When a character steps from the book and introduces himself...

I think I met Rorak from Storm Clouds Over Sexton and Sexton Sand!
   It was weird. Stranger than fiction, really, to look across a room and wonder why a guy I've never met looked so familiar.
   I was at a trade show yesterday, working my booth, enjoying myself, and not thinking about Sexton at all. On the other side of the aisle was a booth. The man working the booth looked familiar. I was sure I'd never met him, but his mannerisms seemed familiar, and so did his face.
   After a while I realized he looked exactly as I imagined Rorak would look. He was slightly stocky, with head and beard of silver-gray. He had a ready smile and a zest for life that shined through. I wasn't watching him any more than he was watching me--which is to say we didn't observe each other any more than we observed anyone else. I can't speak for him, but I'll tell you it's a habit of mine. I pay attention to what people around me look like, speak like, act like, and what they're doing.
  It took me about three hours to realize why the guy looked familiar. My God, I'm looking at Rorak, I thought. Rorak isn't a real guy. He's the leader of the Bandit Brigade Diversionary Force, recruited by Tom to cause disruptions in Crescens while he and John and Andy cause trouble of their own.
  When things slowed down in the afternoon, my friend I'd never met came over and introduced himself. He'd never been to Frankenmuth, MI. Indeed, he'd never heard of it. That surprised me almost as much as the realization that he reminded me of a person I made up. Then he explained why he'd never heard of Frankenmuth--he's from South Africa and only recently moved to the United States. He was a cool guy.  We couldn't talk for long, of course, because we were working.
  I'm glad I met him. I can't tell you his name because I don't remember what it is...
   ...As far as I'm concerned, the guy's name is Rorak. Graduate of Sisticuf, military academy of Sexton, and leader of the Bandit Brigade Diversionary Force.

I hope to do to others what I did to myself

I just finished editing Storm Clouds Over Sexton, the fourth book in the series. I wanted to stop an hour ago, but I couldn't.

It's been a year since I finished the manuscript, and (here's the part I promised in the title of this post) I forgot some of the ending. I wanted to stop editing and go to bed, but I couldn't. I wanted to see how it played out. I like it. I like it a lot. Further and unabashedly I say I hope you like it too. I also hope you can't stop once you get to the last 100 pages or so.

I don't think it'll give away to much, but if you think so...then don't read the end of this post. You see, I thought I'd share the last line of Storm Clouds Over Sexton with you here before anywhere else.

Ready?

Here it is:

"He jabbed his finger in Tom's direction, "Now that, my friend, sounds like fun!"