Beautiful story! I read both stories in one sitting that is how compelling it was!! I hope that one day you decide to do a third follow up.

Author's Response: Thanks! These are two of my oldest stories out here on the Realm, and I often forget about them myself. Initially, this was going to be a trilogy. It never panned out that way. I lost my momentum somewhere along the way, and my original focus kind of disintegrated. I wanted to write a follow up where Ororo had to duel Callisto again after she lost her powers, where she got involved with Forge to get them back, and where she and Logan separated for a while but then came back when they realized how much they needed each other. There was also going to be more backstory with Kitty, when she became a ninja assassin in the "Kitty and Wolverine" miniseries, but that never quite happened. I had too many story drafts in progress at the time *again* and it just disappeared into the ether. Thanks for your interest and feedback, visit any time.

...see now I'm going to go cry.

Author's Response: This particular chapter was draining for me to write, even though it was meant to segue into the sequel (if I ever write the darn thing). Ororo's speech from chapter two of Consolation Prizes stuck with me and nagged me to revisit it, since the image in my head of the two of them clinging to each other was pretty tangible. That scene is what I think about when I think of RoLo. Glad you got to read this, Tiger, and thank for the visit!