White Knights - 4 (and still not the end)

[crisis_control]

Another chapter of White Knights is done! This crazy chapter was supposed to be split evenly between Brothers in Arms and Memory - oh hell, the latter was supposed to take up more of it. There was always a possibility that it would become two chapters, since I've been keeping the beat for each chapter in that fic at (what used to be) a decent 3000 - 4000 words.

Until the Brothers in Arms segment went the way of all my recent chapters and became 8500 words, and that's even with the highly condensed narrative style I'm using for that fic. And then spawned a micro-fic (working title: Oathbound) between Simon and his (OC) son. Who is, of course, named Aral.

I'm actually really glad that I embarked on this particular fill, because Ivan is really growing on me. What's surprising is that, in writing this chapter, Galeni started growing on me. New frontiers! In all directions! (And I really need more sleep.)

Oh yes, the link.

Comments

[philomytha]

How Memory goes in this 'verse ... oh God, now I really can't wait for the next chapter! I'm very glad you started on this fill too :-).

[crisis_control]

I've been terribly excited about the Memory part of it, but it's also going to be the most difficult segment, I think. I'll miss writing this quite a bit!

And thank you for all your lovely, encouraging comments, and for all your patience!