Part One

is coming to an end. Who knew that adding a few characters to Josephine's Journal could create so much story line?

I did. But it was still a great experiment, and the real life counterparts of the characters seem to be enjoying themselves enormously. But characters seem to beget characters, so it is time to wind down the Nibelheim chapters.

In fact, readers should recognize the approach of the climax to the first part of Dragon Lady in Hatching Schemes.

Also, if you count the chapters in Lucrecia's Legacy, you were probably thinking we were overdue for a real happening.