Hi all, apologies for the unscheduled hiatus. I'm still alive (just) and I haven't forgotten about this story. Real life has gotten... tough, shall we say. At present, it looks like I won't be back to writing regularly until April, although there may be sporadic chapters before then. Hopefully.

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  Thanks for reading so far. And dont worry, you'll all definitely get to see Mik Tsaam/Maria suffer more! I have the whole story planned out in my head and if it stays there too long my brain might explode.

  - Frankie