The content previously in this chapter has been deleted. This is because a very heavy edit to chapters 6, 7, and 8 managed to condense the entire content of all three chapters down into only one. The current chapter 6 contains a very good and succinct summary of what this chapter previously contained.

This chapter previously contained a bit with Asa messing with the elf doctor guy for a little bit of cuteness and fluff. While that did have it's merits, I have decided it took away from the story's focus. The previous chapter also ended with that bit with Tia suddenly being able to talk right at the end, leaving things off on a bit of a cliff-hanger of the shock that revelation created. As such, it was slotted in at the end of chapter 6 with nearly identical impact.

As the fallout from Tia's sudden ability to talk is exactly what chapter 9 is about to go into now, this means things are caught up such that chapter 9 can now be read without the slightest bit of confusion at the gap left by the removed content.

I will leave this chapter up with this note for the sake of avoiding confusion until I have edited far enough to start re-numbering the chapters.