Thank you for the gift, as always, well done.
The fact that it was not just a "one off" like some holiday episodes but ties directly to the next chapter is brilliant.
At this point, I think you guys would be tired of Flashbacks, lol. But yeah, I have a way for it to be brought up…
My opinion, and I claim nothing more ... It's all in how you use it.
Flashbacks can be tiring, mainly because they are used too often to correct deviations or repair a broken story line, leaving the story just feeling "wrong" somehow to the reader/player.
However ... The R.A. writing is so on point in character building/ story advancement that your use of flashbacks in nightmare/ unconscious state or just as a repressed memory to explain feelings or reactions, it builds the bond between characters/story and reader.
For example, some VN's will drop a character in mid story and give a "MEH ..they have a history" explanation of attraction and "OOH she's soo pwetty!" (I'm being a dick, but that's how it feels to me).
But in introducing us to Alvara you showed there really is a primal connection between the two (memory of his early training/nurturing/her attempted defense from father) not just a history, a bond.
It was so well done.
I'm rambling ...
Thank You again and keep up the fantastic work.