Just finished! Awesome, awesome, ending. Amazing story, Story. And thanks for the mention and please know it was my absolute pleasure. Sorry for being off the grid for a while. I sent you an email and hopefully, we'll launch into intense discussions again.

You know, it's funny. Earlier today, I had the urge to check out Heart and see if it had been updated. The sheer volume of SQUEE! I had upon seeing it was completed really can't be described with words, but know that it was LOUD.

That said, I am so glad you completed Heart. Reading it was actually the tipping point towards playing around with Arthurian legends myself (though I really need to finish those projects...), and I'm glad my review (as short as it was) encouraged you to keep going.

For a while there, I was wondering if you'd given up, but after reading through the final chapters with the deaths, I'm going "No wonder why." I don't generally cry about stories I read, but those deaths made me come close, and the wait was totally worth it.

If you ever want/need help with editing, feel free to poke me, and I look forward to seeing more about Mordred and company's adventures. Especially if they involve spinoffs about those four years in between chapters. ;P

Jeez, I didn't realize just how long this story was. It's 3 times the size of my longest work. It also doesn't seem like that long ago when we first sat down freshman year and shared stuff we were writing. You gave me the first few chapters of Heart and I think I gave you whatever the heck I was calling Cleo and Andy's story back then. I am still a little embarrassed about that-it seems so trite and unoriginal compared to the masterpiece that is Heart. And I drew you that picture of Jenal. Which is interesting in itself and says something about the magic that is Heart because I don't draw except the occasional bored doodle.

What a long and glorious time it has been since those days in the fall of 2005. As much as you complain about being a flake, that you finished this massive project without me or Aphrodite's Dragon hovering over your shoulder every minute says something about your dedication. And the dedication of a certain mutual friend of ours who does not like roller coasters but shall remain nameless for the sake of his dignity. You are both to be congratulated. And you should feel bereft because I do, afraid you're not the same person when you don't have that Heart notebook in your purse to whip out at any inspired moment. I'll get used to the iPad eventually.

We've both been influenced and become better writers through this story. While you were working on this baby, I was inspired to write shorter bits like my Gawain story. There are also significant bits of Arthurian stuff woven into Kissed By a Rose, the story I am most proud of to date. Speaking of which, your obsession with all things Arthurian let me know that it's really OK to indulge my own obsession and find the Beauty and the Beast in everything. All thanks to Heart. Aren't you proud?

I will of course tell you what I actually thought of the last chapter at a later date when we can discuss it. This is my time to be all sentimental.

I remember turning around in English to read Heart... it was so much more interesting than learning things. I know I can always read your writing since I taught myself how to read it upside down :D

I love you too and I don't know what I'm going to do now that I can't bug you about what's happening next and how long until I get to read the next chapter.

p.s. I miss you

I'm addicted to Arthurian Legends and always looking for new stories to read

You had to do it from Percival's perspective. That just makes it all the worse. After all they've been through, he's not even beaten fairly, just in a freak accident.

I did want to take a moment to note how impressive this chapter is. The pacing is just right, the characters stay true to themselves despite the dire circumstances. You've always been good, but this one crystallizes how far you've come as a writer since you started this story.

Now I'm off to be depressed in a dark corner.

Nice twist, will read more :)

This was pretty good. It's really interesting and I like the way you started this story.

Ciao.

the storytelling is really good, but wats up with all the christian bashing?

i kno most people werent christian back then but almost every chapter someone says something anti-christian. other than that, this is very well written C:

Short but well written. I love it:)

I love your story! when will there be more?

Oh no! Saxons! I adore that you've put Saxons in this: too few authors make use of the historical background, which is a pity.

And have I mentioned how much I love Yvain? For years, I really didn't like the character (not yours, but the ledgendary one), but you'll be pleased to know that you have changed my point of view! Unfortunately, this now means that whenever I read something else with Yvain (or Owain or Euain or whatever he happens to be called) in, I'm always hugely dissapointed. But you can take that as a compliment!

And still on compliments, respect is in order for the fact that you can change and play around with what is usually accepted in the legends without making me cringe. Quite the opposite, in fact: I always really want to know what new twist you're going to introduce next!

I'd say 'keep up the good work', but I know you will anyway!

What marvellously large chapters. I feel quite daunted.

I enjoyed the first chapter, and will look to ploughing through the rest at some stage. The premise certainly has me intrigued, I'll grant you that.

Well done on an enjoyable opening. I trust the rest follows in the same vein. Happy writing.

Um, OK, so in the last review I just posted I thought this was finished, and I just went back to read the AN at the end, and it turns out it's not finished *blushes*. Well, I can't complain! It means we get more story! {transfer all sqeeness fron previous review, and add more because it's not all done!} This story is just fantastic!

...

*squees silently*

Wow. It's somewhat of a shock that it's finished.

I'm speechless. I really am. You tied it up so briliantly, with all the bits and pieces that I didn't realise I'd forgotten -

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED ALL THOSE CHAPTERS! I kept thinking that I should go back and see if you'd updated, and now I only just got round to it and it's FINISHED! And it's so sad! And it has a happy ending (well, sort of...)! And - !

And now I need to sit and wait for the sequel.

I'm so glad you ended it as you did. I kept thinking, it's going to be a sad ending, but it wasn't! It was terrifically bittersweet and I loved it.

And Gawain... And Gareth... And you nearly made me cry! I never cry at stories!

Now I want to know what all the babies are called - but you'll adress that in the sequel, of course, won't you? Which I can't wait for!

So I shall now stop spouting squeeness and let you know that this lived up to every expectation. You have inspired my to (attempt to) finish my own (long-ongoing) Arthurian retelling, even though I shall have to lower my own standards somewhat, or I shall never get anywhere!

Thank you!