Interesting developments and 15K! (15, 032)

I'm so glad to feel like I'm over another hump. 15K is a good place to reward myself with a bit of a break from NaNoWriMo focus, even though I'm still almost 5K words off the pace. But to add to my good news, I was able to bring in a couple more characters that can drive the darker side of the story without being too dismal and I added a plot development that will make the MCs life a bit more interesting. I'm real hopeful this keeps everything moving a bit more smoothly. More to come.