Good and Powerful were very different. People could be both -- Peter was. But one didn't guarantee the other.

I love this. It's the single line that ties together canon and the magic realism that you've injected here. This is gorgeous so far. There's a lyric quality to the pros that suits the subject matter very well, and the mythic structure that's sprung up around Neal reminds me of passages out of Bless Me, Ultima.

Looking forward to the next part!