Hah! Yes! And there was Sex That Did Not Have To Lead To Angst Even If Twu Luv WAS Involved, Hey We're Adults And We Have Needs But That Doesn't Mean We're Going To Fall On Our Swords When We Can't Meet For A Decade Afterwards.

And there was actual military-ness and campaigning, even if it did have the usual Mercedes Lackey spitshine. By the Sword is great fun.