Aww, thank you!! So glad to hear I'm not running out of steam. Anything that gets this long and monstrous runs the risk. I was ready for a change of scenery; thus the holosuite sword fight was born!

Julian and Ziyal were cute and fun together. Too bad they never gave them much screen time in the show. Kira was piiiissssseeeedddd. :-O

I felt pretty sorry for Odo in the middle of all of that. hehe But he is a pro!

Leeta made me sad, too. :( I'm glad you liked the way the story ended. It can't be all doom and gloom all the time. Ziyal helped Julian with his perspective. Such high praise from a devoted DS9 fan! I really, really appreciate it. *hugs!*