Abandon all hope, ye who read this chapter.
...actually managed to work that in.
This update came in at just over 8K. The next one officially moves into the Chapters I Am Terrified To Write stage of the story. And those of you who've been around for a while know what that means.
Backgrounds will be revealed.
Secrets are coming out.
The house of cards I've been building since the story began gets a chance to collapse.
There is fear, there is terror, and then there are the words 'Stay tuned'...