Ah, don't let the spider bite you, and come back soon and well.
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a cynic’s eyes to improve his vision
Well, the good news is that in the mean time I am working on a new story, one that will probably run for a few chapters and cover a couple of maps at once.