Well, I, personally, would not use the word "unfortunately" if it is to mean you wanted/needed a break. You are human, you do beautifull art with interesting story, and multiple possibilities. you couldn't also, on top of that, work every day, or nevers be sick, no one is perfect.
Oh, hum, I have another question, you have writed in previous comment "waiting on the artist", "Our writer", and on your profil "A duo of game developers". So I was wondering if you are really/still a duo who share this account, and are careful with your word, or are you more then two now ?
And in 3 week for patreon and one or two week after for public, it seem like it will be another "early" mouth, like last time ^^. (We can not really do something about it now, we can still try to laugh about it, or trying to take it lightly.)