There is amazing amount of material in this chapter, so much so that it should be
divided into two chapters: one about the powers of the stones, and the other about
the reading of the will and results. I'm happy for Parker, a little sad for the others.
We have new characters to replace those who died. Is that coincidence, or magic?
Who are they/were they? Will we ever find out?
The events of this chapter have enlightened me somewhat. I think not as much as
Shay's revelations. He now has knowledge of the enemy, and once more feels the
power of hidden sunlight. But he had to get awfully, viscerally close to the Arbitor
to get that. Eew!-so disgusting! I can only imagine the smell...
The action scenes here were amazing. You pull me right into them, making me
hate it when each chapter ends.
I like your writing style. It's fluid, direct, and Nick is clever. He's sensitive and caring,
-doesn't miss much either. This all makes me want to read more...
Such an emotional day for Nick. I was wondering who John was, and now I know.
This 'home' has at least offered Nick companionship that he knows he won't get
back at his real home. The last scene shows that the pain is still raw and that his
time at this facility hasn't done much to ease that. He has made friends though,
and those are important. Friends also distract and deflect. Seems like now he'll
have to confront the big problem. No wonder he doesn't feel quite ready to go back.
I can't help but feel Jeff's confusion and resulting conflicted emotions as he arrives
on Daglon. It's all so uncertain and he has no control over things. The constant
surprises and new risks must wreck his nerves. You capture that well, and it's not
near over, is it?
This is a beautiful chapter that shows us that it's not all drama and angst raising
teens. I'm so happy that Mirabelle returned just in the nick of time to save Button
from the wicked slut. He's basically well-grounded, and that's about as much as
anyone can realistically expect from a child growing to adulthood! He deserves the
best, ...and he may just get it.
Who is this wizard who has the power to destroy the Royal family? Is it Frederick,
Raven, or that Demon that Raven conjured up from Hell? Now I'm really anxious
to find out. It's so sad that the brothers and their father are all gone. They were all
good and special people.
I hope we find out who did this soon... I'll be waiting.
Mystery solved, and a good one it was too. Stu Marcus and Cal got belated justice
and it seems Cal won't be alone anymore. Glad to hear that Worthington died, he
was such an ass. I wonder if he arranged to have Stu killed...we'll never know. Thanks
for sharing your story, I enjoyed it.
You really show us life with teenagers and the resulting chaos wonderfully,
-not that life with teens is necessarily wonderful. It's mostly frustrating, but never
dull (except to them). I love this story!
I enjoyed this chapter with Paul and Jarrod's antics, -just two students having fun.
Jarrod is really a free spirit in some ways, lets see if things get more involved.
Jarrod's arrival takes some of my worry away from the creepy 'Johnnos' and their
predatory manipulations. Maybe now Paul has someone he can talk to about his
weird modeling work. I just can't abide creeps who dupe naïve kids and blackmail
them into doing things they wouldn't or shouldn't do. That aspect of the story is
almost sinister, and makes me wonder if that is the main plot. We'll see.
This is turning out to be quite an interesting and intriguing mystery. I like your
writing style and the smooth pace of the story. Poor Stu! At least it was a painless
death, but still tragic, -he'd finally found happiness in his gray little world...
I remember this period in the early 1980's when the 'Moral Majority' first came to
national attention. I was working at the time with a man who was a local cheerleader
for their cause. He was an ugly little self-important man and a two-faced hypocrite
who was not so secretly in lust with his teenaged son! I was totally disgusted with
him, and was not alone apparently either. I found out later that some of my co-
workers had snuck into his office and peed all over the carpet in his office. I don't
know that he ever figured out what caused the sudden 'musty smell'.
-Can't say that I miss the '80's at all, but they sure were interesting times. I love this
story, and it certainly bring back the memories.
The idea that Jeff and possibly other Earth people are largely Daglan in origin is
intriguing. Lest has feelings for Jeff too, and that's obvious even to the doctor.
Now we are going to meet some real alien types!
There's a whole lot of magic going on here, and none of it is the good kind. Then
that poor child killed a man who had been friendly beforehand. I hope things get
better soon.
I'm relieved that Sean will survive, -you really had me worried there. Penguin is
an amazing cat. Oh, and thanks for killing off Trevor. He had it coming.
It's hard to accept that this wonderful story has come to an end. I've looked forward
to and enjoyed each chapter. You succeeded in creating some fabulous and unique
characters that I came to love. I'm really going to miss all of them.
I think that of all your stories that I've read, this one is now my favorite. You have a
terrific gift, and it seems to get better all the time. Thank you for sharing it.
With a cliffhanger like that, what sort of reaction could you expect? I hope there's
still time to bring in Penguin... he has some real magic. I haven't given up hope yet!