Thank you! Well, the idea of going into the Sulfurous Exfoliant business was a sort of back and forth. Whoever came up with the stall name for Mordor-fic (I think it was Indy) last year called it "Khamul's Sulfurous Exfoliants", then I took that and ran with it, suggesting a prompt where the Eight, leaderless, would go into the sulfurous exfoliant business after the overthrow of Sauron. Indy took *that* and ran with it, taking the Eight to the Tharbad Spring Faire, and that inspired this. Complicated, isn't it?! LOL!

Anyway, let's consider the geniusness of the idea shared around where all credit is due. :D

I'm glad you find the end poignant and well done! Thank you again, so very much. ^_^

Kaylee!