As authors, sometimes we become but conduits, and the story takes us where it will, even to places we had not been certain we are ready to go. As well, the characters, when coming so fully to life, must be real in all ways, including vulnerabilities, mortality, or they will always miss that essential trait of believability. Well done, Karmack.
THIS SO much!
I know of a few times that I had a story aiming one way in my head until I got to writing...and went in a completely different direction
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Seriously Illyiss, and the human fallacies, emotions, and imperfections create wonderful pathos!
Hmm...I think I may have something like that...
Oh, I just had a thought as to who one of the two women are at the end. Could it be that one of them is Master Racc?
Oh nice TR! I hadn't considered that...