For all those very patient, and loyal readers.

I am, indeed, not dead. I understand that quite a few of you must be upset that I have disappeared into the void that most fan fiction writer's tend to fall into. However, I am trying to claw my way out. It may not seem like it but I definitely want to finish each of these stories; I'm just not sure on when I can do so.

I have, in fact, a chapter for each of the stories that I have on going, half written, stuck with a writer's block on each one. So, as a result, I am going to try a different approach. As you can imagine, one would get rusty if they haven't written consistently in a while so I am going to write another short story.

This, will be posted on Valentine's day, and will be understandably romance orientated. I am doing this because I enjoyed writing 'The Courtship Festival' and I have nothing better to do to celebrate that particular day. I am hoping that it will get me back into the swing of things for me to be able to write freely again, and that it will rekindle my inspiration for the Eragon/Saphira pairing, as this story will be dedicated to that theme. (Psyclone, if he's still out there, will have an idea of the story line as we discussed it some time ago.)

So, once again, I am sorry, if that means anything any more, and I hope to be back soon. I apologise for not responding to most PMs and Reviews but there are that many now that I wont be able to respond to them. But, I will try to respond to any that anyone would like to send from here on in.

I hope to see you all on Monday.

Fresh Blood.