I needed to have Aydin and Stern appear together in a post in order to recap some events (still working on that one, actually), to explain a bit more about Aydin's past, and to fit it all in FAST, as well as deal with the whole Aimee bit that is
And yes, I am back, and a bit mad that something Drake and I had planned seems to be going on with a second character, which makes Aydin's creation less useful than he would otherwise be. Although it IS partially my fault for not being away for so long.
I can fix it myself, though, if it comes to it.