Hello those that bother to read this probably mostly-useless post. I apologize for not updating HQN in a while, and I doubt that anyone believed that I hadn't abandoned this. Well, I'm calling bullshit on that. I promise that no matter how long of gaps between updates of any kind, I won't leave this until I feel satisfied with where it ends, or I become worse off than a vegetable in some obscure corner of a hospital. And that sure sounds like a waste of time in my book, so it won't happen.

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  In other news, I'm writing like a madman to bring the next chapter up for those that remember this slow starting story, so expect a fresh chapter within the week.

  Happy holidays, and may all you wishfully dream of in the dreariest of nights become real.