Fel,
How's the Financial Aid situation with college? Hope work is going well and the next chapter of Sword or actually anything is about to be released.
BTW - just re-read all of the Firestaff series and the Pyrosian series and am very amazed at the growth in your writing, but also at the quality you started out at. Many writers mature over time from low quality to gradually a much better quality. The style and quality of your writing has improved but it is had to see. This is due to the fact that your writing quality was much higher than many from the very beginning.
One of the things I have enjoyed with these two series is the growth of the characters. Insteard of overwhelming us with atributes and emotional flavor in each character we get small glimpses of their attitude toward things, each other, strangers and the world around them. This makes them much more real. More like how we make friends.
I'd certainly call Tarrin and company some very good friends of mine. Even if Tarrin wouldn't say it in return.
Sincerely,
J-Man5
Those of you guys who feel that Tarrin is up for _the_ big sacrifice should hold your breath, I think Fel has some surprises up his sleeve