this was great, the writing and story are amazing and I'm highly looking forward to hopefully being able to use the lumberjack background in combat, Oswin has great interactions and leaves you wising to learn more and to find the reason to his changes, and Zahn has a great personality, that's sweet and bubbles with kindness. both of their stories are gut-wrenching and it's great. I can't wait to see what future chapters hold and wish you the best going forward. (I also wanted to say I'm sorry to hear about Shadow, the interactions in the story with him were amazing. I loved every moment that included him and its never easy to lose someone close. i wanted to offer my condolences and just wanted to say to take your time, take care of yourself, and not to press yourself into doing more then you are comfortable with
Heck yes, my friend! I am excited to get MC into a real battle, especially the axe-wielding ones. I am so happy you enjoyed the story and characters so far. I can't wait to reveal more of each person's story as we go and I hope I can tell it the way I feel it.
Thank you for your kind words and condolences, I really appreciate them. I've been sure to let myself grieve the way I need to, and I do feel that I'm healing and doing a lot better now. :3