I'm with Noelle. I read the first two sections of "The Longest Road" back to back when you only had a few chapters of "The Roads They Walked Alone" left to post and about seizured when you ended it with such a diabolical cliffhanger. Thank you for posting this first chapter so quickly.
I have to express my relief that Enza is alive. I'm sure that it'll take some time and a lot of love, but she and Lok Sim will come out of it stronger.
Glad to see both Rae Et and Nor dead. I was surprised that Clark killed him. I was so certain that Talan would get there in time and kill Nor for him (given her obsession earlier in the story). Also, although it was clearly self defense against a mass-murderer, knowing Clark, he'll obsess about taking a life.
Talan chewed her lip. "I should be here when he wakes up. His Chief of Staff is running General Command. First Minister Zara is with her family, her brother was gravely wounded," she rushed to explain, anticipating the disapproval of her brother.
"There's nothing but unhappiness for you there," Serick cautioned, his gentle tone taking the harsh edge off the words.
"He shouldn't be alone," she replied resolutely.
I'm worried about Talan. I love her character and fear the pain she's going to feel when Clark leaves. I wonder if she'll express her love to Clark before he goes back to Earth.
And everything is going to be fine and ordinary and normal. But it shouldn't be. The world shouldn't be the same without him.
The tag showing Lois' sadness with how she has aclimated to life without Clark pulled on my heartstrings.
Hell, the laws of physics shouldn't work when he isn't here.
/me snickers. I don't mean to make light of a serious situation, but where Ultrawoman is concerned, the laws of physics don't work.
Please hurry back with chapter 2.
BJ
