I'm glad you appreciate that! The maps were fun to make too. I'd like to do more and even revamp the world map at some point.
There's no romantic poly option, but I can see everyone still wanting to be around each other by the end of the story. Like one big ridiculous lovely friend-family.
MC will probably need a bit of help here and there but the story will show their growth in that area, so no worries! Their tendency to need help is by design - me making your experience frustrating, lol. But it will pay out in the end!
You're going to learn a lot in the next chapter and even into chapter 7 about many things, curse and strangeness included! 😉