Thanks for reposting, Keshandra! I'm really looking forward to settling down with this one second time around.
This was a nice start to what promises to be an interesting ride. <g> I loved the little touches of humour, the characterisations were spot-on, and the set-up is...intriguing.
Post more soon, please!! I'm keen to see where this goes.
LabRat (resisting the temptation to skip ahead to part twelve... <g>)