Ben Lindbergh

It's almost like a logical, mathematical...

kind of thing, like Patrick Rothfuss's books, which may or may not ever be finished, The Kingkiller Chronicles, which I really liked.

It's kind of that just delving into the mechanics of the magic.

And I really, I enjoy that.

And so in the world of Freiren,

I guess it's kind of like Lord of the Rings where there are different ages of men and elves, and this is sort of humanity has come to the forefront because it has embraced magic and has devoted itself to researching magic, which used to be taboo.

And so it's sort of a...

It's an art, it's a science, it's magic, but there's sort of a logical basis to it.

And that's part of Frearin's quest.

Like what Frearin cares about most of all is expanding her repertoire of spells and just being able to... She loves a grimoire and she's addicted.

Man, that's tough because I love them all.

But I mean, I guess...

Maybe Hiter, who is... Really?

He is the corrupt, drunk priest in Freeren's original party, who is seen as a younger man in the flashbacks and an older man when the series starts.

But it's really hard to say because they all work so well together and getting just like the curtain pulled back bit by bit on the original quest and the interactions among the party.

Because the key here is that they're essentially retracing the steps of Freerun's original quest.

They're going back to the same place 80 years after the Demon King was defeated and

And so everywhere they go, it triggers memories and flashbacks and here's what happened that time.

And there are these overlaps and just this really kind of emotionally resonant moments where you can see that Firin is learning and has become a different person because she is sort of a sociopath in the past.

And it also didn't dawn on her that she would have such a fleeting time with them.