Oh, I know what you mean Darje.
But the problem wasn't that I just didn't want her to die. I didn't *know* if she died. I was torn right down the middle, on that one. I had an idea of how the story would go from either result...but I just couldn't feel which way it was supposed to go.
Once I started writing it again, it felt right though. It felt like it was going where it was supposed to.
On edit--this has made me realize that something I was going to use in the story if Volk did die, can still be used. So thanks Darje! Your comments sparked off an idea.
Parrish