Since I read Ch 21 & 22 at the same time, this will be my thoughts on both those chapters. First of all, as always, great job on both chapters!

Glad to see Lyal and Tull stepping up and joining in (musicians are always more than they appear!) Also nice to see more and more Titans respecting Gaelin and listening to him -- though it remains to be seen if Gaelin could also convince Titans who were free, and full-sized, as well.

The scene with Oragale and Phelonous: nicely done. They do care for Annallya. Sometimes things can manage to work themselves out, sometimes not. We'll have to see.

I was surprised to see Annallya kill, because of the kind of person she is. But in a way, it wasn't unlike Gaelin, in that he too had to kill at one point -- but after having done so, ever since, has apparently never done so again. Even when his opponents are trying to kill him, he'll go out of his way to wound, but not kill. Annallya wanted to always remember what she had done, and my gut tells me that, especially as she gets better with the sword, she'll follow that same path.

It seems like Titans aren't meant to live at human-size non-stop for long periods of time, but at the same time, it's pretty clear that Annallya wants to be with humans much more than her own kind. It's also clear that she and Gaelin both like each other more than just colleagues (I liked how Annallya didn't want to appear sweaty in front of Gaelin, and likewise, Gaelin wanting to appear majestic in front of her). Hopefully they can find some way to be together in the end, whether that means Annallya living mostly at human size and occasionally stretching herself when need be, or living mostly at full size with Gaelin and among humans that accept her, and shrinking as need be, or some other solution. To wind up being apart from each other would seem almost cruel; it was only Annallya that could get Gaelin to stop drinking, and likewise, Annallya is who she is now because of Gaelin. Like Gaelin in the past, Annallya had to kill, even though what she wants more than anything is to create. Perhaps finding some way to live together, the two of them will be able to create something, perhaps even the most beautiful thing in the world (which could balance the scales, with both having taken lives).

But we'll have to see. At the moment, we've got a battle starting, which will probably affect everything from the humans' planned journey to Oragale facing her daughter.

I've said it before, I'll say it again, this story keeps getting better and better, and has never disappointed. Keep up the great work!