by roberthbutlerwriter
All Varus the Elder Lich wanted to do was write novels. Not rule the world. Not plumb the depths of the abyss for the magic that would cover the world in eternal night...just... be left alone in peace and quiet to write his novels and give life to his characters. They, to him, were as alive as anyone he remembered from his time as a once mighty hero. And for a very long time, he got his wish... Until one day a noise from the forest interrupted his work on a key chapter, and in his frustration, he raced out to silence the disturbance and found two small girls huddling beneath a tree and surrounded by hungry wolves.It was not the last time he would be interrupted...but it would take a long time before he would learn not to mind.[There is no tag for 'Found Family' or 'Wholesome' but that's what this story is. If you liked 'Killing Slimes for 300 Years' with low stakes wholesome and mild humor, I dare say this is for you]
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 10 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 10 Oct 2026, 15:58 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.
Rising Stars history is uncertain, so no precise projection is shown.
beats 85% of similar stories
beats 71% of similar stories
beats 61% 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 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.
