#oh we haven't seen tam in a while I should bring him back

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aaaaa the newest chapter was great!!!! more dex and some downtime for sophie, but marella. marella. GIRL WHAT ARE YOU DOING. none of these kids are ok.

also this took me a while to get through bc i was relating to sophie HARD throughout this but not in a good way bvkfjfkf so i may find it a tad difficult to go back and reread for predictions and theories so if there's less this time then. yeah.

still wodnering what the hell those messages from last time meant....and that dragon scale like what is going on??? /pos

very good, 1000/10 (ﾉ≧▽≦)ﾉ

- pyro

pyro!! hello again! aaaaa to you, too!

As for Dex, I couldn't bring Elwin into the situation and have him not look at Dex, which just gave me a perfect opportunity for some Dex page time! There's a lot going on with his wings and him trying to build a new pair that will actually be functional, but I believe in him. Do hope he takes a nap sometime soon though. Wait I'm in charge of that. Hmm. Guess I gotta make him take a nap if I want him to get some rest.

And I also needed to skip some time, so giving Sophie a break was an excellent excuse for that. I kind of spent two chapters writing a single day's events, so I didn't want to drag on that day any more. So Sophie falling asleep for once in her life was very helpful for that.

And Marella!! What is she doing. I've been waiting to do the things I've been building up to since chapter 6 or 7, so I'm ecstatic to finally be getting into it! I think the next two or three chapters will cover all this, which will be fun!! Sophie had her chance to sneak away, so now it's Marella's turn! The question now is where she's going and why. I happen to know the answer to that question but you don't, which is why I'm letting you know! So you can ruminate on it if you wish!

also please don't feel pressured to predict or theorize anything. I enjoy seeing what you think about the story, but that is never a requirement or an expectation. I'm sorry you related to some of Sophie's internal struggles this chapter, it's definitely not a fun feeling. And a lot of what she said and how she phrased it is taken directly from my own life, so you're not alone with that. Specifically the stuff about just knowing you've said something wrong and scolding yourself for it and pursuing the wrong things too intensely, which has affected friendships. And the feeling that there's so much going on all the time that all you can think to do is put it into a list so you don't look track but then the list keeps growing and growing and everything suddenly feels monumental. if you need anything, I'm always available to talk <33. I may go a day or two without posting, but that doesn't mean I'm completely unavailable, just that I'm not posting.

and those messages!! they certainly seem to have stuck in Sophie's mind, but she hasn't figured out what they mean yet. and with the events at the end of the chapter, I don't think they're what she's worried about at the moment. but!! that doesn't mean I'm just going to ignore it until it's time to solve the riddles! what I do with them until then, though. That's up in the air. I'll probably just figure it out as I go tbh. and i'll probably think of additional double meanings on the way to solving them, making them more and more complicated.

and the dragon scale...what does it mean? what does it all mean? (to paraphrase your questions from last chapter). is it the dragon scale specifically or is it some meaning behind it? why did it spark such a strong reaction? this is something that I'll probably get to in the next few chapters, so I'm excited!! there is so much going on I'm just ahhhh!!

very good!! 1000/10!! that is a very large number!! 100 times larger than the scale "out of ten" implies! I'm incredibly pleased you enjoyed this chapter as much as you did--now I just need to write the rest of them!! hopefully I can make them better and better !!