To be honest, I had no choice with Along Came A Spider; the main character came and sat herself down on my shoulder and refused to blown off, swept off, brushed off, or otherwise dislodged until I'd at least gotten half-way through her story. I choose to blame pandemonium_213's Dark Muse for sicc'ing her on me.

And yea. I Dhaerlend Dadui has been brewing for quite a while. I have it outlined a few chapters beyond where it stands written, but just recently had another plot bunny join the mix over there, and haven't quite figured out how to add it in. So...