*nodnods and hugs them both* I feel the exact same way. Every time a new chapter gets posted I'm on the floor begging for the slavers' heads on pikes! (Yet I can't look away from the misery and suffering. I feel so guilty.)

But yes. Roddy goes on to lead a rebellion, kicks srs plantation-owner aft, and establishes a new Golden Age. And everyone heals from their trauma with the aid of a lot of hugs.

(Also, your Perceptor pic is kicking in time with the song I'm listening to. XD)