by Benjamine Barnhart
After fleeing her childhood home due to accusations of witchcraft, a down-on-her-luck mercenary crosses paths with a mysterious caravan that offers her a contract too good to refuse. As danger closes in and her latent magic begins to stir, Morwyn is forced to confront the truth of who she is: not just a sword for hire, but a part of something far bigger than she ever imagined. Haunted by rejection while she discovers what it means to truly belong, she must decide whether she’s still running... or finally coming home.
#4
7/13/2026
Peak #41
6d
#3
6/21/2026
Peak #43
7d
#2
6/21/2026
Peak #50
0d
#1
6/20/2026
Peak #50
0d
Rank updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 14 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#3804 of 6,880 · 3754 below #50
By genre
beats 64% of similar stories
beats 60% of similar stories
beats 66% 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.
At this conversion, the Psychological Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 756 views/day — the story currently gets ~61.
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.
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