Thank you to everyone who has read with me as I wrote this. I figured since this wasn't gaining much traction, I would start a new story. But, this last weekend, I went to the Vision Christian Writers' Conference and got to sit under the instruction of the managing editor of Enclave Publishing (). She told me in no uncertain terms that she wanted to see this book. My writing craft has increased since I last published here, and I got a 6 out of 7 score for a small bit of writing I submitted to the conference. So, I am stopping this permanently but will publish a new chapter when the book is available. That will likely be in 2026, given the publishing schedule at Enclave, but it could be in 2025 if the stars align and I have the time to edit the heck out of the manuscript and add the last chapters.

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  Again, thanks for reading, and I apologize for ending too soon. But there is hope for Lance and his friends yet.