It says here I should give a "well rounded critique", but I'm sleep-deprived and all manner of monged. So I'll just say it's wonderful to be reading your work again, and I hope there is more coming. Love.

this chapter is so cold. And chilling. Horrific. Love.

ah, Meller plays a bigger part here. How intriguing... I love the way this story develops so quietly, without shouting explanations. It's luxurious.

The woods are so vivid, I could crunch through the leaves myself, feel the crispness of the air.

which is impressive, given where I am right now, under a duvet in a hot country.

I feel the moods of this version much more strongly. It's excellent.

What's this? You live? And still write? Joys!

oh... lovely! New names, new snippets of information. Still lovely.

very lovely to see you again :)

It's good so far, though I feel like I could use some more backstory. Mostly it just feels a bit too short to present this world, since as far as I know it is not pre-existing. (well, it seems to be our world with some magical creatures and stuff).
I am really enjoying the story so far though, even though so far the lack of background of the main character makes her a bit harder to identify with but hopefully this is something that will be fixed as it progresses.
(and matter obeys the law of physics! :P)

The difference in how you're developing this new version compared to the old one is intriguing. I remember being very curious about Meller when I read the earlier version, and not much light was shed on him - but it seems like you're setting this up to give a lot more info on him than before.

The development of the story itself is a lot better than it used to be, too. I absolutely loved the old one, but the way it was structured before, it often felt as though there were holes here and there - holes that were fascinating, granted, and they always gave the impression of just waiting to be filled in later, but the more deliberate, orderly pace of this one is really great. There's a lot more clarity this time around, and it's nice to know what's going on where before it felt a little as though we were being kept in the dark for the time being.

Anyway, can't wait for the next update!

Very very different to the older version, but I like it. I guess it reflects how much we've changed, or maybe the change in the angle of our mirrors.
(+ obligatory squee!)

Man, I'm more excited about this story than I've been about anything on Fictionpress for a long, long time. I dearly missed it when it was deleted.

The name change of Marilia's oldest daughter came as a bit of a surprise! I did like her old name (but I can't for the life of me remember what it was at this point). Can't wait to see what other changes we'll see. Anyway, I've always enjoyed the homey interactions between Marilia (assuming that her name IS still Marilia. Or was it Marillia?) and Fay. This one was particularly nice because it was very profound, and presented so simply and believably. Marilia's...motherishness, for lack of a better word, comes through very poignantly.

I'm really just sort of fumbling around, trying to find a way to tell you just how enjoyable and riveting your writing is, and probably failing in the attempt, but I hope all that comes through somehow!

On a random and somewhat irrelevant note, I'm currently rereading The Brothers Karamazov and enjoying it immensely, so I was very delighted by the quotes you put in. (Though, I have to admit that I wouldn't have known their source if you hadn't mentioned them.)