Talk:Chapter 16 - A Place to Call Home/@comment-21119641-20180505042327/@comment-6028353-20180507044315

Yeah, after all the serious stuff that went on in the last few chapters, I figured I’d go for a much lighter tone for this one. sort of a wind down moment, both story wise and narrative wise. Writing for Zeke is real fun. He's got that childlike part of him, poor impulse control. I felt I hadn’t given him much time to shine yet, so I decided to have fun with him here.

Believe it or not, his inclusion in this chapter was sort of an after thought. After writing the chapter, I sat back and thought: “Right, everything’s been set straight. Isa’s not evil, Axel’s not a perv, Jaina’s… Not quite as mean as she comes across. Oh wait, there was that one guy a few chapters back who almost set the whole town on fire. Shit…” I didn’t think it’d make much since for that to be brought up alongside the council stuff. Lest Amber be labelled as… Well, a whiner. I thought that allowing Amber, and the reader, to draw her own conclusions on him was a better option.

The house bit was fun. It’ll be a fairly important location for the story, so I thought giving it a bunch of details would make it stand out. I find it kind of funny that, if you really think about it, Axel’s house would be rather plain. The interactions are always a joy to do. If you consider, Axel and Amber are basically starting fresh. Apart from their first meeting, Amber and Axel haven’t really interacted at all. That’ll develop in later chapters, and I’m looking forward to your reaction to it.

Yay, 10 of 10, from both you and Zeon. Looking forward to your next review.