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Not sure what else needs to be said, except that we'll see some resolution of all of this in the next (final) chapter.

Of course, then there's the epilogue.

Lovin' it is the wrong phrase here. But to my mind you've done an incredible job of exploring the guilt and pain that happens to honorable and good people when bad things happen on their watch. Even when, or maybe especially when, there's nothing they could have done.

Very sad about Cat.

Well, I can't say that was unexpected, but it was deeply affecting.

I appreciated how much time you spent on Rachel. She's got a hard road ahead too. I wonder if Lois will have the mental bandwidth to talk to her.

Lois has a real, amazing breakthrough. And I finally feel like I understand some piece of it. Wow.

We never met Cat's parents, but this is going to be so hard for them.

Dandello, thank you for your kind words. You've zeroed in on one of the themes I wanted to explore in this tale. PTSD is pervasive and simply will not go away on its own. And far more people suffer from it than we know.

By the by, when will you bless us with your next tale? Please continue to share your gift with us.

Morgana, we're not done with sadness related to Cat. You'll see it in the next chapter.

Amy, thanks for the kind words about Rachel. I know the series (in Green, Green Glow of Home) couldn't show any more of her than they did, but there's a deep vein of drama that's not been mined very much. And I'm sorry, but this is Rachel's last screen time in this epic. (We'll see her again in another of my accidental novels, hopefully early next year.)

And we will see Cat's parents in the next chapter.

Which will be here in moments.