@Giglamesh your ideas for raising will and charisma sound intriguing – I may use them for ZE2 (if it happens)
@stsword thanks for the vote. I will have to figure out a way to add in the narrative some hint on how much “cost” each mission has
@CrimsonRose301 it is exactly how @alleykae described it – the scene is from the shack with Catherine. The intro flashback is not really necessary to experience – it is supposed to hook the reader with a tense moment from the game.
Devlin will do some saving but not from the shack scene 