Chapter 179 had an html error which caused an error in the indents. I fixed it and uploaded a repaired version. It’s up now, but if you read it before that, you can read it again without the error. Ooops!
Well, the war is over and Carl is back to being a civilian. Adopting Hamid might have been a surprise to him, but it certainly wasn’t to my readers, many of whom commented on this. I guess being in combat focused Carl’s thoughts elsewhere.