Hello Raiel777, apologies for the late reply - I was not getting emails notifications for the last month for some reason. Imagine my surprise when I logged into itch for my taxes to find 52 miss notifications!
Anyway, I just wanted to say, thank you so much for the encouragement. It is such a shame this game has been on the back burner for so long, but Thorns is nearly finished and soon it can become my priority! Here's hoping for a September release in line with the start of term! ^_^
Many thanks again and wishing you all the best