hatching the egg and returning to the school, she now found herself with the responsibility of caring for the newly hatched dragon. Surely, it couldn’t be too much trouble? Updating every Friday at 18:00 CET/CEST General disclaimer for ethical reasons: This story contains queer themes. Cover by Dewi van Dreven
#20
7/14/2026
Peak #47
0d
#19
7/5/2026
Peak #34
8d
#18
7/3/2026
Peak #48
1d
#17
6/24/2026
Peak #41
8d
#16
6/24/2026
Peak #44
0d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:09 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 05:09 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
41%
Two or more lists
22%
Likely threshold order: Psychological → Drama → Romance → Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Psychological (19%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#9019 of 12,138 · 8969 below RS #50
By genre
beats 42% of similar stories
beats 73% of similar stories
beats 84% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 20–49 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
