Oh my, I nearly forgot about this because of the slow as balls server. ^-^' I'll be reading and doing my best to give some critique and praise where I can find either, forgive me ahead of time. :D

[@PlatinumSkink] Thanks, glad you thought so. It does have a lot symbolism (which I'll admit, I don't do a whole lot of it usually.) And it's a little analogy heavy. Wasn't sure how'd it come across. Did my best trying to give enough information, trying to make it feel like an actual short story, without plainly stating everything. Figured the point of "A new beginning" was trying to focus on the path to overcome, rather than dwelling on the past. Least that's what I figured. I look forward to giving yours a look tomorrow, when I'm not half-asleep. x3