that was amazing. just you can feel the tragedy and slivers of hope throughout the piece. and I too noticed the references to the sky in each piece. Somehow this just makes me appreciate the characters of wicked that much more. Not really sure how to explain it sorry. But as many this line:

"Child," the Princess Nastoya says fondly, "you have the sky. A mere Elephant is honored that an Eagle would choose her back to nest on."

Very profound and I'm quoting you on my "favorite quotes" section of my personal webpage.