~Author's Notes~ some of you may have been "waiting" for this chapter for the past few months. to those of you who read it, i hope it pleases you somewhat. this is the highest page count of any chapter so far. however, i struggled considerably with the shading because i was out of practice, and i know it shows. despite this, i appreciate you for reading! i will proceed with the next draft as soon as this is posted. <~~go back now. its done.