All of that sounds good to me. If we do a year long time skip, how/where are you thinking we should pick it back up? And would we still have her be turned the same way as we planned (injured in the fight against the Wynters; Vail turns her to save her)?

I also enjoy having a main conflict/antagonist to keep things interesting, so do you have any ideas for something like that when we move forward? I was thinking the feud with the Wynters could escalate somehow, since I can't imagine that they would give up after their plan to use Victoria is foiled. That, and/or maybe a new threat could rise up, maybe a power-hungry clan from the European mainland? Just some ideas to consider ^^