I don't even want to talk about my Philly trip anymore. The only redeeming part was when my friends rescued me on Thursday, went with me to my sister's grave, then entertained me at their place until I had to leave at 6am to get home for a doc's appointment for mom. That didn't go well, either.

So, instead, I'll talk about the major breakthroughs and developments I've made in the past week, and especially the last twenty-four hours, with Rhia's origin story. As I mentioned before, I've been asking myself a lot of questions about Rhia and the whole universe. I'm actually opening up the floor for questions from other people: If you've seen a picture or read some of the writing about Rhia or the other Lost History characters that intrigues you or that you'd love to know more about, ask, because chances are I need to figure out the answers.

The biggest question recently for me is: Why does Rhia go mental and kill Tobias' family? She spends years, probably decades with them. They can't be at each other's throats all that time and still be okay with Tobias marrying her and having her become their future queen. No, they have to have created some sort of bond with each other, come to like and accept each other. Rhia's become a symbol of something good in the future, the chance for the war between Wood and Drow to finally be resolved. Why and how could Rhia not only run away from all that, but go out in a sea of blood?

Today, I discovered the answer.

Today is a good day.

And no, I'm not telling you. You'll have to wait and see. Which may take forever, but you'll forget all about wanting to know by then, so don't worry.