Don't worry Esme, comments are lovely whenever they arrive! ^^ Also, now you're a little less behind!

Thanks! Yeah, everything does seem to be pretty well - for now, of course. ;) And the kids are all pretty cute. Perhaps Desdemona is the prettiest, but that might be because of the softer female features.

Yeah, Eric is Dad and Nicholas is Nicholas. Dirk does kind of consider Nicholas his "second Dad" (like in this old drabble), but he's learned to call him by his first name from a young age. I think it's mostly for simplicity's sake, and perhaps slightly because he doesn't want Eric to think he's been replaced.

Yeah, there's stuff going on again, which feels pretty exciting. It seems that this Legacy just needs plot to keep interesting. Anyway, that's a fun guess, but I'm going to keep my lips sealed. ;)

Thanks Esme, and thanks again for reading and commenting! ^^