I like the whole series Kevin pierce another excellent performance. that being said as an author you can’t mention certain details and then never speak of them again. In book one Jim having a brother is mentioned but then never spoke of again. then when lyod was tied to a tree getting his fingers cut off, two great pyrenees puppies that Jim traded for started growling at hearing him scream. i’m sure they would’ve been a big help when ariel got attacked by coyotes, but they where never mentioned again.