This was a fantastic story and I am very sad it is over. I found it incredibly difficult to put it down. It was an emotional rollercoaster and I loved it. The characters were fantastic! The terror that Elis felt when he encountered Vera for the first few times was totally believable. Being thrown into a box with a 5oo plus foot giant would be daunting in its own and add in the reputation that they have it would be mind bendingly frightening. The various other characters that Elis interacted with were also fun. The Constables from Mica to Treble were memerabe and had their very own quarks that made them seem human as opposed to warmongering duty bound soldiers that I’ve seen in some stories. They had tempers or were incompetent or calculating, all things that set them apart.  I loved Vera and I hated her all at the same time but ultimately i'm sad she's gone. I was hoping Ellis would “be wrong again” but alas. I remember when Vera escaped  I kinda thought: “Oh cool Veras free!” Then when Cyan described what happened I thought  ”Oh fuck Veras free?!” And she had not forgiven or forgotten what happened to her when she was in captivity. She devastated the camp. Punches were not at all pulled and one could not totally blame her for her wrath , the humans who held her threatened her with death regularly.  During Chapter 23 ‘Keeper of the Damned” when Vera was coming out of her enclosure I totally thought she was going to absolutely murder everyone in that convoy and spare a broken Ellis and then think she was doing him a favor. Amora and her band were great antagonists too. Cold cruel and savage suffering from a literal god complex. That final act was jarring and I loved it. The sinister “Ends justify the means” conspiracy that the Psy corps dabbled in was troubling to uncover and satisfying to watch unfold.

I could go on for a page about all the stuff I liked about this story but i won't. I'll just wrap up by saying i enjoyed this story from start to finish. The only thing I think could add to this is that characters could use a little more description describing their appearance.

Great to see this story again! Also glad your feeling better. I know how bad those ruts are. Anyway great chapter. Seeing your take on how a society would develop in this world is awesome. I think the Whistler (cool and original name btw) is a fantastic vehicle for exposition dumping without making it boring or monotonous. The new hints about Gaelin really have me interested in what he did to earn such ire and respect from various people and have them give such different reactions. Im also glad Tayell came back and I feel like you captured his age perfectly. I loved his interactions with Annallya. The young awkward boy enameled with the older woman and he has no idea how to talk to her but just stare. Poor kid. Falls in love and she turns out to be a titan... ain't that a kick in the head.

Really excited to see how Annallya and her mentor get out of this delema. Great work!

Author's Response:

Thank you so much for this comment Viceguard. I really love it when a reader picks up on the little details I put into this, such as the different reactions the villagers have towards Gaelin. There's usually a reason behind every action a character makes, and even if it's not revealed why yet, I have to make sure every action is consistent with their character. So to have someone notice that makes me feel like I'm doing things right. And thank you as well for enjoying the world that I'm building.