I adore everything about the novel! The art style is serviceable for the human characters and the two anthro characters are really well drawn! In fact, the expressions for both the humans and anthros convey the mood of the dialogue very well! I enjoyed reading the punny banter between Iroko and Ethan where the latter cringes at the jokes and simply irks. Speaking of Ethan, he is surprisingly witty and I enjoy reading his quips with Iroko and is dramatically more than a self-insert. He has his own personality, motivations, and emotional baggage/trauma. The traits establish him as his own person and I enjoy everything about his character! Now for Iroko, I love how he is such a himbo! He's a loveable goofball and the interactions between him and Ethan during their downtime is incredibly endearing as the former is such an affectionate dork. Lastly, how the Aesops are discussed and the world-building in the first chapter! The author provides the right amount of information to let the reader, and Ethan, know about what the Aesops are and why other parties are interested in them. I enjoyed reading the first chapter and I look forward to more in the future! Excellent work, HyenaDev!