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Family Matters  by Lindelea 1 Review(s)
PSWReviewed Chapter: 21 on 6/9/2025
So many hard decisions to make! And hopefully all will be well, because Tolly didn’t only promise for himself to come back if the Smials didn’t suit, but for Sweetie and the other kids too… But I have a feeling things will be good.

So glad Gorbyl is feeling better! I was afraid he would not survive, but so glad he did…

Author Reply: In a very early draft, the children were already orphans on their own when they rescued Tolly, and in the first revision that added Gorbyl, he died, but that made me too sad to want to finish the story. In the last rewrite, the story actually worked much better with him surviving. (throws confetti and breathes a sigh of relief)

It's a very solemn promise, indeed, and not one he could make lightly, as you pointed out.

In other words, I'm very glad he did, too!

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