This had such a tense magical yet dark moment, the way you were able to weave words into something eerie yet had light hearted moments really made me hooked. I love how the Gray Regent and MC's relationship is because when I think of the Grey Regent I imagined them to be cold and stern, but I was pleasantly surprised to see that they were calmer and nicer in some extent. Jax was also a fun person to banter around with even though they were our handler. The one I'm iffy about is the three (Gale, Arthur, and Darla) but it's to be expected since they're enemies to the MC so we have like a slowburn with them. I did vibe a bit more with Arthur purely because he shared the same dry humor as me.
Aside from that, I really looked forward to what has come, though I'd probably like it if the background wasn't all that bright since it made scanning through the words a bit tricky. Good luck with this one!