I don't mind after all the story is rather flexable outside of Eilis and Tourmaline & the Sorcerer King connection though it might not seem to be. 
Also I am soooo glad to be back finally. I felt so uneasy not writing and so guilty 'in making you wait' eventhough I had little choice in the matter.
I'll post the next day today and with it unfold some of the direction I want this story to take, without spoiling too much I am planning on a little quest/roadtrip.
Maybe we might dive into more of Arn's backstory or find Toby and the others as we'll be moving and could possibly have to come close to the frontline and the fighting.