This has been a favourite for a long time. It proves that the number of reviews has nothing to do with the quality of the story.

Awe. Loved this.

Ugh. There is no justice.

I get more impressed with Stephanie every chapter!

Nice storyline. I’m too busy reading to review. My apologies.

Poor little girl. I know I could kill him without one iota of guilt.

I like the new improved Stephanie.

That was disturbing but you handled it well.

Loved this story

Can't believe it's been 11 years since you wrote this, Tiina! It's just as fresh today as it was back then. Your strong Steph had taken charge of her life and gotten skills that would keep everyone safer, and your Ranger was loving and ready for 'all in' with his Babe. Your OCs were wonderfully fleshed out and added a lot to your tale. Very well done! Thanks for writing and sharing and for leaving this up for us to enjoy! -Kathy

Wow, really excellent story! Thank you.

You also can't eat when you have certain types of pancreatic damage because the act of eating causes a dump in pancreatic enzymes and bile and any leaks out of the normal ducts can cause the enzymes to start digesting your own body and organs ... not a good situation to be in. Small children do not do well when told they can not eat when other kids around them are being given food, and pain control can be twitchy so induced coma is the way to go with severely injured small kids.

I realize this is a really old story of yours, and it appears you're no longer writing in this fandom, or indeed fanfiction. Having said that, I've only just discovered this story and read it greedily late into last night. You're an excellent writer. Your characterizations are strongly reminiscent of the canon characters while allowing each to evolve or deepen during the course of your tale. Your original characters are multi-dimensional, while remaining well within the norms of JE's world. I particularly admire the realism of your location as it impacted the story itself. All in all, it was a delight to read, with a satisfying HEA.

You had her do exactly what I fantasized doing. All steph had to do was tell one inmate in that prison. Im glad she did. This was a great story. Very well written and not overly gorey on certain details.

hard to read but very well written, i wish there was a ranger,steph and anton for every sam out there