@Foxy: Alcoholism runs in my family, so I’ve seen the same things you have. Thanks for your validation of my little touches. I felt the addiction needs to be addressed from time to time. The Fort Grief quest was great for so many reasons, and the resurgence of the addictive cravings is just the icing on the cake.
@SubRosa: This is the largest chapter I’ve written thus far. I wanted to remind everyone that Julian found skooma after drinking failed to subdue the pain she was experiencing. Alcoholism is addiction, just legal, at least in this country at this time.
@Acadian: It made sense to me when I first wrote this quest to have a chauffeur row Julian out to Fort Grief, since there are quite a few islands in Niben Bay. It’s kind of hard to swim with sword and shield, and rather far!
@hazmick: Welcome to
Old Habits Die Hard! Thanks for taking the time to read through the whole thing! I know it’s a lot of ground to cover, and I’m glad you did. The food sounds so appealing (for the most part) simply because I do my own cooking and love to experiment with flavors. So far, I haven’t made anything that tasted as bad as Maulhand’s stew!
@Olen: A nice sunny island? Sounds good! Though I think Julian would prefer one of the many islands off of the Gold Coast rather than one out in Niben Bay.
@Auggie Doggie: Does that certain red-headed princess make house (field) calls?
@Destri: I’m surprised that it was you, not Foxy, who found Dhertee Inuu-Endo! Thanks for the help on rephrasing that troublesome sentence in 13.10. At all of you who commented on Julian’s resistance to the craving, it ain’t over yet!
@mALX: LOL!
Instead of posting the next chapter, I figure it's time to close this thread and start a new one. At way over 200 posts it's getting quite long.
Old Habits Die Hard Part ThreeThis starts with Chapter 14. Thanks for staying with me and Julian this long! I’ve enjoyed writing this thus far, and have enjoyed all your wonderful comments and encouragement even more.