This author's note is essentially an apology, and an acknowledgement that I am a totally faithless author who has failed to keep his promises.
I won't be finishing this any time soon. To be honest, my main reason for writing any Narnian fanfiction at all was to tell Susan's story, and my version of that is complete. This was an enjoyable story to write but my enthusiasm for Narnian fanfiction has declined (as it has for most of the authors I was following, as well, I notice). These things happen after a while, and although I considered attempting to finish this to celebrate the release of VDT, I have ultimately decided against it. It would be a chore, to be honest, since my muses have moved on to other things.
I can only apologise to my readers, in the unlikely event that any remain. If it's any consolation, there is a way in which the story as it exists can be complete – perhaps it was ultimately about Octesian and Mavramorn, and I have rarely enjoyed myself more than when I wrote their chapter.
So this is pretty much my farewell to Narnian fanfiction, about a year too late. It is conceivable, though I'd have to say unlikely, that I'll write something in another fandom at some stage, but of the many fandoms to which I subscribe only a very small number inspire me to creativity, and even less inspire anything original or worthwhile.
The last thing to say is, of course, thank you to all my reviewers for the encouragement I needed. You guys made writing all the more worthwhile. Further up and further in!
GeoffreyF
