Part 40 - bad news for some in that we're drawing towards the end of the story now! There's good news however, in that this will be the first of two chapters i'm posting this evening. Two reasons for this:

• Part 40 is pretty short, and I'd feel like I'm cheating you if I only post this!
• I'm away at Confuzzled here in the UK this weekend, so I'm sorry to say that there'll be no chapter posted on Sunday D:

For now though - I hope you enjoy this part! Don't forget to check back for 41 in a little bit, too, if you've got in on this post quickly ;)