Wow! That is quite a tale! I don't have time now to review it fully ( and am not sure if I will have time before I go) but I am so pleased I got to read it.
You really sent me on a journey and yet, you tied it all together very nicely at the end. You gave me just enough background of the other characters to not only explain their role in this story but to leave me wanting to know more about them.
If I don't get time to offer you a through review, Mad Lews will.
Thanks for all of your hard work here, it is appreciated.