The ending for 0.60 was sad, but also sadly not unexpected/unsurprising for me (and no, I didn't spoil myself by reading ths thread recently lol). Things had been going just too well for too long without a major crisis, issue, problem... and no work on developing the character, fighting skills, team-work, etc. While I know some hope for a return, I don't think that the lil one will be back - I personally see a redemption/revenge/? by saving the elder one and reversing/healing what was done to her. Just my thoughts... I could be wrong, but we'll see.
I will agree with the other poster - we've been just coasting along with no real motivator to push us into training, into trying to figure more out about ourselves, trying to work with the girls, etc. Well, we now have had 2 major wake up calls - both at the same time, that should motivate the MC & story into more training, more trying to help the weak girls gain something, as well as look more into just what we are and what goes on with our 'other' self... something that Maeve was aware of, but left it in the dark... but also something we should have questioned after what happened with the HellHound. We know we beat her, but we don't remember it. Why did we never ask her anything? Or talk to Maeve?
Otherwise I do have a question - has there been any indication on whether or not anything is going to be done regarding the skills/abilities we have? I ask cuz they all indicate there are 'levels' to them, which means there should be ways to train/power-up them... but so far we've seen no sign of any way of doing this.
Or is the whole Stats & skill 'level's just redundant features that were added at some point and then abandoned? or no idea as Dev hasn't said anything about it/them for awhile/since?