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Dear readers of Star-Crossed Wolves (SCW), it's been six years since I started writing this story, and finally we have reached the end. I can still hardly believe this journey has come to a close. It's both strange and satisfying being able to close the book and say: "The End". As much as it's a huge relief, I also feel a little sad at saying goodbye to the characters and their world too. All in all, it's been a wonderful experience going on this adventure with you all. Knowing that people from across the world got enjoyment and felt invested in my story still leaves me with an indescribable feeling of awe, and joy. And without all of your support and reviews, I may have not been motivated enough to continue writing at certain points, or even finish the story. So I thank you my readers of SCW. I thank you for joining me on this adventure with Ammy, Link, and Issun, and sticking around to see it's end. I thank those of you who left reviews, offered constructive criticism, and their opinions whether positive or negative. You have all been wonderful, and I feel very fortunate and honored to have had you all read my work. So once I again, as I cannot say it enough, THANK YOU. I hope you've all had as much fun with this story as I have sharing it with you, and until next time, I bid you all adieu. 

Below I leave you with some SCW trivia just for funsies. It includes facts and extra tidbits about the making of the story, and certain details that I didn't mention or specifically include. Enjoy!

    §  Before the 1st chapter of Star Crossed Wolves was posted, I considered an ending where Link and Ammy were allowed to be together. After Ammy's battle with Yami, the 13 brush gods would combine their power and make Link an immortal so he could live with Ammy in the Celestial Plain.

    §  The title "Star Crossed Wolves" has a double meaning that represents two things. One being that Amaterasu and Link crossed paths, and cross each other's worlds with the constellation in the stars. The other being that Amaterasu and Link are essentially star-crossed lovers; their destinies are what ultimately pull them apart and prevent them from being together in the end.

    §  The kanji writing beneath the title on the cover art translates roughly to "never to be together" and serves as the tag line to the title.

    §  I mistakenly referred to Link as a "human" instead of "hylian" multiple times throughout the story. This was unintentional, and it will be one of the many things I fix, if I ever go to make edits.

    §  I mistakenly made the little red bird, Plumm, from Twilight Princess a male in my story even though the bird is actually female.

    §  In a very early draft of my story, Amaterasu was going to confess her feelings to Link shortly before boarding the Ark. Link wouldn't realize his love for her, and didn't come to terms with his feelings until praying for her with Issun and everyone else.

    §  There is an implied love scene between Amaterasu and Link... Dun dun dun!

    §  Hyrule and Nippon have always been and will always be partially connected by the Spirit Gate.

    §  Link never got to see Amaterasu's original red markings. He only got to see her restored "Shiranui" form at the very end, and until that point saw her as just a plain white wolf.

    §  I never actually beat The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I made it to the temple in the desert and that was as far as I got. I did really enjoy the game though.

    §  Amaterasu will never love anyone else romantically, Link will be her first and only love.

    §  Even if Link wanted to, he would not have been able to board the Ark of Yamato because it was never his destiny. The barrier would have repelled him like Issun.

    §  Amaterasu is pregnant with two pups, one of which is Chibi.

    §  Chibi would look exactly as he does in Okamiden, but he would have Link's blue eyes.

    §  The other pup, Chibi’s twin, is named Kamichi. She looks almost identical to Link, but she is more vibrant in color due to being a demi-god. She even has her father’s “wolf dreadlocks”, but has Ammy’s golden colored eyes. 

    §  Ammy not only destroys the portal because of the trouble it caused for both worlds, but also because she thinks it will help Link move on from his broken heart quicker.

    §  Shiranui, Waka, and the Hero's Shade all fore saw that Link and Ammy's relationship was doomed. Shiranui did not interfere because he knew that Chibi was a result of Ammy and Link being together. The Hero's Shade did not interfere because he decided fate would play out as it needed to. Waka was the only one who tried to deter their relationship from happening because he saw that Ammy's love for Link would be her downfall against Yami.

    §  Ammy had to be the one to break her and Link's relationship. This is why Waka never spoke to Link about the consequences of their relationship, or told Link that he would be Ammy's undoing when the time came.