Oh my god, don't apologize! If anyone can vouch for the manicness of work, it's me. It's lovely to see a new comment from you, but I don't want commenting to turn into a chore!

I'm glad the latest part pleased you! Yes, Queenie was hard hit, poor sweet. But she is plucky too. She is taking her own path, but she's not taking it quite alone: see below...

Yup, next part coming up! It concludes chapter 2, so I'll post the cleaned-up version on AO3 later tonight or tomorrow.