>>45626936First off, thanks for the read and feedback!
I placed the reasoning where I did since she would feel no need to justify herself off the bat. Only when driven to utter frustration did she decide to actually reveal the reasoning. I could see where I could have done it another way where she reveals her reasoning in an attempt to get the group to not trust or help Pomu, but I feel like I already drove the point too far home that no one is gonna turn their back on the silly fae. As for protection speeches, I'll definitely note that I should tone those down a bit, I think it ended up getting so prevalent since I keep thinking about how this arc is one of the first I've written where the enemies have pure murderous intent. I'll definitely try to tone it down a little going forward and be more mindful when I'm hamming it up too much.
I plan to post a little teaser when I post the next chapter to hint at where the story will go next. Botan is also planned to show up at some point. I need her around to start the Lamy arc anyway.
Hag sexual exploration is going to happen and the location of the next setting is a favorite of mine for those types of firsts. As for who are swapping V-cards first, you'll just have to wait and see.Thanks again for the feedback, I'll keep getting better and make the reads even more enjoyable.
