@HarmlessDave I do think it's worth for anyone okay with small spoilers(?) and curious about a little of what's going on with Demi's world to take a brief pitstop to this summary of Gabihime's previous WIP featuring Demi, A Lovesong of Rooks. It obviously deals with a slightly different Demi than our own (no harvest goddesses here!) given it's a slow-burn political romance thriller, but it does shine (possibly now non-canonical) light on what the Curia of Lords even is, what's going on with her world geopolitically, and some of the home stresses she's facing.
Also, @Gabihime_official, I see exactly what you're doing with Glimmer given Substitute Harvest Goddess' cover and that Rooks tag
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