I think I re-read this (and the rest of your work) at least once a year. Each time I read it, I find some other little detail that I missed in prior readings. I too would very much like to see Brandon, Austin, and Dainen (love the name), featured in another story, or at least make appearances again. I kinda want to know what happened with Thorin, but perhaps that is best left to one's own imagination. I still get a little chill down the spine and a bit of a "squeee" moment when I get to the part where you talk about the stripper.