I'm really enjoying the story, @Kinderfeld , but I'm very apprehensive about the bad stuff that is inevitably coming. I don't know if you are familiar with it, but I am getting a very Cormac McCarthy's The Road vibe from this story. In one sense, that is meant as a very great compliment. It's a powerful story! Possibly one of the best books I've ever read. However, it's a book I read over 10 years ago, and I still have nightmares from it from time to time. Oh well, you've hooked me on the characters, and I'm invested. Good luck!