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I... started this in 2010 for a Yuletide treat. Technically speaking, of the two fics I wrote for my recipient, this was the treat and the Monster High fic was the fill. If people remember me muttering about something called "Shroud's War", this is that fic. It's also over 13,000 words. Yow.

It takes place in an AU where Sokichi survived, though that proved to have a little less impact than I thought. I mentioned that I loved post-"Begins Night" fics, and this is kind of mine.

( Took Me Long Enough )

The short tale of how I ended up with this fic was: I was drawn in by the request, I watched the episodes and liked them, I wrote a ficlet, I decided to try for a pinch hit, and I ended up with Ingus and Sara of Final Fantasy III doing a little unexpected stuff (like attempting to make this a crossover while I was racing after them yelling "No, I don't want a crossover!"). Spoilers for the game and minor ones for Sapphire and Steel episode 3.

( Of course, I wrote this a lot like episode 3. )

There's one little bit of this novel that's always stuck with me: the mention of Arcie's people, handing in their Guild memberships, IIRC.

This story is about those people and them coming back. Due to the nature of the story, all the characters are OCs.

( OCs )