Thanks Andreia!
Definitely a sequel and a prequel, too. And if I find the nerve (almost fully there) and the words for that, quite probably a little nfic interlude as a part 8.5 or something. LOL!
Part 8 is mostly written, but I haven't really had a chance to work on it this week. I tried... I wrote a couple lines in the plane on the way here and several more in the evenings, but most days, after walking for hours and doing all these tourist things (hehe!) I was too tired to think!
Off to escargots and foie gras, I go.