Am I crazy for thinking he’s in for some serious erosion problems without the roots holding the area by the water together?

My favorite is probably The Books of the North of The Black Company series. The rest are good too but the first 3 are great.

Currently I’m reading the bakemonogatari series just finished kizu. Only started because my friend sent me a screenshot of him listening to the audio book but then he gave up cause it’s too complicated to listen to in the background.