regshoe

Yes, that's the one! I did appreciate the ideas about balance and complementary approaches to what are really very different sorts of questions.

this story mentions love a couple of time, and while TFOTH doesn't as explicitely, as a reader I never doubt it... does that make sense?

That absolutely makes sense—and yes, you're right that FotH is just as much about love as this story, if it's not quite so blatant. It's much more complex emotionally as well, and I think more serious, which makes for a better relationship in an emotional sense... of course I love Keith and Ewen best, anyway. :)