So... as a fan of Naomi Noviks books... His Majesty's Iggy?

There will probably be a few moments that could happen, but I'm not sure she's ready to realize that. She has trouble dealing with the thought of a normal authority figure being wrong or abusing their power. Her dad is on a whole other level in her head.

For this book it would definitely be more trying to live up to her perception of him. She tends to see him as her hero and the type of warrior she wants to be.

Later on I can easily see it becoming trying to escape his shadow as she becomes more aware of just how much others compare her to him.

Also... there's probably a touch of being in her father's shadow, but I wouldn't call that drama.

It's less interfamily drama and more that a certain faction wants their home to stay isolated. The narrators mom and dad are both taking steps to open borders up, and the narrator herself is fascinated with the outside world. I plan to explore the grudges held against her parents projected on her.

A little of both. The first book I was originally going to focus on an entire group of friends before I narrowed the scope to just one, which then naturally led to the second books focus. The third book I wanted to be family well ahead of time, but I had no firm plans until finishing this one.

It's more I go into each book with a certain character dynamic in mind. Book one focused on the narrator Nightingale and her harpy friend Rak'sha. Book two is meant to focus more on her and her human friends. Whichever relationship I'm focusing on determines how things go sideways in that book.

And I forgot to show off the table itself... that was the whole reason I thought to post in the first place.

Yeah, the artist did a really good job. Gargoyles are fun to write and not often explored. A large goal of my writing is xenofiction and exploring more than the usual mix of humans, dwarves, and elves.