This wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I said I probably won't get much writing done over the holiday. Catching Norovirus wasn't even on my bingo card. Damn. This sucks. Look, Santa, I'm sorry about the cookies, I was not involved with that. Why was I first on the chopping block? Ugh. I hope this goes away quickly. I've got writing to do!
Also, dang. I'm not even halfway as far as I was with the og "Rat and Dragon" and y'all have voted on it more than the last one! I love the love, but chill out, folks. Give it a minute. Maybe even a few. Roan is not a nice guy. He's not even a "nice guy." If he didn't actually like Cylthan, she'd be in way more trouble. Remember, he's been raised to be a cold hearted murderer. He could skin her alive and enjoy it. He even considered it when he learned she wasn't just an elf, but that connection of theirs holds him back. The awful things that man can do. Eventually, he does become sweet with her. He starts to question why he's even like this. But he never becomes a teddy bear. He never gets to nice. He just makes it to "less of an asshole." The changes for Cylthan's character are more in line for the life she lived. Raised by a bunch of telepathic cats. How do you think someone like that might be? Naive would be an understatement. All the changes made bring the story together. Whether you (or I) like the changes or not, this is what it took to fill in all those gaps I was butting up against. And guys, the sex scenes are way hotter. Maybe hold off on your voting until then. Cuz dang, I ain't even there yet and I've gotten more votes. This leads me to believe I'm doing better on this version since so many of you seem to be invested in it now.
Well, back to sleep. Would be nice to be feeling better. Hope you all are healthy and having a great day. And if not great, at least tolerable.