Salerion

Well, I guess there are bound to be some (potentially nasty) twists incoming eventually, so why not enjoy the feel good chapter while we have it? I feel glad for that whole family that life can feel good!

Do you have any idea how long it takes to find easter eggs that are not even there? 😅 That would be evil, indeed.

I would not have it any other way!

Well, if we have to get stuck on one topic, my vote is to forget about the money and focus on hot guys taking a shower together, please!

Thank you. That is indeed good to know.

So, now that I actually read the chapter... 😇 This feels weird to me. We know Miles' uncle's death was an accident, but given Miles had a lot to gain ("Thirteen point seven million fucking dollars" to be precise), I have trouble imagining him getting hold of the money that easily. But be that as it may: I hope this will be good for him. No longer worrying about being found out, etc. Living with a family that cares for him. And hopefully the money does not end up turning him into a spoiled brat (trust fund baby, professional offspring - whatever term you like). Though I don't see that happening as long as Mr. Riggs is in charge (and still doing well, of course).

Better late than never! 🙂

Think about it as a series of opportunities to add twists, turns and cliffies to the story. Might change your outlook. 😅

Best not dwell on that kind of question too long or your face might end up permanently stuck frowning and squinting. (Other side-effects may apply)

Let's hope the 'legal matters' will be dealt with swiftly and without too much fallout... yeah, right. Well, there is always hope! And puppies, of course! Who would not want to get home to a place to live and work with your boyfriend and sweet, cuddly, adoggable puppies? 🐶

I just bet you do!

Never tempt the universe! It just might decide to show you what random fluctuations of the space-time continuum feel like when you are caught in the middle!

Not Weiner's Digest, no. Quipipedia.

And judging by the bickering between you and weinerdog, I just bet you wrote a thesis on the Theory of Comeuppance. Was all that before or after you started focusing on cliffies? 🤔

I am getting a bit annoyed with the universe here. Or to be specific: with the universe you created @kbois Miles and his criminal parents, the uncle he killed, Troy and his brother and all the stuff that happened there and now Troy's dad has a serious condition and that might just come to jeopardize Troy's dreams of not taking over the ranch... 🤯 Is that not a bit much? I mean why does this universe of yours have to pile more unpleasant stuff onto to heap of worries these two have? On the plus side they found each other. 🥰 You better make sure this will continue to be super awesome for the guys so it will offset all the nastiness life dealt out so far...

Blimey! Now, we'll never hear the end of this: "Remember back when I was first to post... Those were the days! *sigh*"

Wow. Some serious stuff! Talk about traumatic experiences... Geesh!

Uh-oh!

Someone has clear priorities. Good for you! 😀

Nice one! Off to the gym, so it's 'Goodby stranger' for now. 👋

An official place to lurk instead of somewhere around the corner, I mean korner. Nice!

I certainly am. Wouldn't song titles make good chapter captions? 'The Crime of the Century', 'Dreamer', 'It's Raining Again', 'Give a Little Bit' and 'From now On', etc. I could go on...

26 more chapters and an epilogue to look forward to - can't wait to read the twists, turns (and cliffies) you dreamed up this time around! 😀

Good addition to the dictionary: to be Nick named... 😉 Thank you, @kbois. I really enjoyed this story!

It would be fascinating to learn whether the other villagers have had a similar experience to Callum's story so far and even more so, where there might have been differences? I imagine the village might be where we readers can learn some interesting things! For instance: Had any villager ever heard of (or her- or himself had) any doubts regarding the official anberan 'truth' before being told by a pactrid? Has anyone else tried to go back and tell people? If so, were the reactions similar or different to Callum's attempt? What does it mean that some pactrids do not think anberans should live on their land? Much unease as we saw with Ettor? Or more pronounced dissent? Or even something that risks leading to some sort of split in pactrid society? And has anyone more information on pactrid society? How is it organized? Etc. What about those special skills that pactrids and humans seem to possess? Are there other such abilities we have not yet heard of? Has any other human experienced the way Rym shared information (memories?) with Callum? Living alongside the pactrids now, has any villager made an effort to learn their language? It struck me as odd when Delores told Callum that his language skills would be useful because visiting pactrids have limited understanding of Anberan. I mean, why would you expect the people who recognize you as friendly or at least non-hostile and graciously permit you to live on their land instead of killing you to then also learn your language instead of repaying their kindness be learning theirs? Very much looking forward to the next chapter! 🙂