Thank you so much!! I really enjoyed writing about Vaysh's tenderness toward Pell, but also how he feels it should be kept hidden in his own heart, and even he is at odds with himself for feeling both empathy and revulsion/anger toward him. He has been forced to bury a lot, with Velaxis' rebuke of "Don't be ungrateful" ready to pop up at any inopportune moment!!

I'm so gratified that you enjoyed this post, especially, as this was the beginning of a true dovetail directly into canon, always an intimidating endeavor! I do appreciate your kind words, very much.