I've been working my way through Sanderson's books in the meantime (with the 3rd Stormlight book coming out next month...), so I can be patient.

But yeah, I love characters with journeys like that also. Ashitaka... is actually probably the least morally-gray character I've played in quite a while. But yes, my brain fanfic is similar (they all deserve some peace after all of that), but YES, I can't wait!