So, once you get Ghent into the forest, unless you have something else you'd want to do/to happen, I'll do another time skip to when they're out of the forest. Likely a little after, when they're closer to the town, if you don't mind!

Side note, just in case: Drust had explained the ghost bit for Ghent's sake, technically talking to him, but wasn't looking at either of them. Elayra was observing him to make sure he wasn't curse-ridden, but his focus was on the Chrono. Also, for reference if you'd like, [url=https://cdn.shoplightspeed.com/shops/616830/files/7137667/800x1024x2/h111-heathered-brown-wool-hooded-cowl.jpg]this[/url] is a hooded cowl, which is what Drust has on.

Well, thank you so much! I always appreciate hearing it. :-) It's always nice to know when you're work's being appreciated by someone besides yourself! Heh.

Oh my gosh. With Hatter on their side, think they'd have a good chance of survival?

Yep! And one of the descendants of that member will likely come into play at some point.

Not like Ghent's had the chance or anything!

While I've noticed people using that term lately to mean cutesy scenes, its meaning in writing is very different. To my understanding, a fluff scene/wording is a bad thing. Fluff, in editing/writing terms, is essentially synonymous with filler, but can also refer to an overall writing style that fits that definition. Fluff words are your simple, weak words or whole phrases that really only need a word or two, and should be deleted or changed in an edit. A.k.a. filler words. A fluff piece is filled with painfully unnecessary details and often gets boring, fast. Like the articles you may get suggested on your phone that promise one thing in the headline, spend 97% of the article rambling on about something you don't care about, then get to what you want in a couple sentences toward the bottom that you likely skipped to anyway because you got bored of all the other crud that had nothing directly to do with the title. Fluff piece. BUT, in context here, I got your meaning for "fluff," it just gave me pause with its positive context before I remembered how it often gets used nowadays. :-)

Hey. I'm the kind of person who tends to know a little too much about my fictional world. THEY'RE REAL IN MY HEAD, DANGIT! You might be a writer, if... Ha! Well, if I ever stumble on a way to make something that matches the taste description of the jerky, I'll let you know. xD 

Yep, yep! It's fantastic how you had him do that. Love that he didn't figure it out right away--makes it realistic! Thinking of, that's another thing you're good at from what I've seen, keeping things so they feel realistic, especially to your character. 

[quote]If Drust’s abilities also covered reading minds, Ghent was as good as dead.[/quote]
FOR REAL, DUDE! :lol But, I quite like his thoughts, especially his, "[i]You're welcome, by the way.[/i]. And that he's bitter, but smart enough to not saying anything at the moment. But man, I have a feeling it'll get interesting, depending on how/if that repressed bitterness manifests later on!