Arrrgh, why must you do this! I don't want to distract you away from your dissertation work, but then you leave us with such a cliffhanger!

The calm storm before the storm, vividly done. Everything's leading to a head.

Auron's glyph scars -- ouch. Literally and figuratively, of course.

I'm hankering for another imprisoned!Lulu/defiant!Auron sort-of-love-scene, but I can't help but feel a pretty distinct aura of dread.